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30 Minute Creamy Tomato Gnocchi with Burrata
This 30 Minute Creamy Tomato Gnocchi recipe is easy enough for weeknights, yet impressive enough for entertaining. Made with 7 simple, fresh ingredients, it’s sure to become a family favorite.
Dania AbbadiIngredients
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 to 8 garlic cloves
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 (16-oz. packages) potato gnocchi
- 2 (4-oz. balls) fresh burrata cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- 1Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium and add tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the tomatoes break down and become jammy, about 10 to 12 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes (if using), salt, and black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in heavy cream.
- 2When the water comes to a boil, add gnocchi and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and drain remaining. Transfer cooked gnocchi and reserved pasta water to skillet with tomato sauce and toss continuously until the sauce is thickened and glossy, about 2 minutes. Stir in fresh basil, reserving some for garnish.
- 3Break burrata balls into pieces and disperse evenly over pasta. Remove skillet from heat and garnish with reserved basil.
- 4Serve and enjoy!
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Quick Tips
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Prep before you heat
Chop the onion, peppers, and garlic and set them by the stove first. Stir-fries like the pepper steak move fast once the pan is hot.
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Get the pan hot
Let the skillet heat 2 to 3 minutes before anything goes in, so beef and shrimp sear instead of steam.
- 3
Cook shrimp briefly
Shrimp need about 2 minutes a side — pull them the moment they curl and turn pink or they'll go rubbery.
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Use day-old rice
Cold rice from the fridge fries up separate and chewy; fresh rice turns to mush in the hibachi fried rice.
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