Homemade Gluten-Free Gnocchi

with Grass-fed Lamb and Beef Meatballs

Three years ago, I worked as an aide for two 8th grade autistic boys. For two hours every day, I would accompany and help them navigate their encore classes, aka electives. There were some rough times, but there definitely were lots of good times, too. We all learned a lot from each other.

One of the encores the boys took was FACS, Family and Consumer Science...what we called Home Ec. However, this was not the Home Ec of the eighties; these kitchens were nicer than mine and one of the many healthy dishes the boys learned to make was HOME MADE PASTA. Yes, you read that right. The instructor was Italian and explained that this would be perfect for the students to make at college with their homemade marinara sauce.  I had to laugh inside my head...really, homemade fettuccine? Awesome, yes. However, I think ramen noodles will still be the college go-to food.

The only other person I've ever met to make homemade pasta is my neighbor down the street. She posted a photo of the meal she made for her children and husband on Facebook the other night and immediately the alarm went off, "Blog, blog, must share on blog." Luckily, for us, she's a very nice lady and has shared her recipe with us. 

So let's enjoy! And this will be my first time making homemade gnocchi.

What You Need

1 cup Ricotta Cheese
1 cup Gluten-free Flour (she used Krusteaz brand)
1 T Parmesan Cheese
1 t Sea Salt
2 t Olive Oil
1/2 Onion
1-2 Crushed Garlic Cloves
Italian Spices to taste

How To Prepare

Mix, by hand,  ricotta cheese, flour, parmesan and salt in bowl. Divide dough into 3 sections, roll out, and cut into about 1 1/2 inch gnocchi. Then roll slightly to round the edges. Boil water, add a dash of salt, and add gnocchi. Pasta is ready when it floats to the top.

Saute garlic, onion and spices in olive oil. When onions have softened some, add gnocchi and saute for a few minutes.

Serve with your favorite recipe of meatballs and tomato sauce. My neighbor likes to use the meatball recipe in this cookbook, Down South Paleo. This cookbook offers delicious recipes for those with food sensitivity issues.
http://predominantlypaleo.com/down-south-paleo/

I hope you enjoy as much as I did! Thanks, April! 

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