Description
Savory Italian sausage gnocchi delight combines rich flavors from traditional Italian cooking with comfort-driven ingredients. Creamy sauce and tender gnocchi create a satisfying meal that welcomes you to explore Mediterranean culinary traditions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 375 g (¾ lb or 12 oz) mild Italian sausage, casings removed
- 500 g (1 lb or 16 oz) dried potato gnocchi
- 1.5 cups tomato-based pasta sauce
- 0.75 cups heavy cream
- 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1.5 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.125 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Sausage Searing: Mobilize a spacious skillet over medium-high thermal intensity, dispatching crumbled Italian sausage to transform into golden-brown, crispy fragments through vigorous breaking and stirring.
- Sauce Symphony: Cascade tomato sauce and heavy cream into the caramelized sausage landscape, orchestrating a harmonious blend with salt and black pepper. Whisk until the mixture achieves a velvety, integrated consistency that clings seductively to the pan’s surface.
- Gnocchi Integration: Introduce potato dumplings directly into the simmering sauce, ensuring each morsel becomes thoroughly enveloped in the rich, creamy embrace. Reduce heat to prevent aggressive bubbling and potential scorching.
- Poaching and Texture Refinement: Allow gnocchi to gently poach for 6-8 minutes, periodically disrupting the surface to prevent adhesion. Modulate sauce viscosity by incrementally introducing water or chicken broth, maintaining a luxurious, flowing texture.
- Verdant Enhancement: Gracefully fold spinach leaves into the skillet, permitting them to wilt naturally and absorb the surrounding flavor landscape. Simultaneously sprinkle mozzarella across the surface, creating a molten dairy canopy.
- Final Fusion: Cover momentarily to catalyze complete cheese melting, transforming the dish into a cohesive, bubbling masterpiece ready for immediate consumption.
Notes
- Meat Precision: Crumble sausage into uniform, golden-brown pieces for maximum flavor development and even cooking texture.
- Sauce Balancing: Whisk tomato sauce and cream carefully to create a smooth, integrated base that coats ingredients perfectly without separation.
- Gnocchi Technique: Poach gnocchi gently in sauce for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and ensure consistent, tender texture.
- Moisture Management: Keep sauce consistency luxurious by adding small amounts of water or broth if mixture becomes too thick during cooking.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 608
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 617 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 107 mg