Description
Soft, pillowy Cottage Cheese Gnudi are like ricotta gnocchi, made lighter with protein-rich cottage cheese. Easy, comforting, and perfect with your favorite sauce.
Yield: 4servings | Serving Size: 9gnudi plus sauce
Ingredients
1 ¼cups2% cottage cheese, I love Good Culture (drained well)
¼cupParmesan cheese, or Pecorino Romano, freshly grated, plus more for garnish
1largeegg yolk
½teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
⅛teaspoonground nutmeg
¾cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1batchmarinara sauce, homemade or 1 (28 ounce) jar good quality jarred sauce
1sprig fresh basil, plus more for garnish
Instructions
Lightly flour a rimmed baking sheet and set aside.
Add the cottage cheese to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Blend until smooth. Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a mixing bowl. Add the parmesan cheese, egg yolk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the bowl and stir to combine. Add in 3/4 cup flour and use a rubber spatula to mix it until it just comes together into a ball. If its not holding together, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. The dough will be sticky.
- Lightly flour your hands and make about 36 rustic, quarter sized balls, placing them on the prepared baking sheet as you finish rolling them. When your hands get sticky, just coat them with some more flour before continuing. Once you finish with all the dough, place the pan in the fridge for 30 minutes, while you make the sauce. If using jarred sauce, heat the over low heat to a simmer and cover. In the meantime, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Once the water is boiling, add the Gnudi to the pot. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, until they float to the top. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the Gnudi to the pot with the sauce. Stir to coat the Gnudi in the sauce.
- To serve, divide the Gnudi and sauce in four bowls and top with basil and parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
Last Step:
Notes
I was able to make 36 Gnudi – 9 per serving
If you want a spicier version of the sauce, add some crushed red pepper flakes. This is very saucy, which I kind of like it if you’re pairing the Gnudi with a protein because you have some extra sauce for that, but totally up to you if you want to use less.
Nutrition
Serving: 9gnudi plus sauce, Calories: 290.5kcal, Carbohydrates: 39g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 3.5g, Cholesterol: 66mg, Sodium: 815mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 11g
