Tender gnocchi pasta with Italian sausage and cheese cooks up in one skillet for a quick and easy meal!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
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.
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.
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.
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Ingredients
- 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.
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?