Creamy Sausage Gnocchi - One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal
Creamy sausage gnocchi is a simple 30-minute, one-pan recipe that tastes like a dish from a fine dining restaurant.
Equipment
- large high-sided skillet
Ingredients
Meat
- 15 oz Italian sausage spicy, crumbled
Oils
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Pasta
- 16 oz potato gnocchi
Broth
- ½ cup chicken broth
Dairy
- 1 cup heavy cream
Vegetables
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 5 oz spinach fresh
Condiments and Seasonings
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning or Herbs from Provence
- salt to taste
- coarsely ground black pepper to taste
- red pepper flakes to taste
Sauce
- 13 oz tomato sauce such as tomato pasta sauce or marinara
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat in a large, high-sided skillet.
- Add crumbled sausage and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, crumbling it.
- To the same skillet with sausage, add uncooked potato gnocchi, chicken broth, heavy cream, minced garlic, Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil on medium heat and stir everything well. Cover with lid, and allow the gnocchi to cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat, while the sauce boils.
- Add tomato pasta sauce and stir it well. Add fresh spinach, and cook on medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes until the spinach wilts to your liking. Cook longer if you would like a thicker sauce.
- Mix everything well. Remove from heat.
- Season with salt, freshly ground coarse black pepper, and red pepper flakes, if you like.
- Tip: use your best judgment about the salt. If the sausage is salty enough, you might not need to add any extra salt.
Notes
Chicken broth is used in this recipe; however, you can also use white wine, red wine, or water instead. Tomato sauce can be a store-bought pasta sauce or marinara sauce. Italian sausage links can be used, too, with casings removed and sausage links sliced.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 825kcal
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