Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs With Gnocchi And Tomato Sauce

Serves: 2

Olin Prosacco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

58

Sweetness

56

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

4 cloves

Garlic (minced)

1

Pepper

Directions:

1

Bring a pot of water to a boil for gnocchi

2

Salt boiling water but wait a while to drop in gnocchi

3

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

4

Place chicken in a medium bowl with grill seasoning and fennel seeds

5

Pile sun-dried tomatoes on top of each other in small stacks then slice into thin strips

6

Coarsely chop the thin strips and add to bowl

7

Stack the basil leaves together then roll them up into a log

8

Shred the basil by thinly slicing the log

9

Add the half the basil to the bowl

10

Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over the bowl

11

Mix chicken together, roll into mini balls, 1 1/2 inches across, and arrange on a nonstick cookie sheet

12

Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to12 minutes or until firm and lightly golden

13

Heat a large skillet over medium heat

14

To the hot skillet, add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan then the garlic, onions and crushed red pepper flakes

15

Cook until tender, about 5 to 6 minutes

16

Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and season sauce with salt and pepper

17

Drop gnocchi in boiling water and cook 5 minutes or to package directions

18

Stir basil into sauce to wilt it

19

Drain gnocchi and arrange on a platter

20

Remove balls from oven and add to gnocchi, equally distributing them

21

Sprinkle cheese over meatballs and hot dumplings then top with sauce by carefully ladling it all over and around the platter

22

Gently toss to combine then serve with crusty bread and Peppery Salad

23

Place the steak seasoning and vinegar in the bottom of a small bowl then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil and let dressing stand 10 to 15 minutes

24

Add the radishes, peppers, pickled vegetables, arugula and parsley to a salad bowl

25

When you're ready to serve the salad, dress it, toss and season it with salt, if necessary, to taste