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Creamy Garlic Parmesan Gnocchi - easy skillet gnocchi in garlicky, cheesy and creamy sauce. This recipe takes only 15 mins to make and perfect for weeknight dinner.
What Is Gnocchi
Gnocchi is an Italian version of soft-dough dumplings made from potatoes, wheat flour or semolina.
They are considered pasta, small and usually rolled over the tines of a dinner fork for the iconic shape. Gnocchi is mostly served with a sauce or pesto, such as garlic pesto.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Today, I am sharing with you a very easy and delicious gnocchi recipe that takes only 15 minutes to make, but perfect for dinner tonight.
The doughy little potato dumplings are coated in a savory and creamy garlic Parmesan sauce, infused with the aroma of sage. The gnocchi has a wonderfully soft and tender center, it’s delightful to the taste bud.
Ingredients
- Skillet Gnocchi
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Parmesan Cheese
- Garlic
- Whipping cream
- Chicken Broth
- Sage Leaves
- Cayenne Pepper
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Make-From-Scratch Gnocchi Vs. Store-Bought Gnocchi
While fresh gnocchi can be made from scratch by combining boiled potatoes with all-purpose flour, you can always get store-bought gnocchi and they are pretty good. If you want to make gnocchi from scratch, check out How to Make Gnocchi with detailed step-by-step and picture guides.
Gnocchis are available fresh, frozen or dried at supermarkets. For my recipe, I used packaged Rana brand Skillet Gnocchi (found at the cheese section).
They are frozen and takes only a few minutest to cook. If you have fresh gnocchi at your store, buy them. I try to avoid dried gnocchi as they are not as good.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Add the olive oil into a skillet on high heat. Add the minced garlic and sage, saute for 10 seconds. Add the gnocchi into the skillet, spread evenly and stir gently.
Step 2: Add the chicken broth, whipping cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring frequently but gently, about 3-4 minutes, or until the gnocchi is cooked through and become soft and tender on the inside.
Step 3: Top the gnocchi with shaved Parmesan cheese, serve immediately.
For the skillet gnocchi, you don’t have to boil them before cooking. All you have to do is cook them on the skillet for a few minutes, it’s that easy. No more boiling water or draining.
On the skillet, you can pan-fry the gnocchi so the exterior is crispy but the inside remains soft, tender and fluffy.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 468 calories per serving.
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Creamy Garlic Parmesan Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6-8 units sage leaves
- 1 1/2 lbs (750g) skillet gnocchi
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
- salt, to taste
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon shaved Parmesan cheese, optional
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a skillet over high heat. Add the minced garlic and sage, and sauté for 10 seconds. Then, add the gnocchi to the skillet, spreading it evenly and stirring gently
- Add the chicken broth, whipping cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring frequently but gently, for about 3-4 minutes, or until the gnocchi is cooked through and soft and tender on the inside.
- Top the gnocchi with shaved Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
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This was very good, quick and easy! We used store bought refrigerated skillet gnocchi and I would recommend crisping them up some, if using. All in all a good recipe and side dish!
Thanks for the tip.
How much sage powder should I use instead of the leaves which I can’t get where i live
If you have sage powder, I will suggest just a pinch.
We loved this dish!!!! Easy and quick goes with anything too! Great with a grilled steak or sausage.
Hi Dianne, thanks for your wonderful comment and 5 stars rating. I am so glad you enjoyed my recipe. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipes/
I don’t have sage leaves but I do have powdered sage. How much should I use?
You can skip it.
Thank you for your reply.
I did
This was absolutely delicious! I have only ever tried gnocchi with pasta sauce, but I was looking for something different. Now I need to buy more gnocchi! I usually buy dried potato gnocchi. This time, I only had a frozen bag of Green Giant Cauliflower Gnocchi. It was really good!
Do you think cauliflower gnocchi would work well with this recipe? It looks good to me but I can’t have potatoes.
Yes!
Unfortunately I did not have skillet gnocchi so I used the old fashioned ones that recommend boiling also they were spinach flavored. I used them and changed to sage to nutmeg since nutmeg is great in white sauces and with dark green leaf veggies.
Delicious. Thank you kindly for the inspiration.
This was really delicious and simple! Thank you for the recipe!
Awesome!
The best gnocchi sauce I’ve made so far! Delicious!!!
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