Happy Sunday all! I can’t believe my Spring break ended today with a 3” snowfall! I’m not thrilled, but at least the weather is supposed to pick up later this week.
When I saw my mom earlier this week, she told me about a great recipe she’d come across in Eating Well Magazine. My mom hasn’t failed me yet with a recipe, so I of course had to try it. It was FANTASTIC, and I’m so happy to share the recipe with you! The original link is here, but I modified it a bit. I left out the nutmeg and lowered the amount of butter a little bit, but seriously, this is worth the little bit of extra effort to make the zucchini ribbons!
Gnocchi with Zucchini Ribbons and Parsley Brown Butter
Ingredients
1 pound fresh or frozen gnocchi
2 tablespoons butter
2 medium shallots, chopped
1 pound zucchini (about 3 small), very thinly sliced lengthwise (see Tip)*
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Directions
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Cook gnocchi until they float, 3 to 5 minutes or according to package directions. Drain. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until the butter is beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add shallots and zucchini and cook, stirring often, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt, nutmeg and pepper and continue cooking, stirring often, until the tomatoes are just starting to break down, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in Parmesan and parsley. Add the gnocchi and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
*Tip: To make “ribbon-thin” zucchini, slice lengthwise with a vegetable peeler or a mandoline slicer.
I’m sure this recipe would be great with other add-ins, such as mushrooms, eggplant, or other hearty veggies.
Thanks for such a great recipe Mom!!
BSI Entry!
When I found out that the BSI Ingredient for this week was eggs, I was stumped. I know, sounds weird, but there’s just SO MUCH that can be done! I wasn’t going to even think of anything, but then my sweet tooth hit last night, and I decided to go for it. This is a simple version of healthy chocolate chip cookies that only requires a few ingredients!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies 
Ingredients
1 c. plus 1/4 c. rolled oats, divided
1 egg
1/4 c. fat free milk (or milk sub)
2 packets Splenda (or 2 tsp other sweetener)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. almond butter
1/4 c. chocolate chips, or equivalent smashed chocolate bar (i used 3 squares of a Dove 72% dark bar)
Directions
Pre-heat your oven to 400*. Mix together 1 c. oats, egg, milk, sweetener, vanilla, and almond butter in a blender, food processor, or stick-blender-safe container. Thoroughly mix until mixture is almost smooth. Stir in remaining oats and chocolate. Divide into 3-4 cookies on a prepared cookie sheet and bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Enjoy!
The nutritionals for these cookies are FANTASTIC, considering each one was as big as my hand and quite satisfying: 224 calories, 10 g. fat, 8 g. fiber. Keep in mind, MOST of that fat is from the almond butter! HEALTHY FAT!
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Have a great evening, all!
GNOCCHI!!!!!! Love it. And I love your sweet BSI entry!!
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Oh, this dinner is beautiful!!
I love zucchini ribbons, and obviously gnocchi!
Those cookies also look amazing!
I just saw the “cute food” too, and I LOVE it. I think its such a good idea! Who doesn’t love cute?
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Oooh, gnocchi. That is one pasta I’m a big fan of, and yet, I never buy it. That looks like a great recipe. I’d probably sub out the tomatoes for mushrooms or something, but I’m picky like that
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I love the zucchini ribbons, and gnocchi is soooo yummy! I tried to make sweet potato gnocchi a while ago, with disappointing results – but it’s worth another try.
i’ve always wanted to try something with zucchini ribbons because they’re so pretty, but it hasn’t happened yet. but now i think i am going to look out for some good zucchini prices in the store so i can get on this deliciousness!
and yummm on the cookies. sometimes i get so carried away with adding a million ingredients that i forget how perfect the simple basic stuff is, esp when it comes to oatmeal chocolate chunk cookies!
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you are welcome!
I know what you mean about the eggs for BSI – so many different directions you can go to! Love your recipe!
Also love the potato gnocchi too – with zucchini ribbons too! I’d leave out the grape tomatoes, but I may steel this from you!
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Wow…both those recipes look sensational! I must admit, anything with “browned butter” sounds AMAZING to me.
I have all the ingredients for those cookies, so I am TOTALLY going to make them! I am just learning to bake, so it’ll be quite some time before I can create my own cookies!
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Ahh, Mara – I always look forward to your nightly posts! Those cookies look fantastic and I love how the only oil is from the almond butter! Mmmm those sound delish
and i bet they’d be a big hit, especially for those who love nut butters!
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oh…. love the gnocci recipe! I miss it!!!!! I can’t remember last time I had these little cuttie pasta! I wish I was your guest for dinner~
great BSI entry!
and those chocolate cookies look fantastic too!
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It’s snowing here, too. Ugh.
I’m definitely going to try those cookies! They look and sound awesome!
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Oh gnocchi I haven’t had that in so long! That recipe sounds delicious!!!
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wow! gnocchi! I’ve never tried it, but I WANT to so bad! and zucchini ribbons! sounds so fancy!
good luck on your BSI entry, girl!
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The other one looks more of fried egg with some ground pork on it.
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Oh yum! That gnocchi looks divine!
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These gnocchi look wonderful! I love the parsley brown butter here! Great recipe!
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That dinner sounds really good. I’ve actually never had gnocchi. Maybe I should pipck up a package.
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LOVE gnocchi. so good, i’ll def be trying this!
Those cookies also look DELISH!
p.s. also HATING this cold weather and snow…brutal!
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That looks so yummy! I’ve wanted to try gnocchi!
I love gnocchi!
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