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Plantain Gnocchi With Four-Cheese Sauce

June 13, 2017 by Tiffany 4 Comments

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Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four-cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations. Check out the step by step pictures below

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Homemade Plantain Gnocchi With Four-Cheese Sauce

Move over potatoes! There’s a new way to prepare your gnocchi: Sweet ripe plantains. Enjoy the delicious and delicate flavor of this Caribbean fruit mixed with an Italian pasta technique and topped with a French Mornay sauce. Talk about Fusion Cuisine.

Believe it or not, this pasta dish is so easy to make and it would even impress your mother in law. The combination of textures and flavors is spot on. Imagine tasting something sweet and savory, then biting into these soft and pillowy morsels of goodness topped with a creamy cheese sauce flavored with nutmeg. Simply amazing.

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Growing up in Venezuela, plantains were part of our regular diet. They’re so versatile since you can fry it, bake it, grill it, use it in stews, casseroles, etc. When the plantains are green they’re savory, and the riper they are, the sweeter they become. I used the latter for my gnocchi.

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

When I first came out with the concept of using Plantain in my Gnocchi, I had no idea what sauce to top it with, so I called my friend Adriana, who is an amazing cook and she instantly said:  four-cheese sauce, no doubt. A tomato one would kill the delicate plantain flavor. And that’s how this dish was born.

As for my sauce goes, I cheated, instead of using 4 kinds of cheese, I used 8. Couldn’t resist, life it’s too short to skimp on the cheese.  I added Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican and Sargento® Shredded 4 State Cheddar Cheese. Great tasting meals start with cheese shredded fresh of the block.

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

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Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Ready to make this Homemade Plantain Gnocchi With Four-Cheese Sauce? Grab an apron and let’s get started:

The first step is to boil the ripe plantains with the skin until they soften in salted water

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

After they soften, place them in a bowl and peel

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Using a potato ricer, puree the plantains

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

To this puree, add your seasonings. Leave it to cool for a few minutes before adding the egg yolk and the flour

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Mix the dough with your hands after adding the flour. It’ll take just a couple of minutes to come together

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Now divide your dough into 4 sections and work with each section at a time

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Divide the section in 2 and roll into logs. Kids can easily do this part

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Then, using a knife, cut the string into 1-inch pieces

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Roll each piece into the back of a fork (optional)

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Boil the gnocchi in salty water until they start floating. About 3-4 minutes

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Drain them and they are ready to be enjoyed. Before serving, I like to sauté them with a bit of butter to give it a different texture. This step is entirely optional.

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Voila! Gnocchi is done! See how easy that was? Now let’s make our four-cheese sauce. The process is exactly like a Bechamel with cheese at the end.

First, we melt some butter, then we add flour and let it cook for a couple of minutes.

Homemade Plantain Gnocchi With Four Cheese Sauce

Then we add the hot milk and seasonings

Homemade Plantain Gnocchi With Four Cheese Sauce

We whisk until thickened. Now the best part: we add the Sargento® Shredded Cheese.

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.

Mix with a wooden spoon and our sauce is ready.

I hope you can try this delicious Homemade Plantain Gnocchi With Four-Cheese Sauce at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it. Remember to buy 2 bags of Sargento® Shredded Cheese to make this dish!

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Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations.
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Homemade Plantain Gnocchi with Four-Cheese Sauce
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

Delicious savory homemade plantain gnocchi is served with an amazing four-cheese sauce. Perfect as a vegetarian entree for parties or celebrations. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian, Venezuelan
Keyword: gnocchi, homemade gnocchi, homemade pasta
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 391 kcal
Author: Tiffany Bendayan
Ingredients
For Plantain Gnocchi
  • 2 Ripe Plantains
  • 1 teaspoon Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Egg Yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon optional
  • 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar or Cane Sugar optional
  • 3/4 cup Flour plus more for dusting
  • Salt + Pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tablespoon Butter for browning the gnocchi
For Four-Cheese Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Flour
  • 1 cup Milk hot
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup Sargento® Shredded 4 State Cheddar Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican
  • Salt + Pepper to taste
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
For Plantain Gnocchi
  1. Cut the ends of plantains and then cut them into 2-3 pieces with the skin on. Boil in salted water for 20 minutes or until they soften

  2. Remove from water and peel the plantains. Puree the pieces using a potato ricer

  3. Add the oil, salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar to the pureed plantains. Mix well with a spoon. Let this mixture cool for a few minutes before adding the egg and flour

  4. Add the egg yolk and mix until completely combined. Add the flour and knead with your hands until the dough comes together

  5. Place dough on a floured surface and cut into fourths. Work with one-fourth at a time for easier handling

  6. With your fingers, roll dough into a long rope. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Repeat with the other 3 sections of dough 

  7. Shape the pasta by rolling each one on the back of a fork (optional)

  8. Cook the gnocchi in a large salted pot of water. They will be ready when they start to float. About 2-3 minutes. Drain

  9. Finally, melt butter on medium heat in a skillet. Place cooked gnocchis and stir them until browned on both sides. Top with four-cheese sauce

For Four-Cheese Sauce
  1. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat

  2. When the butter is melted, add the flour and whisk until incorporated and the flour is cooked (about 45 seconds to 1 minute)

  3. Add the warm milk and whisk vigorously to avoid lumps. Keep whisking until the sauce starts getting thick and creamy. Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

  4. When sauce becomes creamy, add the Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican and the Sargento® Shredded 4 State Cheddar Cheese. Stir with a spoon until melted. Taste for seasoning and make the necessary adjustments. 

  5. Pour sauce over pasta

  6. Enjoy! 

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Plantain Gnocchi with Four-Cheese Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 391 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 87mg29%
Sodium 187mg8%
Potassium 552mg16%
Carbohydrates 53g18%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 17g19%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 1510IU30%
Vitamin C 16.5mg20%
Calcium 178mg18%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Jocelyn says

    June 22, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    Hi, when I tried to make the gnocchi, the dough would not come together, even after doubling the amount of flour. It stuck to my hands, and would not form a ball that I could cut into fourths. Have you ever experienced this, and do you have any suggestions?
    Thanks!

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    • Tiffany says

      June 22, 2017 at 5:25 pm

      Hi Jocelyn! I have experienced this.
      Did you mash the plantains using a ricer or a fork? It makes a huge difference to use a ricer. Second, were the plantains semi-ripe or ripe?

      Reply
  2. Gabrielle says

    June 23, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    5 stars
    These came out sooo good!! Loved the hint of cinnamon in the gnocchi. I added some grilled chicken and peas to the gnocchi and sauce to make it a complete meal. It was so delicious there was no leftovers. Will definitely make again!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      June 24, 2018 at 4:50 pm

      Thanks for your feedback Gabrielle! Glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply

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