Few dishes feel more like a full Italian table than a bowl of freshly made gnocchi. Soft, pillowy, and delicate, they sit somewhere between pasta and dumpling. Traditionally made with potatoes, flour, and egg, gnocchi come together quickly and are meant to carry whatever sauce follows—whether a slow Sunday ragù or something as simple as butter and Parmesan.

Once your table is set, this is the kind of dish that fills it.