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[@ToBelongNowhere]

After years of trying every trick in the book for cutting onions without crying I finally found something that works. Apparently the fumes from chopping them is attracted to water, so if you take a wet paper towel or rag and put it on the cutting board next to the onion while you chop, it’ll go there instead of your eyes! I also make sure I’m not breathing through my nose 🙃 Give it a try, you’ll be pleasantly surprised

[@shelzp7272]

@tobelong That’s how I do it too…unless I want a good cry 🙇🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️

[@brendamiranda3732]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ToBelongNowhere]

@@shelzp7272 For sure!

[@corinnestevens8117]

I do that too! Really works.

[@themeatlessmama]

We love gnocchi! My favorite gnocchi recipe is a Blue Apron recipe that we often replicate. It's called crispy gnocchi with fontina cheese sauce and roasted broccoli! After you boil the gnocchi, you pan sear it in oil so it's crispy on the outside but fluffy and soft on the inside.

[@pengle]

I am celiac so I used GF Gnocchi and added mushrooms and peas to the Chicken Bacon dish. Delicious!

[@carmarasmussen8118]

My Italian grandmother made gnocchi except we called it "yokles". I never really liked it growing up because it was so heavy but the chicken gnocchi soup at Olive Garden is one of my favorite things now. I will have to try some of your recipes, yum! 😋

[@bridgetteurbano1440]

Never considered doing a sheet pan meal out of the gnocchi. What a fun idea

[@Kris-ut4ju]

I bought a package yesterday to try out because of you. This video is perfect! Thank you!

[@allyrooh3628]

Loving this series! (If it's not a series, I'm just putting it out there that it should be!)

[@countrystyle5076]

Those enchilada gnocchi look good, I'm going to give it a go this week for lunch with my children. I will probably use lentils instead of beef (can't afford it) and a little rice to bulk it up. Also I'll add a free dandelion salad (tip: collect early before the blossoms open for a not bitter salad) top with a lemon and mustard dressing so delicious.

[@StacyBlack1970]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for taking my request! I so needed these recipes!!!

[@brandiparis5411]

Love gnocchi 💚 and love these types of videos. One of our family favorites is the Copy cat Olive Garden gnocchi chicken soup. We also make a pizza gnocchi skillet that is delish-Italian sausage, onions and peppers with sghetti sauce, gnocchi and topped with cheese. Tastes like a supreme pizza.

[@corinnestevens8117]

Excellent ideas! I have some homemade gnocchi in my freezer to use up.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video!

[@cottagekey]

I get so many good ideas from you, thanks!

[@CreoleQ393]

Thank you for sharing these videos. they are really helpful

[@jgodwin717]

Amazing ideas! Thanks Mindy!

[@charitymerritt8036]

When I cook gnocchi, I'll cut the top of the package open and squeeze it once it isn't vacuum sealed anymore. I'm so glad you made this video. I love cooking with gnocchi but I always run out of ideas for it 😅

[@lisaharr1477]

These recipes look so good ! I have never even cooked gnocchi before so I am definitely going to try these ! Thanks Mindy !

[@phoeniciacloud1515]

I made a frozen ravioli dish last night. Instead of meat sauce I used riced cauliflower. It was great!

[@brendamiranda3732]

That gnocchi dish looks so easy and very tasty! I’ll definitely be making it. Thanks Mindy, love your channel 🥰.

[@atdepaulis]

Wow these dishes look delicious!!!

[@paulaflatt2936]

Looks delicious! I love your nice smile, your pleasantness and great recipes. Thank you Mindy

[@kayburris8464]

They all looked delicious. I've only used gnocchi in soups thanks for sharing.

[@hollycaffeinatednerdgirl940]

Perfect timing! I have a package I need to use and the chicken bacon gnocchi recipe is going down tonight!😄

[@SeeMindyMom]

That was my favorite from this video!

[@kellyharris4639]

That sheet pan looked so good

[@maryleneruiz9456]

Love gnocchi. Thanks for making this video! 🙂❤️

[@lisaremy4817]

Hi Mindy, it’s funny when you said you had not grown up eating gnocchi, neither did I and I just within the last year started using it in soups and I love it! It’s so tasty and does cook so quickly. Can’t wait to try these recipes.

[@michellesicble1440]

I love gnocchi and my fav recipe for it is copycat Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup

[@mommared6713]

Love your videos!!! I found gnocchi couple years back and it is good in soups too

[@ashleylaurenprice]

I love gnocchi and all three of these recipes look amazing! Thank you for another great video, Mindy!

[@heatherjohnson2511]

I love making gnocchi, it's so easy, and it uses up mashed potatoes.... and you can make them taste anyway you like.... adding basil, ....or bacon and cheese, or cheese and onion....I love gnocchi, so versatile! Your first recipe would have been good with spinach added ...I have made it like that before, so yummy! Love your videos, thank you for sharing

[@corinnestevens8117]

Yes! Totally agree!

[@Fiery154]

How do you convert the mashed potatoes to gnocchi? Recipe?

[@heatherjohnson2511]

@@Fiery154 add flour and egg, about a cup and a half of mashed potatoes, a pinch of salt, 1 egg and 3/4 of a cup or so of flour, it comes to a " dough" like consistency, roll in long section strands about 12 inches long, cut in 1 inch pieces press with a fork, place each in boiling water till they rise, about 30-40 seconds, can serve with sauce immediately or fry a little in olive oil or butter...... or before boiling flash freeze for later use..... variations, add a good dash of basil, or fine chopped bacon, garlic or onion, or other herbs or seasonings you enjoy, like Italian seasoning, Mrs.Dash seasoning...ect.

[@Fiery154]

@@heatherjohnson2511 Thanks!

[@heatherjohnson2511]

@@Fiery154 your welcome!! Have fun!

[@christeenprice5637]

Another awesome video and recipes, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks for watching!

[@jtick6319]

I make a chicken gnocchi soup that’s delicious. Instead of using noodles, use the gnocchi instead. Add garlic, Italian seasoning, celery, carrot, onion. Chicken broth and rotisserie chicken, chopped spinach and then cream to finish off. It’s like a cross of zuppa Toscana and chicken noodle soup.

[@loriclickpatrick32]

My kids love braised beef tips with gnocchi

[@SeeMindyMom]

Oh, that sounds delicious!

[@brianhudson7822]

Cool ! That just answered the what are we having for dinner question. I think the gnocchi will be better, for me at least, in mixing with other ingredients. I have used tortellini in the past but they ended either too hard or a bit mushy. Thanks, Mindy.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Hope you enjoy!

[@CaffeinatedInFL]

This is great. I have a package in the cupboard now and wanted to use it up.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Hope you got some good ideas from this! :)

[@beckyhines3814]

I've not had gnocchi before I don't think. If I have I didn't know it. It all looks good.

[@amandaribofpalmetto]

Chicken broth, chicken (left over or not), gnocchi, milk/dairy of choice, bag of frozen veg., seasoning of choice = Super easy chicken and dumplings!

[@juliet6101]

Great ideas❤👍🦋

[@HeyNicoleHey]

Salt and Lavender has several great recipes for gnocchi. I’ve been making one with ground beef and tomatoes for quite some time. I’m looking forward to trying the Mexican inspired dish and the sheet pan option. It’s also been super budget friendly, especially when they have it at Dollar Tree.

[@colinkaak9874]

Will try the bacon/chicken recipe, but with cooked penne. (Don’t have gnocchi). LOVE my Misen pots and knives!

[@catherinetitcomb2320]

i love gnocchi so much! one of my go to recipes with gnocchi is a sausage bake, just cook up so kind of sausage, then in a baking dish put in gnocchi, the sausage, tomato pasta sauce (i mix up my own using pasatta but any pasta sauce works) i also mix some cream cheese or cream or anything like that in the sauce, some water, mix it all up top with cheese and bake for like 15 minutes, done! its so easy and so good. another favourite is butter gnocchi, just frying the gnocchi in butter until it gets crispy, i love having that with a whipped cheese like whipped goats cheese (you just blend goats cheese up). i just got an airfryer and have been told air fried gnocchi is great so i cant wait to try that! x

[@rhondavigil795]

Definitely making the chicken bacon gnocchi. I will add frozen peas. Yum

[@SeeMindyMom]

Oh that a great idea!

[@shelzp7272]

@mindy Idkw but I like it when you talk to us while you’re holding your coffee… seems like a friend I guess… 🙇🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@SeeMindyMom]

I am often holding my coffee throughout the day. Lol!

[@alexdeaton5107]

Try putting a damp paper towel between you and the onion. Onions have a compound that when chopped is attracted to water, and your eyeballs are the closest things that have water, hence the crying. If you do a damp paper towel near the onion between you, it should help. :)

[@SeeMindyMom]

Somebody else mentioned that here! I have never heard that, but I will give it a try!

[@janetdwyer1867]

Great recipe love easy ones.enjoy your week.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thank you so much 😊

[@charlottekearn5185]

Yeah, I'm all about easy recipes too

[@okwesleyfellowship8313]

Love the Gnocchi!

[@carolemcnamara5217]

You featured gnocchi in a soup recipe a while back. I'd never considered using it that way before and it's become one of my favorite soups! I can hardly wait to try these recipes, too!! Thanks, Mindy 😊

[@SeeMindyMom]

I'm so glad, Carole! Hope you like one of these recipes from today's video. :)

[@eldonacronemeyer9638]

I use it my air fryer when I need to streach a meal my kids like it with gr beef stroganoff I’m stead of noodles thank you for all your innovative videos I really learn a lot when I watch them thank you for shareing

[@SeeMindyMom]

Oh that's a great idea to use them with stroganoff! I'll need to try that!

[@monicavalentine8472]

Great video

[@shannonphillips7602]

I have had gnocchi in restaurants and it really hasn't been my favorite. Your recipes look so easy and delicious so I'm considering giving it another try.

[@SeeMindyMom]

I'm with you, Shannon. I wasn't a huge fan until I started using it in my own kitchen where I could choose the recipes. Now I really like it, and it's a nice change from pasta and rice occasionally as a starch. :)

[@LoreleiMission]

Gnocchi is fast and filling. But, everybody, BE CAREFUL which brand you buy. Some of them contain a stupidly insane level of salt. There's even one brand that labeled a standard pak as "feeds 7" (really it's usually more like 3) and they did that to hide that their pak contains more salt than any other brand. So, shop around, find the brand that's healthiest... then, go nuts! YUM!

[@charlottekearn5185]

Loved these ideas, when I watched your other video I thought gnocchi would be great to have a video about. I don't remember if I actually made a comment or just kept it in my head but either way this was great. I had dinner plans to make something different tonight but changed my mind after seeing this. All of these sounded good but tonight it's gonna be the Mexican recipe, I have everything for that, will let you know how much I loved it after we eat it. Can hardly wait to try it. Thanks,

[@SeeMindyMom]

Hi, Charlotte! I hope you enjoy it! :) The enchilada gnocchi was good, we ate it with tortilla chips. Mine had a lot of "sauce", so I could have added more gnocchi, but it was still good.

[@charlottekearn5185]

@@SeeMindyMom no problem, I have a large package of gnocchi, if it needs more I will add to it. I plan on making all at some point.

[@bridgetmarden3345]

Place a wet paper towel next to your cutting board. The onion vapor goes to the nearest water source..... eyes, nose. If you put a wet paper towel by the board they will go there and not so much to your face. God bless and thank you for all of you tips and ideas.

[@aronsinvest]

They sell gnocchi at the dollar store.

[@blueghost3117]

What would be a good replacement of the Auntie NoNo's seasoning?

[@SeeMindyMom]

Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder for a start.

[@jerrieanderson2245]

These all looked so good and I think my grandkids would eat any of them.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks, Jerrie!

[@jennyschwarz5503]

Try gnocchi with a little smoked salmon, scallions and some herb creme cheese (as a sauce). Soooooo goood. EDIT: I forget the lemon juice.

[@SeeMindyMom]

That sounds delicious! I’ll have to try that soon!

[@sandrap3047]

Can’t believe See Mindy Mom doesn’t know the trick to cutting up onions! Put a wet paper towel between you & the onions. The onions are looking for moisture. They will now go to the wet paper towel instead of your eyes. Try it & see if it works for you!

[@hollyfagan8201]

We need ULTRA budget inspiration. Ouch at Aldi & Walmart I liked this video but bacon, chicken & cream is expensive

[@FrugalLifeThriftyWife]

I’ve never tried gnocchi before, so I need to buy some gnocchi and try some of these recipes out! If I find it on sale or for a good price this week I’ll definitely get some. These look delicious 😋

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks!

[@busymom7936]

I find it at the dollar tree and its good

[@FrugalLifeThriftyWife]

@@busymom7936 I didn’t realize that Dollar Tree sold it. I’ll have to check mine to see if they have any. Thanks for the tip!

[@geets25]

Another great idea video! My husband is vegetarian so we typically just eat the gnocchi either tossed with garlic and butter or with pesto but tonight we are having the sheet roasted gnocchi and vegetables. Thank you Mindy 🙏

[@SeeMindyMom]

Fantastic! I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@sangeetamartinig8222]

@@SeeMindyMom it was delicious!! We didn’t need the sausages so next time we will skip that :)

[@Fiery154]

I made a sauce for gnocchi with pumpkin purée and sage! Very good! That could work for you. It was a dish that I had at a restaurant which didn’t come out as I expected, so I had to go try it out for myself.

[@sangeetamartinig8222]

@@Fiery154 thank you so much for the suggestion! We will definitely try it!

[@nancycarney]

Walmart brand is the cheapest and best. Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup. Amazing. Just left Walmart about 1 hour ago. 10 lb. chicken leg quarters $5.97. Cut backs away and save in 2 bags. gives you two extra meals out of the bag. Chicken & Dumplings or Chicken & Rice. 5 meals for 3 people. Love your energy and passion. I will make the chicken bacon gnocchi.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Sounds great!

[@princessjanuarymarie3197]

cool

[@cathyeller5722]

Had to look up what gnocchi is = potato dumplings. Easy to make at home, will give this a try, once my 50 pounds of potatoes are ready to harvest.

[@SeeMindyMom]

I've never tried making them myself, but I've seen some tutorials on pinterest or youtube. :)

[@lindawilson290]

Hi, Mindy, On many of your videos, you are wearing a lovely nail polish, which comes across as being a light lavender shade. Would you mind sharing the brand and name of the color? Many thanks!

[@apriltownsend8463]

They say you're supposed to cut the onion off the root, not the root off the onion, and it keeps you from crying.

[@MrsJJW]

red enchilada sauce is always too spicy for us. I'm not that fancy of a cook but was surprised to see enchilada sauce pretty easy to make from scratch to fit our family's tastes.

[@teresanorris4769]

I made the first recipe and added some veggies. It was good but I think I cooked it too long because it got a little paste.

[@SeeMindyMom]

I considered adding the veggies in, but I ended up just serving them on the side. :)

[@AnastaciaInCleveland]

When you made the casserole, it looked like the gnocchi was frozen. In these recipes, were you using fresh or frozen gnocchi? Thanks! ~ Anastacia in Cleveland

[@SeeMindyMom]

Fresh

[@AnastaciaInCleveland]

@@SeeMindyMom Thanks for replying! Much appreciated!

[@SeeMindyMom]

@@AnastaciaInCleveland no problem. The ones I use come in a vacuum sealed package, you can usually find them with the pastas.

[@marilynziesmer287]

Do your kids eat the meals you make for your videos.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Yep. Most of the time. Occasionally I send the meals to friends and neighbors when I’m doing a lot of cooking within a few days for scheduled uploads.

[@SeeMindyMom]

I will say, they’re not pesto fans, so just my husband and I ate the sheet pan gnocchi for lunch a few days that week.

[@shirleyvi8598]

It is gnocchi pronounced “No Kee

[@SeeMindyMom]

No, its pronounced nyoh-kee.