Feel-Good Gnocchi

Rainy days, bad days, tired days, sad days...happy days, peaceful days... gnocchi is my go-to meal. It's hearty, filling, comforting and just down-right delicious. I like to throw in some healthy vegetables so I'm really making this an all-around fantastic meal.

Ingredients:
- 1 package gnocchi
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1.5 cups frozen peas and carrots
- 6 garlic cloves, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- olive oil
- 1 cup water (from the pasta)
- Parmesan cheese
- crushed red pepper
- oregano
- paprika
- garlic powder
- salt
- pepper

To Make:
Boil SALTED water in a large pot and cook the gnocchi until they all float to the top.

In the meantime in a deep saute pan, drizzle olive oil and cook the onions and garlic for 4 minutes on medium high heat. Season with salt and pepper. Add in the frozen vegetables and more olive oil. Mix together and saute for about 5 minutes. Next, add in the diced tomatoes, (make sure they are finely diced and not too chunky). Season liberally with salt and pepper and add 1.5 teaspoons of paprika, oregano, garlic powder and crushed red pepper. Add in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, mix together and cover, let this simmer together for about 8 minutes.

Once the gnocchi float to the top, scoop them out and into the vegetable mixture. Also, add in about 1 cup of water if the mixture gets too dry. Let the gnocchi simmer on medium heat in the mixture for about 5 minutes. Add more cheese if desired.

Serve immediately and with extra cheese on top.