Tender gnocchi pasta with Italian sausage and cheese cooks up in one skillet for a quick and easy meal!
I love one pot meals! They make dinner time so much easier. I mean, who needs more dishes to wash? I especially love one pot meals when they’re as delicious and satisfying as this Cheesy Gnocchi and Sausage Skillet.
This meal was a huge hit with my family, and it’s no wonder, seeing as it’s loaded with pasta, Italian sausage and cheese. It’s amazingly hearty and there wasn’t one bite left over.
Rave reviews…and they barely left a bowl for me. And was counting on not only a bowl for me but 2 lunch servings. Oh well guess, I’m tripling it next time. ~ Susan
I served it with a green salad and some garlic bread and everyone left the table happy. My husband and boys are already asking me to make it again.
Gnocchi cooks up really quickly, so you can have this tasty skillet dinner on the table in under 30 minutes.
I just love those little pillows of pasta! In fact, I try to keep some in my pantry at all times because I can always whip up a quick and delicious meal if I have gnocchi on hand.
I always buy the vacuum sealed gnocchi. It lasts forever, and it can be stored in the freezer for even longer.
And when you smother gnocchi in a creamy sausage and tomato sauce, then top it off with melted cheese, it’s pretty much pasta perfection.
We love this dish! Quick and easy, and extremely yummy. In our regular rotation now! ~ Cindi
Best of all, I only had one pot to clean when we were done eating. And I have no complaints about that!
This is exactly the kind of recipe you need in your collection for those busy week nights when you need to get dinner on the table in a hurry.
This Cheesy Gnocchi Sausage Skillet is definitely going into the regular rotation at our house.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING CHEESY GNOCCHI AND SAUSAGE SKILLET
This was super easy and yummy! I used Italian seasoning and I’m not a fan of tomatoes so I chopped some fire roasted red peppers. I increased the cream by a a bit since I was missing moisture from the tomatoes. I will definitely make this again. ~ Sharon
This is just fabulous. this is the 2nd time I have made this. Hubby loves it. So easy and tasty. I substituted cream with 2% milk and Italian seasoning for these spices. ~ Lynda
Delish! I substituted Chicken Apple Sausage for the Italian Sausage. Teenagers loved it! ~ Debbie
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Here’s what you’ll need to make Cheesy Gnocchi and Sausage Skillet
- Fresh gnocchi
- Olive oil
- Produce: garlic, fresh parsley
- Italian sausage
- Canned diced tomatoes
- Spices: basil, oregano, salt and pepper
- Heavy cream
- Mozzarella cheese
Cheesy Gnocchi and Sausage Skillet
Ingredients
- 16 ounces fresh gnocchi
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 12 ounces Italian sausage
- 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add gnocchi and cook, stirring frequently, for about 7-8 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from pan.
- Add the sausage to the skillet, and cook until no longer pink.
- Preheat broiler.
- Add the diced tomatoes, garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper to the pan. Bring to a simmer. Return the gnocchi to the pan.
- Stir in cream, and cook a few minutes more, until everything is heated through.
- Top with Mozzarella cheese. Place skillet under broiler for about 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted an bubbly.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.
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17 comments
Alan
Delicious and easy to make.
Kathryn R
I actually forgot the cream/milk until the skillet was almost empty! Yummy and delicious and easy. No leftovers tonight.
Lauren Smith
Could you use fresh potato gnocchi instead?
Andrea
If you were to use frozen gnocchi should u defrost first?
Sharon
This was super easy and yummy! I used Italian seasoning and I’m not a fan of tomatoes so I chopped some fire roasted red peppers. I increased the cream by a a bit since I was missing moisture from the tomatoes. I will definitely make this again. Pairs nicely with a salad.
Lynda Bertulli
This is just fabulous. this is the 2nd time I have made this. Hubby loves it. So easy and tasty. I subsituted cream with 2% milk and Italian seasoning for these spices. \
Debbie Vaughan
Delish! I substituted Chicken Apple Sausage for the Italian Sausage. Teenagers loved it!
Cindi
We love this dish! Quick and easy, and extremely yummy. In our regular rotation now!
Kellie
This is a lovely dish. I have never had gnoccyans chose your recipe to try for the first time. I will definitely make it into the rotation. Thank you.
Danelle
That’s correct!
Crabmom
I generally have the packaged gnocchi in my pantry…it’s not frozen, but i wouldn’t call it fresh…is this the kind you use? I guess I’ve never seen true fresh gnocchi at the store.
Danelle
You can use the kind that is vacuum sealed, that you would keep in the pantry. You just wouldn’t want to use the dry, dehydrated version (more like regular dry pasta). Or if you did use that type, you would need to boil it first.
Kayla
No boiling the gnocchi, correct?
Susan
Tried making it with vegetarian sausage (my BF’s daughter is vegetarian). Waiting on the reviews. It looked good.
Susan
Rave reviews…and they barely left a bowl for me. And was counting on not only a bowl for me but 2 lunch servings. Oh well guess, I’m tripling it next time.
erika
Since we avoid fennel at all costs, we substituted regular hot sausage. It was like eating pizza. Anything with gnocchi tastes awesome!
Gina
One pot – that’s my kind of dinner. YUM Danelle!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!