Gnocchi With Hot and Sweet Peppers

By Ali Slagle

Published April 19, 2022

  • Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.
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Total Time
45 minutes
Rating
5(1,550)
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When fresh bell peppers, tomatoes and canned chipotles roast in plenty of olive oil, they become a sweet, smoky and spicy sauce. Use it to glaze gnocchi that have simultaneously crisped in their own pan and dinner is ready without much attention from you. Consider this recipe just a starting point: Add red wine vinegar for a tangy peperonatalike version, blend for a smooth sauce or top with nuts or cheese for protein. (Walnuts, hazelnuts and pine nuts, or feta, ricotta and Cheddar would all be good.) Or simply use the template for roasting vegetables with flavorings and oil to make any number of produce-heavy sauces for coating noodles, beans, grains or chicken.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

  • 1 pound (about 2 medium) red, orange, or yellow bell peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped 

  • 1 pint (about 10 ounces) small tomatoes, like cherry or Sungold

  • 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 to 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, coarsely chopped (depending on heat preference)

  • Kosher salt

  • 2 (12- to 18-ounce) packages shelf-stable potato gnocchi

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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

86 grams carbs; 41 milligrams cholesterol; 578 calories; 15 grams monosaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 22 grams fat; 8 grams fiber; 1048 milligrams sodium; 12 grams protein; 12 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 450 degrees. In a 3-quart, oven-safe dish (like a 9-by-13-inch pan or a Dutch oven), combine the bell peppers, tomatoes, ¼ cup oil, chipotle and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir to combine, then place on the oven’s center rack.

  2. Step 2

    On a sheet pan, break up the gnocchi and toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil (no need to boil first). Season with salt and shake into an even layer. Transfer to the oven’s bottom rack. Roast both the vegetables and the gnocchi until the vegetables are softened and charred in spots and the gnocchi is crisp underneath and still squishy in the middle, 25 to 30 minutes (no need to stir partway through).

  3. Step 3

    Transfer the gnocchi to the roasted peppers and stir until the gnocchi is glossy red.

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Comments

Kristen

This is good as is. I want to try this next time with the addition of Halloumi cheese cut in cubes added the the gnocchi tray.

DawnB

This sauce is amazing! Watch so you don’t overcook the gnocchi (ahem) but this sauce would be good in any pasta. I did add a little red wine vinegar at the end which was a nice touch. I would make this sauce to serve with any pasta.

Shirley P

This was really good. With just the two of us, I made a half batch. I don't like chipotle, so I substituted smoked paprika and ground ancho chilies. I used ⅛ teaspoon of each to replace the minimum amount of chipotle in adobo called for, next time I'll use a bit more. I added a small Vidalia onion with the tomatoes. I used all three colors of peppers and a mix of cherry and grape tomatoes, in red, yellow, and orange. The dish looked very pretty.

Madeline

To be honest, this sauce is pretty good if you just cut up a bunch of tomatoes of any size and bell peppers and one of those long, thin chile peppers and throw it all into the pot to roast for a while. I blended the sauce since it wasn’t going to be pretty anyway, and I’ll use some as the base for my next pizza.

tom

I’m going to be that person who offers changes…. I made this several time exactly as directed and loved it. But then one day I added sliced kielbasa and some bell peppers. Yum. So good. The next time I kept both of those additions and added feta. Even better. The next time I took all the veggies and the feta off the pan and ran those through the blender to make a quick sauce for the gnocchi and kielbasa. That was the best. AMAZING.

Scott

I thought it was great as written. I did 29 minutes, I liked the gnocchi pretty well done. Second time I made sure to get each gnocchi oiled up. Next time I'll start experimenting with herbs, vinegar, etc.

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