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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a bowl, place the ricotta, grated cheese, egg, and salt; Add 1 cup of the flour and mix. | 2. Add only as much more flour as you need to create a workable dough. Be careful not to overwork. | 3. Divide the dough into fist size pieces, and roll into long logs as thick as your thumb; Cut into 1 inch slices and gently place on a lightly floured baking sheet. Continue with the rest of the dough in this manner; If not using immediately, place in the refrigerator. | 4. To prepare the sauce, heat the oil in a sauce pan and add the garlic cooking only until fragrant - Do not brown; Add the tomatoes, basil, and seasonings and bring to a boil; Turn down to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. | 5. To cook the gnocchi, drop into lightly salted water and remove as soon as they float to the top, after 1 or 2 minutes. Place in a warmed bowl, top with some of the tomato sauce and the mozzarella cubes and gently mix; Serve with additional sauce if desired. | 6. Tip - dry the ingredients as much as you can before using, let your ricotta drain of excess water by placing it in a strainer over a bowl and leaving it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before using; this will aid in the ease of preperation of ginocchi. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
part ricotta cheese	8	ounces	part-skim	312.98400000000004	11.6575	25.8325	17.9399
flour	1 - 1 1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	lowfat Grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tomato	2	cups	canned Chopped	82.8	18.36	4.32	0.72
basil leaf	6		Shredded	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		Minced	-	-	-	-
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	dash		-	-	-	-
part mozzarella cheese	1/2	cup	part-skim	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.