Cheesy Sausage Gnocchi

5 from 4 votes

This Cheesy Sausage Gnocchi is an easy and delicious dinner made in under 30 minutes! Everyone in your family will love this cozy gnocchi recipe!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: Servings

Author: Laura

Cost: $6

Line a large plate with paper towels, set aside.
Cook gnocchi according to package instructions & drain.
Heat ½ Tablespoon butter and ½ Tablespoon olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until butter is melted, stirring to combine.
Add cooked gnocchi and stir to coat with the oil/butter mixture.
Cook gnocchi on one side for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.
Once the first side of the gnocchi is golden brown, flip each gnocchi over and cook on the other side for an additional 3-5 minutes until golden brown.
Once both sides of the gnocchi are golden-brown, remove and place on the paper-towel lined plate. Set aside.
Optional: Remove paper towel and put the browned gnocchi in an oven-safe dish and place it in the oven at 200 degrees F to stay warm while you make the sauce. (I recommend doing this if you plan on serving the gnocchi and sauce separately).

Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Add Italian sausage, minced garlic and onion to the skillet, and cook, breaking the sausage up into small pieces.
Place a lid over the sausage and let it cook for 5 minutes or until it just begins to brown, stirring occasionally.
Remove the lid, add the diced green pepper and continue cooking until the sausage is evenly browned and the peppers are soft.
Add diced tomatoes, milk, garlic salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture just begins to bubble.
Add cheddar cheese and reduce heat to medium.
Stir until the cheese is melted and continue cooking until the sauce thickens slightly (about 3-5 minutes).
Remove from heat.
Once the sauce is thickened, stir in the gnocchi and serve.

Ingredient Substitutions

Potato Gnocchi. Choose your favorite variety of gnocchi for this dish - store bought, homemade gnocchi, frozen cauliflower gnocchi, etc.
Butter. you can use all olive oil to brown the gnocchi and omit butter, if desired.
Olive oil. If you'd prefer you can use all butter and omit the olive oil. Avocado oil is a good substitute.
Italian Sausage. choose your favorite, pork or chicken, mild or spicy, etc.
Fire Roasted Tomatoes. plain diced tomatoes work well.
Bell pepper. Choose your favorite color, or you can replace with different vegetables like shredded zucchini, carrots, yellow squash, peas, etc.
Whole Milk. 2%, half and half or heavy cream are good substitutes.
Onion. Choose your favorite variety.

Store/Freeze

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.