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Creamy Sausage Gnocchi - One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal

Creamy Sausage Gnocchi - One-Pan, 30-Minute Meal

Creamy sausage gnocchi is a simple one-pan recipe ready in 30 minutes, featuring basic ingredients like tomato sauce, spinach, and Italian sausage.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people
Calories 825 kcal

Equipment

  • large high-sided skillet

Ingredients
  

Meat

  • 15 oz Italian sausage spicy, crumbled

Pasta

  • 16 oz potato gnocchi

Liquids

  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Vegetables

  • 5 oz spinach fresh
  • 4 cloves garlic minced

Sauces

  • 13 oz tomato sauce such as tomato pasta sauce or marinara

Seasonings

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning or Herbs from Provence
  • salt to taste
  • coarsely ground black pepper to taste
  • red pepper flakes to taste

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • 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 can be substituted with white wine, red wine, or water. Tomato sauce can be any store-bought pasta sauce. You can use crumbled spicy Italian sausage or sausage links. Italian seasoning mix includes dried herbs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 825kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 23gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 27gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 1803mgPotassium: 855mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4602IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 7mg
Keyword 30 minute meal, creamy gnocchi, Easy Dinner, Italian Sausage, one pan meal, sausage gnocchi
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