# High protein cottage cheese gnocchi with tomato sausage sauce

A high-protein dish featuring cottage cheese gnocchi paired with a savory tomato sausage sauce.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- cottage cheese
- egg yolk
- flour
- sausage
- tomatoes
- spinach

## Instructions

1. Place cottage cheese into a cloth-lined colander to drain excess liquid.
2. Transfer the drained cottage cheese to a bowl.
3. Add egg yolk to the cottage cheese.
4. Blend the cottage cheese and egg yolk mixture until smooth.
5. Add flour to the blended mixture and mix until a dough forms.
6. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a long rope.
7. Cut the rope into small pillow-like pieces.
8. Roll each piece of gnocchi using a gnocchi board to create ridges.
9. Brown sausage pieces in a skillet over heat.
10. Add tomatoes to the skillet with the cooked sausage.
11. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
12. Add spinach to the sausage and tomato sauce.
13. Cook the gnocchi in boiling water.
14. Transfer the cooked gnocchi to the skillet with the tomato sausage sauce.

## Equipment

- bowl
- blender
- skillet
- gnocchi board
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdadYQNL/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/62505a5c-69db-4153-be7b-dcc227f059e2
- Extracted: 2025-07-07

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