Looking for a crowd-pleasing Fall pasta dish? Make this Pumpkin Rosemary Pesto Paleo Gnocchi! It’s full of autumn flavors while being grain-free!
This post is sponsored by Cappellos. As always, all opinions are my own.”
Growing up in an Italian family, I’ve had my fair share of pasta dishes. From handmade pasta by my 90 year old grandmother (the best) to store-bought spaghetti for busy school nights and every thing in between. I’ve even been to Italy where I basically lived off of pasta for two meals a day. Ugh, take me back to Italy where the views were great and the gnocchi was even greater.
Out of all the types of pasta , gnocchi has always been my favorite. I love that it’s so doughy and goes well with any sauce. But after I adopted a gluten-free/grain-free-ish lifestyle, pasta hasn’t been on the menu in a longggggg time because me and tons of grains and gluten don’t mix. Thankfully Cappello’s changed that.
Never did I ever think it was possible to enjoy pasta without the use of regular flour! After tasting Cappello’s soft, pillowy gnocchi, my mind was blown! Cappello’s gnocchi and other pasta products are all paleo-friendly and made with a mix of almond and tapioca flour. How awesome is that? No need to skip your favorite pasta dishes anymore! Along with the gnocchi, they have lasagna sheets and fettuccine.
To showcase my love of fall, I mixed gnocchi with autumn-inspired flavors.
Pumpkin- Rosemary Pesto Sauce
Brussels sprouts
Chicken Apple Sausage
Red Onion
Apple chunks
Mix them all together and the end result is a comforting dinner that will please your entire family!
Paleo Pumpkin Rosemary Pesto Gnocchi
Soft pillowy gnocchi are sautéed with brussels sprouts, red onion, apples and coated in a pumpkin rosemary pesto sauce to make an comforting Autumn meal!
Pumpkin Rosemary Pesto Paleo Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 1 package Cappellos paleo gnocchi
- 4 chicken apple sausages sliced ( I used Al Fresco)
- 1 lb fresh brussels sprouts trimmed and quartered
- 1 small red onion finely chopped
- 1 apple finely chopped
- Pumpkin Rosemary Pesto recipe below*
Instructions
- Cook Gnocchi according to package directions.
- While gnocchi is cooking, place brussels sprouts and onion in a large sauté pan with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Lower heat to medium and add sliced sausage, stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
- Add sliced apple and let cook for 2 more minutes.
- Lower heat to low and add gnocchi and pumpkin rosemary pesto, stirring until pesto is coated evenly.
- Take off heat.
- Enjoy!
- * Pumpkin Rosemary Pesto: Place 1 cup fresh rosemary (no stems), 1/3 cup walnuts, 1/3 cup canned pumpkin, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 garlic cloves and salt and pepper to taste in a food processor. Blend until mixture is smooth.
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Question of the day:
What is your favorite type of pasta?
Pumpkin gnocci sounds amazing!
My favorite type of pasta is quinoa pasta or whole wheat with red sauce or cheese. I tried this pasta dish from Bertuccis last week that was amazing- rigatoni, chicken, broccoli, and a white whine sauce- SO GOOD!
Pumpkin AND Gnocchi?!?!? This is a dream come true. Those are my two favorite things combined. Thank you.. I might cry.. too delicious !
Ohh! This sounds amazing! So many flavors. I’ve never tried that pasta, I must check it out.
So many things to love about this recipe! Where do I even start? Love the pumpkin, LOVE the rosemary, luuuuuurve the pesto… and finally: the gnocchi. Does it get yummier than this? Nope! Awesome recipe, y’all! 🙂
I’ve never had Gnocchi, and I’ve never had Rosemary pesto, but this looks like the PERFECT amazing Italian meal. 🙂
I absolutely love gnocchi and this rosemary pumpkin flavored version looks delicious!
What a delicious combination! I think penne pasta has to be my favourite shape (but it has to be ribbed/have those lines on it so the sauce sticks, haha!) but gnocchi is pretty high up there on my favourites list 😉
Wow. I was really interested to read about you guys growing up in an Italian family.
It’s been a long time since I was lucky enough to go to Italy myself, it was when myself and some student friends went back packing around Europe. We visited Rome and Pisa and Florence too. So I definitely agree with your comment “the views were great”. 🙂
I love gnocchi, and I love the fact you’ve flavoured your pumpkin with rosemary here. That combination has my mouth watering!
Oh yum! I can never say no to a good pumpkin sauce on pasta. I love regular spaghetti! An oldie never goes out of style.
Thank goodness for Capello’s because gnocchi is my favorite pasta too, and I love the idea of rosemary in pesto! (And that’s so awesome you grew up with handmade pasta, I can’t even imagine how hard that must be to give up.)
Capellos pasta is so good! Thank you, Kari!
Agreed! Thanks Megan!
Italy is so beautiful and I wanna go back so bad! Thank you Neil!
Thank you Kristy 🙂 Penne is always great too, heck, any pasta is great!
Same here! thank you so much!
You need to try them Em! They are so doughy and delicious!
YEs pumpkin, rosemary and pesto are a match made in pasta heaven! Thank you Demeter 🙂
Thank you Allie! It’s one heck of a combo 🙂
They are so good together! thank you Mackenzie 🙂
They are so good! I have actually never tried quinoa pasta so I better get on that! That sounds so good! 🙂
Love all the fall flavors in here. Pumpkin and gnocci together sound amazing!
I totally didn’t even know that paleo gnocchi existed. This looks and sounds so dang good! Pumpkin and rosemary are a fantastic combo.
oh my heavens! I need to try this. MY PALEO DREAMS! LOL! and pumpkin pasta too
I love me some gnocchi, especially with all that pesto!! Yum, this is a dish I could definitely get excited to dig into right now.
Mmm I’ve never thought of gnocchi being Paleo but you’re so right that it is! Looks amazing!
I love gnocchi! I tried to make my own once… it was terrible. I think I just handled it too much. This would be the better option for me!
PALEO GNOCCHI!? SAYYYY WHAT NOW?! Crazy town!
Wow, this looks so perfect for fall. I adore gnocchi, but I often forget to buy it and end up using pasta instead. This paleo version sounds almost too good to be true. YUM!
That dish looks so delicious, I could almost smell it. We love your recipes.
Kathleen
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I wasn’t aware there were Paleo-friendly gnocchi! The dish sounds wonderful – the sausage, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin & rosemary sounds like an awesome combination!
HI Bethany & Rachel,
Sound absolutely delicious an so healthy. Anything pumpkin is great for this time of year, the sausage, brussel sprouts, and spices all sound like a wonderful combination of flavor. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
This looks amazing! I am featuring it tonight on Allergy-Free Thursdays. Can’t wait to see what you share this week!
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
whoa! What an outstanding sounding dish!