Healthy Recipe: SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI

INGREDIENTS:

3 each             Sweet Potatoes, medium size

1 tsp.               Salt

¼ tsp.              Nutmeg

2 T.                  Gruyere cheese, shredded

1 each             Egg

¾ c.                 Flour, all purpose

½ c.                 Whole wheat flour

2 tsp.               Olive oil

PREPARATION:

• Bake sweet potatoes until fork tender

• When potatoes are baked, cut in half and scoop center out of potatoes into a mixing bowl.

• Then add salt, nutmeg, and cheese to semi cooled potatoes.

• Mash potatoes with potato masher or hand mixer.

• Then mix in the egg and ¾  cup of the all-purpose flour.

• Knead the dough, adding the whole wheat flour 1 tablespoon at a time.

• Knead the dough until smooth.

• Dough will be slightly sticky.

• Put on a medium pot of boiling water.

• Let the dough rest for about five minutes.

• Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces

• On a lightly floured surface, using the palms of your hands, roll the 6 pieces out into ropes, keeping them at least an inch thick.

• Then cut the ropes into 1 inch thick pieces, about 8 per rope.

• Place gnocchi in boiling water,  and cook until tender.  Be sure to stir around a little bit, so gnocchi does not stick to each other.

• Then place strained gnocchi on baking sheet.  Repeat until all gnocchi is cooked.

• Heat large sauté pan with olive oil.

• Once pan is hot, sauté the gnocchi until heated through and the gnocchi turn a light brown color.

• Serve with your favorite sauce.

Number of Servings: 8
Serving Size: About ½ cup
Calories: 130
Fat: 1.5