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Cheesy Skillet Gnocchi is a one pan, quick and easy dinner. A healthified version of pure comfort food.
Gnocchi has to be one of the most under used foods, that I absolutely love! Good gnocchi are so soft, pillowy, and are good in so many different dishes. Chicken Gnocchi Soup is one of my favorites to make all winter long.
You can find it with the rest of the dried pasta at the grocery store, so it is great to have on hand and use when nights get crazy.
I found this cheesy gnocchi skillet years ago in a Cooking Light magazine, and it has been a staple in our house since. It is great to make in the summer when you have fresh tomatoes. Or you can make it in the winter with canned tomatoes and it is still comforting and delicious.
What You’ll Need
- Gnocchi
- Italian Sausage
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Tomatoes (fresh or canned diced tomatoes)
- Italian Seasoning
- Heavy Cream
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Salt & Pepper
How To Make Cheesy Gnocchi Skillet
- This starts a little different, you don’t boil the gnocchi. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and gnocchi. Cook for about 7 minutes, until the gnocchi start to lightly brown and soften. Remove them from the pan.
- Add the sausage to the pan, break it apart and cook for 5-6 minutes, until it is cooked. Remove the sausage from the pan and keep warm.
- Stir in the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and cook for 7-8 minutes until the tomatoes start to soften and bread down.
- Add the sausage and gnocchi back to the pan and stir in the heavy cream. Cook for a few minutes, until it is warm.
- Top with cheese and cover to melt.
Can I Use Something Other Than Heavy Cream
Absolutely. If you don’t want to or don’t have it, you can use any other milk product/substitute you like. There is only 1/4 cup for the whole recipe, so it isn’t a lot. But you can use whatever you want it its place.
The other nice this about this recipe is you can use whatever type of sausage you like. If you want to cut down on the fat you can use turkey or chicken Italian sausage. Whatever you have and like works great.
More Easy Dinner Recipes
- Chipotle Chicken Bowls
- Pan Seared Salmon
- Southwest Baked Chicken
- Chicken Chorizo Pasta
- Chile Relleno Casserole
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap
- Sausage & Rice Skillet
Cheesy Skillet Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz package gnocchi
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 12 oz Italian sausage
- 1 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced (or 1 can diced tomatoes)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and gnocchi. Cook for about 7 minutes, until the gnocchi start to lightly brown and soften. Remove them from the pan.
- Add the sausage to the pan, break it apart and cook for 5-6 minutes, until it is cooked. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute, until you can start to smell it. Remove the sausage from the pan and keep warm.
- Stir in the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and cook for 7-8 minutes until the tomatoes start to soften and bread down.
- Add the sausage and gnocchi back to the pan and stir in the heavy cream. Cook for a few minutes, until it is warm.
- Top with cheese and cover to melt.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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My family would go NUTS for this kind of easy dinner.
I am craving gnocchi
I’m right there with you on needing some structure back in my life. My husband had the week off so there was a lot of sitting and eating bad junk food. This looks like a great dinner to get back on track with!
Seriously, this looks like perfection in a skillet. I am wanting this so bad right now. We are having soup for dinner tonight, but I am so making this tomorrow.
I keep wanting to buy gnocchi but I have yet to try it. You totally sold me on this one! YUM!
This looks so delicious and stick-to-your-ribs good, and I love your presentation!
Thank you for reminding me to buy a bag of gnocchi on a evening I am going to the grocery store. I have been wanting to do that for a about 3 months now. Great recipe to try them out on too.
I wish I had this for dinner tonight. Yummy!
just saw this on Pinterest. . oh my gawd, this looks soooo good, Erin!! love! totally going to try this!
Do you need to boil the gnocchi first before pan frying?
No, they cook in the frying pan Cyndi. They only need a couple minutes until they are rehydrated and cooked.