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Creamy Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Italian Sausage
A comforting and flavorful dish combining tender gnocchi, savory sausage, and a creamy butternut squash sauce, perfect for a cozy dinner.
Ingredients
olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Italian sausage
- 2 pounds Italian sausage (removed from the casings)
unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
yellow onion
- 1 large yellow onion (diced)
kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt (to taste)
red pepper flakes
- 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional and to taste)
garlic cloves
- 14 cloves garlic (minced)
fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage (chopped)
fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
gnocchi
- 16 ounces gnocchi
butternut squash soup
- 16 ounces Zoup! Butternut Squash Soup (1 jar)
water
- 3/4 cup water
heavy cream
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
parmesan cheese
- 4 ounces parmesan (freshly grated)
spinach
- 8 ounces spinach (chopped)
black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Cook sausage until browned, then set aside.
- In the same pan, cook onions, garlic, sage, thyme, red pepper flakes, and butter until fragrant and softened.
- Add gnocchi, then pour in squash soup, heavy cream, and water. Boil until gnocchi is tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in parmesan, spinach, and black pepper; cook until spinach wilts and cheese melts. Add sausage back and combine.
- Garnish with extra parmesan and serve hot.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.