Gnocchi in Red Sauce with Ricotta Clouds

Soft, Red, and Quietly Abundant

There are meals that ask very little of you and give back enormously. This is one of them. Pillowy gnocchi nestled in a slow, sun-ripened tomato sauce, then finished with spoonfuls of ricotta that soften and settle into something almost cloud-like — it's the kind of dish that makes an ordinary Tuesday feel tended to. No urgency, no fuss. Just the patient pleasure of warmth in a bowl, and the gentle reminder that simplicity, done with care, is its own kind of abundance.

Ingredients

• 1 package Alessi Potato Gnocchi (16oz)
• 1/2 cups Alessi All Natural Pasta Sauce
• 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Instructions

1. Simply prepare the gnocchi according to package directions.
2. Stir in red sauce.
3. Plate and top with dollops of ricotta and garnish with a couple of fresh basil leaves.
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