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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Shrimp and Creamy Sauce

    Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Shrimp and Creamy Sauce

    Published: Aug 14, 2020 · Modified: Jan 8, 2022 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    closeup of sweet potato gnocchi in a creamy sauce

    This Sweet Potato Gnocchi is so easy to make with just a few ingredients. I tossed this recipe with shrimp and the perfect creamy sauce for an amazing dinner!

    I love ordering gnocchi when I eat out at Italian restaurants but had never thought of making it myself.  I guess I thought it is really hard to make.  But it is so easy with just 4 ingredients!  Potatoes, flour, an egg and a little salt.  This recipe swaps out the white potatoes for sweet potatoes for the perfect gnocchi to serve with a creamy sauce. This recipe is closely becoming a favorite to our ever popular Bang Bang Shrimp with Pasta.

    closeup of sweet potato gnocchi with shrimp in a white bowl with 2 slices of bread

    You can easily swap out all-purpose flour for gluten free flour (like Bob’s Red Mill One-to-One flour). You could even use whole wheat flour if you’d like.

    several bowls of ingredients for sweet potato gnocchi

    What makes this Sweet Potato Gnocchi recipe so easy?

    Other than needing just a few ingredients, you can microwave the potatoes for just 8-10 minutes.  You can also bake them on 400 degrees F for about 40-45 minutes, if you’d like of course.  Then mash the potatoes until they are completely smooth with no lumps, then mix the potatoes with an egg and combine well.

    big measuring cup with mashed sweet potatoes and a bowl of white flour

    Then add in the 1 and a ½ cups of flour and the salt in small batches. Add flour to your fingers and use your hands to mash and blend the flour mixture and sweet potatoes together well until you form a dry, round ball of dough.  If the dough is sticky, simply add a little more flour until the dough is drier.

    sweet potato gnocchi dough covered in white flour

    I like to slice the dough in half and then slice each of those pieces in half again to have 8 slices.  The roll each slice into a long rope about ½ inch thick and slice off pieces about an inch long to cook.

    sweet potato gnocchi dough rolled out and covered in flour

     

    After cutting the 1 inch pieces, you can press each piece with a fork to create the little lines you typically see on gnocchi.  This step isn’t required but it does help the sauce coat the gnocchi so nicely!

    If you don’t want to cook it all at once, you can refrigerate the dough in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze it for up to 3 months.

    uncooked sweet potato gnocchi on a white cutting board covered in flour

    Then you simply boil water and cook them in batches for just a few minutes until they float.

     

    sweet potato gnocchi in a white bowl

     

    While cooking the gnocchi, cook the shrimp and sun-dried tomatoes. Then mix the one cup of fat free milk and 2 tablespoons of corn starch or flour in a bowl. Add the milk mixture to the cooked shrimp and tomatoes, and add the red pepper flakes to create the fabulous sauce. (if you prefer less spice, you can leave out the red pepper flakes)

     

     

    creamy sauce in a black pan with a wooden spoon

     

     

    Pro Tip: You can substitute heavy cream for the milk and corn starch mixture for a richer sauce but it will increase the calories a lot! As much as I love them, I try to make versions at home a tad healthier and save the heavy cream sauces for when I’m at my favorite restaurants.

    Try these other fabulous seafood recipes too:

    Cod with Tomato Basil Sauce

    Pan Seared Salmon

    Lemon Oregano Swordfish

    Sweet Potato Gnocchi in bowls with bread slices and two spoons

    Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Shrimp and Creamy Sauce

    This Sweet Potato Gnocchi is so easy to make with just a few ingredients. I tossed this recipe with shrimp and the perfect creamy sauce for an amazing dinner!
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 412kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 3 large sweet potatoes approx 4 cups
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 ½ cups flour plus additional ½ cup for surface
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 1 lb uncooked small shrimp deveined and skin removed
    • 4 tablespoons butter olive oil is fine as well
    • 4 ounces sundried tomatoes
    • 1 cup fat free milk you can use any milk you prefer
    • 2 tablespoons corn starch or flour
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

    Instructions

    Make the gnocchi dough

    • Wash and and poke a few holes in each sweet potato.
    • Microwave potatoes for 8-10 minutes or until they are soft.
    • Let the potatoes cool enough to be able to remove the skin.
    • Place the potato flesh in a medium sized bowl and mash the potatoes until they are completely smooth with no lumps.
    • Add in the egg and mix thoroughly.
    • Sprinkle ½ cup of flour onto a cutting board or countertop.
    • Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 and ½ cups of the flour in bathes of ½ cup and blend together completely.
    • Knead the pasta dough for 5 minutes, adding in flour when it gets a sticky.
    • Once you have formed a solid round dough, slice it in half and then slice each half in half again so you have 4 equal sizes. Then slice each of those quarters in half so you have 8 equal pieces of dough.
    • Roll each of the sections of dough into long strips, approx ½ inch thick.
    • Then cut each strip into 1 inch long gnocchi pieces (You can press each piece with the prongs of a fork if you’d like to get the traditional gnocchi look that soaks up the sauce nicely)

    Cook the gnocchi:

    • Boil a large pot of water over high heat with about 2 teaspoons of salt.
    • Add several pieces of gnocchi to the water and boil for approx. 2-3 minutes until they float to the top.
    • Remove the gnocchi with a slotted spoon and place on a plate.

    For the Shrimp and Creamy Sauce:

    • While cooking the gnocchi in batches, prepare the shrimp and sauce.
    • Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt over medium high heat.
    • Add the shrimp, diced sun-dried tomatoes and pepper to the pan and cook for approx. 4 minutes tossing the shrimp until they turn pink.
    • Mix the 1 cup of milk with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch or flour.
    • Pour the milk mixture in with the shrimp and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
    • Reduce and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken.
    • Add the amount of cooked gnocchi and red pepper flakes you prefer into the sauce and stir to coat thoroughly.
    • Top with parmesan cheese, if desired

    Notes

    Uncooked gnocchi can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
    Substitute 1 cup of heavy cream instead of making the milk mixture if you prefer a richer sauce (this will increase calories substantially).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 412kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1402mg | Potassium: 1329mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 24694IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 4mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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