Meatless Monday- Gnocchi with Veggie Sauce
One of our big goals for 2017 is to really get going on Meatless Monday. We are never going to be a vegetarian household, but like so many people, we could stand to get a little more meat out of our diet for our health and the Earth's. Meat, come at a shockingly high environmental cost. They use so much water, create so much waste (including plastic), and emit a lot of greenhouse gases. Beef uses 11 times the water and produces 5 times the greenhouse gases of other animal proteins, so if you want the most bang for your environmental buck, that is where to start.
So, we are devoting one day a week to vegetarian meals. We have been doing this a while, but we don't honestly have a lot of vegetarian recipes in our arsenal, so I thought I would share some of our attempts and successes with you. My husband is an awesome cook, so I know we will find some good stuff to share.
Ingredients
For Gnocchi- potatoes, flour, and an egg
For Sauce
3 Roma tomatoes destemmed
8 cloves of garlic, minced
1 green pepper, diced (1+ cup)
1/3 red onion diced (1/2 cup)
zucchini, cut into half moons
Basil
1/4 tsp red pepper
Olive Oil
Salt
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2. Saute green pepers for 23 minutes until slightly soft. Then add red onion- saute 1 minute. Add garlic- saute for a minute or two.
4. Sear tomatoes and squeeze juice in. Lower the heat and cover.
6. While sauce simmers down, Make and cook gnocchi.
Thoughts- Again, recipes that lean on tomatoes don't make a ton of sense in January. The Boy leaned heavily on cheese, and he says if he did it again he would probably use less. I thought it was delicious, and I think gnocchi is a pretty kickass addition to any kitchen's repetoire. Add a punch of seasonal veggies and you are basically good. Will definitely be doing this one again soon.
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