Itialian pork sausage gnocchi bake

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:38:12 GMT

Step 1

Heat broiler to high. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and finely chop half the onion (whole onion for 4 servings). Peel and finely chop garlic. Dice tomato. Remove sausage from casing; discard casing and set sausage aside. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium, preferably ovenproof, pan (use a large pan for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add sausage, garlic, and Italian Seasoning to pan with onion. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until sausage is browned and cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Stir in diced tomato and tomato paste; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until tomato is slightly softened, 2-3 minutes. Meanwhile, break up gnocchi with your hands to separate. Once water is boiling, carefully add gnocchi to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 3-4 minutes. Reserve 1 cup gnocchi cooking water, then drain. Once gnocchi is drained, stir cream cheese, ½ cup reserved gnocchi cooking water (¾ cup for 4 servings), and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) into pan with sausage mixture until thoroughly combined. Add drained gnocchi; stir to coat. (If sauce is too thick, add another splash or two of gnocchi cooking water.) Taste and season gnocchi mixture with salt and pepper. (If your pan isn’t ovenproof, transfer mixture to a baking dish now.) Evenly sprinkle with mozzarella. Broil until cheese is browned and sauce is bubbly, 2-3 minutes.

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