Creamy Skillet Gnocchi with Sausage and Broccoli
Creamy, cheesy skillet gnocchi cooked with crumbled sausage, and broccoli florets, and topped with a shower of parmesan cheese.
Servings: 2
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage casing removed, browned
- 2 cups broccoli florets roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 package frozen gnocchi about 12 ounces
- 14 ounce canned diced tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 cup heavy cream
- .5 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
Prep Ahead
- Brown sausage and broccoli florets together and when cool enough to handle, transfer to a resealable container or bag.
- Stir together the heavy cream, broth, and mustard and until smooth and store in a separate, resealable container or bag.
Prepare From Prepped
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large saute pan until shimmering.
- Add the gnocchi and cook, flipping occasionally with a spatula, until lightly toasted and browned on both sides.
- Add the sausage and broccoli and stir to combine.
- Add the diced tomatoes, heavy cream, dijon and broth and stir to combine.
- Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer 8-10 minutes, until broccoli is softened all the way through.
- Add cheese and return the lid. Cook for another 3 minutes until cheese is melted.
Make From Fresh
- Brown sausage in a large saute pan over medium heat, using a wooden spoon to crumble and break it up as it cooks.
- Halfway through cooking, add the broccoli florets and cook them until they are just starting to wilt.
- When the sausage is cooked and the broccoli is softened, transfer both to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
- Add the olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add the gnocchi and cook, flipping occasionally with a spatula, until lightly toasted and browned on both sides.
- Add the sausage and broccoli and stir gently to combine.
- Add the diced tomatoes, heavy cream, dijon and broth and stir to combine.
- Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer 8-10 minutes, until broccoli is softened all the way through.
- Add cheese and return the lid. Cook for another 3 minutes until cheese is melted.
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Notes
This creamy, simple recipe makes a great weeknight meal for two. If you use a big saute pan, at least 14” across with a tight-fitting lid, you can easily double it to serve 4.
Not a fan of broccoli? Lots of vegetables work here, especially baby spinach, diced carrots, green beans- whatever you can get your hands on. You can also skip the sausage to make this a vegetarian dish.