Gnocchi with Italian Sausage

Gnocchi with Italian Sausage is one of my summer favorites!  We are always grilling sausages and brats, so I often grill a couple extra for an easy dinner the following night.  The gnocchi cooks up in a few minutes, just throw in some veggies and slice up that extra sausage and it’s the easiest weeknight meal.  I love making this recipe with whatever we have, peppers and cherry tomatoes are my favorite, but zucchini or broccoli could be added our subbed.  Like pasta, gnocchi is a blank canvas, easily adaptable to add what you like!

Gnocchi with Italian Sausage

Meryl Downing

Gnocchi, like pasta, is so versatile! Paired here with a few veggies and leftover sausages from the summer grill, it's a fast and delicious weeknight meal!

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 3 or more

Ingredients

  

• 16 oz package potato gnocchi
• 1 T olive oil
• ½ onion sliced
• 2 mini sweet peppers or ½ red bell pepper sliced
• 2 leftover cooked Italian Sausage links or brats, sliced (or cook separate, simmer in water and then brown in olive oil or grill)
• ½ c cherry tomatoes
• ½ to 1 c garbanzo or any white beans, rinsed (about half a can or so, doesn't need to be exact, other half can be frozen)
• 2 T pine nuts
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• a handful of roughly chopped greens swiss chard, spinach, or arugula
• 2 T parsley or basil chopped
• goat cheese

Instructions

 

• Cook gnocchi following package instructions
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, add oil and saute onion and peppers until soft and beginning to brown, season with a pinch of salt and pepper
• Add sliced cooked sausage to brown, add tomatoes, add beans
• When gnocchi are done, drain and set aside. Add pine nuts, greens, and garlic to the skillet. Add gnocchi and toss everything, letting it brown for another couple minutes
• Top with crumbled goat cheese and serve

Keyword Gnocchi, Weeknight Dinner