Gnocchi With Spicy Tomato And Wine Sauce (olive Garden Copycat)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 fresh garlic cloves
• 1 pinch chili flakes
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 1/4 cup sweet creamy butter, chilled, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 lbs gnocchi, cooked according to pacage directions (potato dumplings)
• fresh basil, chopped, to taste

Recipe

• 1 saute olive oil, garlic and chili flakes in a pan on medium heat until garlic turns a light golden brown. add wine and chicken broth and simmer about 10 minutes.
• 2 reduce wine and broth by half, add tomatoes and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 puree half of the sauce in blender and stir in with other half of sauce that was not pureed.
• 4 remove gnocchi from boiling water, drain and mix with sauce.
• 5 serve gnocchi topped with parmesan cheese and basil.
• 6 chef's tip:.
• 7 *add cream to sauce to add richness.
• 8 *add vegetables of choice to sauce.
• 9 *add sauteed chicken strips to sauce.