Tuscan Sausage Gnocchi {Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free}
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
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Yield: 4 servings
 
Creamy and delicious, yet easy 15-minute, one-pot meal! The whole family loved this one, but what's not to like. Gnocchi in a rich and flavorful sauce. I recommend doubling the recipe if you want leftovers.
Ingredients
  • 1 - 500 g pack shelf stable potato gnocchi*
  • 225 g (half of a 500 g pack) raw turkey sausage in mild or hot Italian flavor
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups fresh spinach*
  • ⅓ cup dry sun-dried tomato (not packed in oil)
  • 1 cup dairy-free cream (Earth Own Culinary Cream works the best)
  • 2 Tbsp dairy-free parmesan cheese (my faves are the Violife or Earth Island)
For the Garnish (optional)
  • fresh basil
Instructions
  1. If you have a large deep skillet with a lid, use that, otherwise a soup pot with lid works fine too. Pre-heat over medium-high heat.
  2. Lightly spray your pan with cooking spray. Take the sausage meat out of the casing and place in the skillet, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks (about 5-6 min).
  3. Add all the other ingredients into the pan (gnocchi straight from the package, garlic, water, spinach, sun-dried tomato, dairy-free cream, dairy-free parmesan.)
  4. Stir all together until its combined. The gnocchi will cook in the sauce.
  5. Cover and cook together for 5-6 minutes until the sauce is thickened and spinach is wilted.
  6. Season with pepper and garnish with fresh basil if using.
  7. Serve immediately.
Notes
* Check the dry pasta aisle to find shelf stable gnocchi. For gluten-free, you'll see potato based ones with rice, even potato-corn gnocchi. They come in 250 g packs or 500 g packs. Any of these should work. Dry gnocchi works better than fresh in this recipe.
* You could sub frozen spinach instead of fresh. Use about ⅓ cup.
Nutrition
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 448 Fat: 13.8 g Saturated fat: 2.1 g Carbs: 63 g Sugar: 3.1 g Sodium: 765 mg Fiber: 6.1 g Protein: 17 g Cholesterol: 39 mg
Recipe by Busy But Healthy at https://busybuthealthy.com/tuscan-sausage-gnocchi-dairy-free-and-gluten-free/