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I love quick weeknight dinners just as much as the next busy person. This spicy sausage, spinach, and mushroom gnocchi is the perfect weeknight dinner for those of you that are busy or want a dinner that you can put together FAST.
And when I say FAST, I mean 15 minute fast. It’s amazing and the flavors are incredible!
I’ve got a new video for this below, too so don’t miss watching me make it!
What is so great about this spicy sausage, spinach, and mushroom gnocchi
Gnocchi is something we don’t eat often because I don’t really think of gnocchi as a “quick” dinner option but it TOTALLY is.
I was walking the aisles of the grocery store and saw packages of gnocchi so I grabbed two and figured I’d make something with them ’cause of their versatility.
Trust me, if you can boil water, you can cook gnocchi. It takes like 5 minutes to cook gnocchi :)
I don’t do the homemade gnocchi – I could, I just don’t have the time and I’m sure you don’t either, so grab yourself a package of pre-made gnocchi and get this dish on your dinner table!
I really like that all the ingredients in this dish are either already pre-cooked or they cook in like 5 minutes.
Mushrooms and spinach cook super fast and if you’re using frozen spinach, like I am in this recipe, you’re essentially just warming it through.
The sausage and onions take the “longest” to cook but even so, that’s like 5 minutes.
Gnocchi takes 2-3 minutes in boiling water.
Seriously, what is there not to love about how quick this dish comes together?
See for yourself in this recipe video how QUICKLY it takes for me to put together this spicy sausage, spinach, and mushroom gnocchi!
For other great gnocchi recipes, you may want to try: 25-minute bacon gnocchi with broccoli and shaved brussels sprouts or this very Fall brown butter and sage pumpkin sauce gnocchi!
Spicy Sausage, Spinach, and Mushroom Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 16 ounce potato gnocchi
- ¾ pound spicy pork sausage
- 1 diced onion, about 3/4 cup
- 8 ounces of baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
- 10 ounces of chopped frozen spinach , (thawed and excess liquid squeezed out)
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese, to top
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Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and follow the instructions on the gnocchi package. Drain well once done.
- In the meantime, brown sausage in a skillet over medium high heat and break it into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon. Add the onion and mushroom to the skillet then saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Toss the drained spinach in the sausage mixture.
- Add the gnocchi to the skillet and gently toss to evenly distribute the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot and top with freshly grated parmesan cheese, if desired.
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Kerri
Wednesday 5th of October 2022
Great weeknight dinner for the whole family! Loved how easy it was to come together.
Carrie Landino
Wednesday 6th of July 2022
I made this for the first time and was awesome! My husband is trying to eat less meat so I substituted spicy vegan breakfast sausage cut into pieces and added a 3.5oz jar of pine nut pesto. The pesto made it creamy and the sausage added just the right kick. Leftovers were even better reheated. Honestly, 15 min start to finish.
James
Friday 7th of February 2020
Good Morning! I enjoyed making this dish the other evening for my wife and I. I am always looking for recipes "for two."
The ingredients were simple and nothing that any grocery would not have. The preparation again was very easy and simple.
I used Chorizo sausage (a couple of links as my wife does not like too much heat). Everything cooked well and according to the directions.
The end result looked just like the photo which always makes for a sigh of relief.
I enjoyed the dish extremely well, the Mrs. had a so, so opinion. She thought it should have some sort of "gravy, juice or sauce," as she thought it was a bit on the dry side. Maybe I overcooked?
But overall I would definitely recommend for a nice side that requires a little kick. Thank you for the recipe.
Kim
Monday 25th of January 2021
@James, I'm thinking if you add a can of low sodium diced tomatoes and about 1/4 cup of heavy cream right at the end couple of min, just till thickened, it'd make a nice sauce.
Roxanne KR
Saturday 16th of November 2019
I have not yet made this recipe, but it looks great. I do have a question. Can this be frozen?
Julie Wampler
Sunday 17th of November 2019
no, unfortunately not this one. gnocchi would reheat badly (it gets a weird texture).
Blu
Thursday 19th of July 2018
I'm going to try this with the cauliflower gnocchi :)
Blu