Marry Me Sausage and Gnocchi
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil or sun dried tomato oil
- 3 Italian sausage links casings removed
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 lb shelf stable potato gnocchi
- 2 cups spinach
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 6 basil leaves chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage, crumble with a wooden spoon and cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and sauté one minute.
- Add tomato paste and toast, while stirring, for one minute.
- Add sun-dried tomatoes, chicken broth and half & half. Bring everything to a simmer and scrape up any brown bits suck to the bottom of the pan. Add the gnocchi and submerge as much as possible in the sauce. Cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring once or twice.
- Add the spinach, parmesan and basil, stir and cook just until the spinach as wilted.