This Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet has quickly become one of our favorite meals. Purchase fresh made gnocchi in the refrigerated section of your grocery store to throw together this quick, healthy dish.
I love how quickly this dish comes together. It is so simple to make, and tastes amazing. My husband hates any type of pasta, but devours this.
It has such a unique taste and flavor to it. Your family is going to love this one. The picky eaters say it’s “fun to eat” so I’ll take this as a mom win.
The best part is, it comes together in a matter of minutes. If it’s going to be a busy week, I know I can always rely on this quick and delicious Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet, you will need the following ingredients:
- Olive oil
- Onion, chopped
- Garlic cloves, minced
- Pre-cooked smoked turkey sausage, sliced (like a coin)
- Zucchini , diced
- Water
- Italian Diced Tomatoes, 1 can, undrained
- Dried oregano
- Parsley
- Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Cannellini beans, 1 can, rinsed and drained
- Gnocchi, uncooked,1 package
- Fresh spinach
- Freshly grated mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Fresh parsley, for garnish
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet
- Preheat oven to 425℉.
- Heat oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 4-5 minutes, then add garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Add the cut sausage to skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
- Add zucchini, water, tomatoes, oregano, parsley, garlic powder, salt, pepper, beans and gnocchi. Mix well. Gently fold in the spinach.
- Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, then place in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven, top with parsley, and serve.
Tips for making sausage and Gnocchi skillet:
- You could also use sausage that hasn’t been cooked yet, if you are looking for more sausage taste. We used pre-cooked turkey sausage in this recipe, but you could use any sausage.I have also used pre-cooked apple chicken sausage, (found near the hot dog section at the grocery store) and it tasted amazing with this.
- You can easily make this meal ahead of time. I make it in the morning, then I wait to put it in the oven until I am home from work and various activities.Or if i know it’s going to be a really crazy week, I cut up all my vegetables on Sunday, for the week to come.
If i don’t like a certain vegetable in the Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet, what can I replace it with?
I love how versatile this recipe is. You can seriously almost put any vegetable in this recipe, and it will taste amazing.
-If you are looking to replace the tomatoes, we recommend adding a canned vegetable that has some sauce to it.
You could use corn, or you could also add some salsa, or ketchup, or some sort of tomato base.
Other than that, you could add or take away any of the other ingredients. You could add, broccoli, carrots, corn, any other type of bean, green beans, asparagus, etc.
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Sausage and Gnocchi Skillet Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound pre-cooked smoked turkey sausage, sliced (like a coin)
- 1 zucchini , diced
- ¼ cup water
- 14 ½ ounces Italian Diced Tomatoes, 1 can, undrained
- 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 Tablespoon parsley
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 15 ounces cannellini beans, 1 can, rinsed and drained
- 16 ounces gnocchi, uncooked,1 package
- 1 ½ cups fresh spinach
- ½ cup freshly grated mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- fresh parsley, for garnish
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425℉.
- Heat oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 4-5 minutes, then add garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Add the cut sausage to skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
- Add zucchini, water, tomatoes, oregano, parsley, garlic powder, salt, pepper, beans and gnocchi. Mix well. Gently fold in the spinach.
- Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, then place in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven, top with parsley, and serve.
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I like SAUSAGE, delicius.
Thanks for recipe.
I will try at home.
The picture clearly shows zucchini in the dish, but no zucchini is mentioned in the recipe?
I just made this and added zucchini with the sausages… worked perfectly!
This dish looks so good! However, I cannot eat tomatoes. Would this taste the same without the tomatoes or am I able to substitute the diced tomatoes for something else? Thank you! 🙂
We are not fans of zucchini… what could be used instead?
You could leave it out and add another veggie of your choice.
If you are to replace the tomatoes with another ingredient, it would need to be something with liquid. The tomatoes are not drained because the liquid is needed.
This was ABSOLUTELY delicious!!! Will be adding this to my rotation for sure!
Planning on making this recipe next week. Just curious – the recipe calls for 1 zucchini diced and 1 small zucchini chopped. Do I need 2 zucchini’s?
Thanks so much for catching that!! Just 1 zucchini.
Do you cook the gnocchi first?
No, you do not cook the gnocchi first.
Great recipe and will make again!
I made this recipe using pre-cooked slice sausage and the end result was unbelievably good. I forgot to put the spinach in and it was still delicious. I had reservations about using the gnocchi without cooking it first but the end result proved my reservation was unfounded.