Description
There are only so many leftover mashed potatoes a person can eat. Turn them into soft, pillowy gnocchi with just 3 ingredients in 30 minutes, then toss with pesto, tomato sauce or brown butter and parmesan.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes, chilled
- 1 cup all-purpose flour + more as needed.
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the mashed potatoes, egg and ½ cup of the flour until combined.
- Slowly add more flour until a soft, but not sticky, dough forms.
- Cut the dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece into a log.
- Cut each log into 1-inch pieces.
- Boil in lightly salted water until the gnocchi float, then remove them from the water.
- Toss in tomato sauce, pesto, or browned butter and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian