Brussel Sprouts

Pesto Mac Gnocchi with Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Ingredients.

⁣⁣🔹 500g gnocchi⁣
⁣⁣🔹2 tbsp vegan butter, divided⁣⁣
⁣🔹 50g garden pesto⁣
⁣⁣🔹 salt and pepper, to taste ⁣⁣
⁣⁣🔹 1/4 cup nutritional yeast ⁣⁣
⁣⁣🔹 1 tsp garlic powder⁣⁣
⁣⁣🔹 1 buttercup squash, halved and seeds removed⁣⁣
🔹 ⁣⁣pinch cayenne ⁣⁣
⁣⁣🔹 oat milk, as necessary for thinning sauce⁣⁣

Method.

⁣⁣▶️ Brush squash with 2 tbsp melted vegan butter & season. Roast in a preheated oven at 400 for 40minutes until soft and cooked.⁣⁣
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▶️ ⁣⁣Scoop out flesh and add to a high speed blender with nutritional yeast, garlic powder, cayenne and a generous pinch of salt + pepper. ⁣⁣
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▶️ ⁣⁣Add oat milk, a little at a time. Blend until smooth. Add more oat milk as necessary for thinning the sauce. ⁣⁣
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⁣⁣▶️ Boil gnocchi as per package instructions. ⁣
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⁣⁣▶️ Then, drain and transfer to a pan with a little vegan butter. Fry until golden on both sides. ⁣
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⁣⁣⁣▶️ Add sauce + pesto and stir to coat. Cook for a minute or two until everything is hot. ⁣⁣
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▶️ ⁣⁣Top with herbs and hemp hearts.
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▶️ Serve with roasted brussel sprouts (halved, tossed in evoo with salt + pepper and then roasted at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes)⁣

Enjoy!⁣⁣