Creamy gnocchi with sausage is a rich comfort food made with pillowy gnocchi and savory ground sausage tossed in a flavorful, creamy sauce.

Creamy Gnocchi With Sausage

From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito

This creamy gnocchi with sausage was a home run when I made it for our family dinner last week.

We recently took a family trip down to Lavallette, New Jersey. For some reason, I was craving gnocchi so badly and decided to order it one night.

My son was super curious about my meal and asked to try it. Right then and there I was him fall in love with them.

He’s usually a very picky eater, but I figured this would be a great time to make him my version with sausage in it.

Let me ride this gnocchi wave while I can. Boy oh boy was I right! He absolutely loved it.

My whole family did as a matter of fact. I mean, how could you not.

It really is the ultimate comfort food. Soft, pillowy gnocchi soak up a rich, creamy sauce and every bite has a piece of savory sausage. It’s so so good!

If you’re a gnocchi fan, you gotta try this one. Oh, and be sure to try this Creamy Gnocchi Chicken Soup and Creamy Tomato Gnocchi, too!

I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know you’ll love it just as much as my family and I do.

Creamy Gnocchi With Sausage Variations

I like this recipe made just the way it is, but here are some ways to change it up if you’d like to.

• Sausage- Both sweet or hot Italian sausage would be ok to use in this recipe.
• Pasta- You can switch the gnocchi for any shape of traditional pasta.

Other Easy Pasta Recipes

If you like super easy to make pasta recipes like this one, here are some others that I know you’ll love, too.

• Viral Lobster Pasta
• Pasta Al Forno
• Spicy Vodka Rigatoni
• Creamy Tuscan Tortellini

Creamy Gnocchi With Sausage Ingredients

• Ground Sausage
• Chopped Onion
• Chopped Garlic
• Vegetable Broth
• Heavy Cream
• Sun Dried Tomatoes, chopped & a little oil from the jar
• Fresh Baby Spinach, chopped
• Parmesan Cheese, grated
• Gnocchi, cooked according to the directions on the package.
• Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder

Instructions

First, in a large skillet, add the ground sausage and brown it over medium high heat. Break it into small pieces as it cooks.

Then, add the chopped onion and saute for 2 minutes.

Next, add the chopped garlic and sauté for an additional minute.

Now, add the vegetable broth and heavy cream. I like to microwave the heavy cream for about 15 seconds so it’s not too cold and doesn’t break in the sauce.

Then, add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and a little oil from the jar.

Next, season the sauce with salt, pepper and garlic powder and stir everything together.

Then, add the chopped spinach and stir it into the sauce until it’s wilted.

Next, stir in the Parmesan cheese.

Now, add the cooked gnocchi and stir it into the sauce until it’s evenly coated.

Then, turn the heat down to low and lid the skillet. Let the gnocchi absorb some of the sauce and thicken up for 3-5 minutes.

Finally, serve with parmesan cheese and enjoy!