Delicious Accidents

This is my first attempt at making gnocchi or vodka sauce. It’s actually my first time eating it. To my surprise it was quite good. I was afraid the gnocchi would be too heavy. I didn’t really find my recipe anywhere. I originally was planning on making a Rachel Ray Recipe of gnocchi with chicken meatball soup. But I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand. Plus I had leftover pasta sauce that I needed to use up. Brian actually liked the gnocchi, and the leftovers I had for lunch was still just as good, even better than last night.

Turkey Meatballs

• 1 lb of ground turkey
• 1/4 cup of Italian breadcrumbs
• 1 tbs of red pepper
• 1 tsp of garlic powder
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• 1 tsp of seasoning salt
• 1 egg beaten

Vodka Sauce

• 1 large jar of your favorite pasta sauce
• 1/4 cup of vodka
• 1/4 cup of skim milk (a true vodka sauce uses heavy cream)
• I liked mine chunky so I add a can of petite diced tomatoes

Gnocchi
No recipe here, I just bought the potato kind off the shelf in the pasta section.

1. Simmer the ingredients for the vodka sauce on low for 30 minutes. For the next 10 minutes add the gnocchi and turn the heat up to medium. Gnocchi will cook in the sauce.
2. While the sauce is simmering, mix in the ingredients for the turkey meatballs and shape them into 1.5 inch balls. Place them on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Serve the gnocchi with meatballs on the side or covered in sauce. Enjoy.