Potato Gnocchi
Kid approved Big Flavour
Veronica Carlson
December 03, 2025
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These Italian dumpling pillows are super fun to prepare. Made from potatoes, this can be an easy way to make something different with boiled potatoes.
Let’s make some Potato Gnocchi! 🥔🌾
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This is what you will need for this recipe: 🥣 🥄
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Ingredients
Ingredients for the Sauce 🧈🧅🍄🧂🌾🧀
• 250g Chestnut Mushrooms (3 Cups, sliced)
• 25g Butter (2 Tablespoons)
• ½ Brown Onion, finely chopped
• Pinch Thyme, to taste
• 100ml Cream (⅓ Cup)
• 50g Gruyere Cheese, grated (½ Cup)
• Black Pepper and Sea Salt, to taste
Ingredients for the Gnocchi🥔🧂🌾
• 500g Potatoes, peeled (3 Cups, diced)
• Sea Salt and Black Pepper, to taste
• 150g Flour (1¼ Cups)
• 25g Semolina (2 Tablespoons)
Method 📖
1. Cook potatoes: Peel and then cut the potatoes into even-sized pieces, place in a saucepan of cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until very soft.
2. Drain and dry: Strain the potatoes, then return to the warm hob for a minute to allow any remaining water to evaporate.
3. Prepare flour base: On a work surface, combine the flour and semolina and make a well in the centre.
4. Mash and mix: Mash the hot potatoes and place them in the well. Using your hands, mix everything together to form a soft dough.
5. Shape gnocchi: Roll the dough into a sausage shape, divide into small pieces and shape as desired.
6. Cook gnocchi: Drop the gnocchi into a saucepan of boiling water and cook until they float to the top.
7. Make sauce: Fry the onions and mushrooms in the butter until soft. Add the thyme, season, then stir in the cream.
8. Combine and bake: Mix the cooked gnocchi with the mushroom sauce, transfer to a foil or oven-proof dish, top with grated cheese and grill on the highest oven setting for a few minutes until golden.
9. Serve: Add a drizzle of truffle oil before serving for luxurious extra flavour.
Don’t Forget! 📌
Traditionally, this dish is usually served with classic tomato sauce, basil pesto or simply browned in butter with sage. To make these more fun, use cookie cutters to cut out shapes like stars, hearts or animals.
