Sheet Pan Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sausage

Welcome to my second-ever gnocchi recipe on AK and omg it’s such a enjoyable one. I’ve been desirous to make a baked gnocchi recipe for awhile now (as a substitute of boiling them and including sauce) and this one turned out even higher than I imagined.

This sheet pan butternut squash gnocchi with sausage has easy elements, recent herbs, and scrumptious toppings like feta and scorching honey to drag all of it collectively. You get to bake the gnocchi and veggies all collectively proper on one pan for straightforward cleanup and scrumptious taste!

I really like this one for straightforward weekday meal prep after I’m searching for one thing comforting and nourishing. Have enjoyable customizing with completely different toppings and garnishes, and luxuriate in!

Everything you’ll have to make this sheet pan butternut squash gnocchi

This stunning sheet pan meal is bursting with taste from recent herbs, candy squash, and savory sausage. Don’t neglect these scrumptious garnishes, too! Here’s what you’ll want:

Butternut squash: each winter I get on an enormous squash kick and butternut squash is my go-to. You’ll dice it and roast it proper up with the opposite veggies and sausage.
Red onion: the crimson onion will get naturally candy and caramelized whenever you bake it on the sheet pan.
Gnocchi: sure, you possibly can bake the gnocchi proper on the sheet pan! It will come out golden brown and tender.
Herbs & seasonings: you’ll additionally add recent thyme leaves, recent sage (for those who’d like), garlic powder, salt, and pepper so as to add taste to the sheet pan meal.
Sausage: I like to make use of spicy Italian hen sausage for a kick of warmth!
For topping: as soon as the sheet pan comes out of the oven prime all the pieces with feta cheese or goat cheese, hot honey, further thyme leaves, and slightly lemon zest for brightness. YUM.

Customize this sheet pan gnocchi with sausage

There are loads of methods to make this dinner your individual:

Swap the squash: be at liberty to make use of cubed pumpkin or candy potato!
Add some greens: this meal could be scrumptious served on a mattress of arugula.
Pick your sausage: as I discussed, I like utilizing spicy Italian hen sausage, however you would use pork sausage and/or go for a gentle sausage.
Kick up the warmth: you’ll get a spicy kick for those who use spicy sausage and scorching honey, however be at liberty so as to add crimson pepper flakes to the completed product as effectively to get much more of a kick!

Can I make it dairy-free or vegetarian?

To make dairy-free: merely omit the crumbled feta or goat cheese.
To make vegetarian: swap the sausage for a can of rinsed, drained chickpeas. Toss them with the squash, onion, gnocchi, olive oil, and seasonings earlier than including them to your sheet pan.

Do I’ve to pre-cook the gnocchi?

Nope! The better part about this recipe is that all the pieces will get cooked collectively proper on the sheet pan — no boiling required! You’ll toss the gnocchi, butternut squash, and crimson onion with olive oil, herbs, and seasonings, and bake all of it up on one pan. The gnocchi will come out crispy on the skin and completely tender within the center.

Tips for assembling this sheet pan meal

Instead of eradicating the sausage from the casing and forming good meatballs, I usually simply “plop” 1-inch items of sausage proper onto the baking sheet. It doesn’t should be good! Be certain to unfold all the pieces out on the sheet to provide all the pieces sufficient room, however don’t fear if among the sausage covers the gnocchi or veggies.

Make your individual scorching honey

If you don’t have any store-bought scorching honey, you possibly can simply make it with a number of easy elements. Head to web page 231 of The Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook for my go-to recipe!

Storing tips

You can retailer any leftover sausage and butternut squash gnocchi in an airtight container within the fridge for as much as 4-5 days. Simply reheat within the microwave or within the oven.

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Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Spicy Sausage, Butternut Squash & Hot Honey

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Serves4 servings

Easy and scrumptious sheet pan butternut squash gnocchi with savory, spicy sausage, recent herbs, feta cheese, and a drizzle of scorching honey. This fantastic one pan meal can be your new favourite method to prepare dinner gnocchi because it will get fantastically golden proper within the oven. The good meal prep lunch or dinner for busy weeks!

Ingredients

For the veggies and gnocchi:
4 cups cubed butternut squash
1 crimson onion, halved and sliced
1 (16 ounce) bundle shelf-stable gnocchi
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon recent thyme leaves
1 tablespoon recent chopped sage leaves (elective!)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly floor black pepper
4 raw spicy Italian hen or pork sausages (I choose hen!)
For topping:
4 ounces feta or goat cheese, crumbled
2 to three tablespoons scorching honey (plus extra for those who’d like), for drizzling
1 tablespoon recent thyme leaves
Lemon zest, for brightness

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper.
On the ready baking sheet, add the butternut squash, crimson onion slices and gnocchi. Drizzle with olive oil, then add recent thyme, sage, garlic powder, salt and some grinds of freshly floor black pepper. Use clear arms to toss all the pieces collectively till it’s effectively coated in oil and spices. Spread right into a single layer on the baking sheet.
Next, add the sausage: Remove the sausage from its casing and place in 1-inch items on the baking sheet. (This is a better tactic than rolling into meatballs, and infrequently instances I simply ‘plop’ the sausage proper out of the casing onto the sheet pan!) It’s okay if among the sausage covers the gnocchi or veggies, however try to discover some open area to nestle the sausage into.
Bake for 25 minutes whole, gently stirring the veggies and gnocchi midway via.
Remove from the oven and crumble feta or goat cheese all around the prime of the veggie and gnocchi, then bake for five extra minutes to heat the cheese.
Once finished baking, instantly drizzle with scorching honey (about 2 tablespoons, however use extra for those who’d like), then garnish with recent thyme leaves and add slightly lemon zest on prime. Enjoy heat! Serves 4 to six.