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Gnocchi Bake

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"A quick and easy blend of gnocchi, sausage, cheese, and your favorite spaghetti sauce baked together for a hearty casserole." — andrea_d

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1 (18 ounce) package frozen or fresh gnocchi
1 pound bulk Italian sausage

1 (14 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add gnocchi, and cook until tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, crumble the sausage into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Drain grease, and stir in the spaghetti sauce. Remove from heat, and carefully mix in the cooked gnocchi and half of the mozzarella cheese. Transfer to a casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 30 mins
READY IN 35 mins

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This is pretty basic - let's face it, it's just noodles, sauce, and cheese. Your average college student can do this. However, classics are classics for a reason, and this was tasty and easy. No complaints from me or my fiancee. Changes I made: I added 2 big cloves of crushed garlic to the sausage while it was cooking, some dried basil to the sauce, used a six-cheese sauce, used more sauce than called for (1 big jar), added grated fresh parmesan to the mozzarella on top, and used half gnocchi and half cheese tortellini. A quick, tasty, throw-together meal - I won't keep the recipe on hand because come on, you make this once, you have it memorized. But I'll remember it for busy weeknight dinners in the future.

—cowgirll

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Oct 29, 2006

I have to laugh at this "recipe". Okay. 2 stars, one to the submitter, and one to the staff... for putting it out there as a "recipe" of the day!

—~TAYLOR~

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Sep 07, 2005

This was a nice change of pace. I made a "garlic bread topping" By toasting some bread, and throwing it in the food proccessor with little bit of melted butter, garlic, parmesan chese, and parsley. Threw it under the broiler at the end, Yum!

—Kim

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Jul 03, 2006

I misread the recipe & only used 8 oz. gnocchi, but still added almost double the sauce. We just like our baked pasta saucy. I used a Italian 4 cheese blend & 1 jar each Classico Roasted Garlic & Spicy Red Pepper. It gave it just the slightest bite, but wasn't too hot for my 10 year old. This recipe was so simple, but really, really good. We all ate until we were stuffed, so this is definately going into rotation. Thanks!

—leighfox

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Sep 23, 2005

Soooo easy. I'm Italian and this is good. Only substitutions I made was I added 5 cloves minced garlic to the sausage as it was browning. I used 2 cups mozzarella instead of 1 1/2 and also I used my own homemade marinara sauce. This would be a great dish for company. Your whole family should enjoy this one.

—Chris From Kent, WA

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Oct 20, 2005

This was pretty good, and very quick and easy! I used Trader Joe's gnocchi, and was going to use their pasta sauce also, but I couldn't get the darn jar open! Lol! And no one was here to help me, so I made my own sauce using a 14 oz. can of Italian tomatoes and an 8 oz. can of tomato sauce. It worked great. I used 1/2 lb. sausage. I also added some fresh garlic, Italian Seasonings, and parm cheese to it. I used Tillamook's Tuscan Blend shredded cheese, just on top. I will make this again.

—What a Dish!

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Oct 05, 2006

Didn't have any italian sausage or spaghetti sauce. Did saute a package of Geneoa salami, can of diced tomatoes with roasted garlic, handful of fresh oregano, basil and margoram, big diced onion fresh garlic and shallots. With the mozarella and slivered parmesan to top this made a scrumptious skillet dish. So good with many wonderful textures and melting flavors.

—Sylvia

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Aug 23, 2006

I think whoever makes this better really enjoy gnocchi, because it is very "gummy", and chewy mixed in with all the cheese.. after a few bites, everyone became very full, and the texture was unpleasent, we were picking out and eating the sausage only and leaving the cheese and gnocchi. I think gnocchi only needs a simple sauce and a light spinkle of parm. However my 13 month old really enjoyed it.

—Gina

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Nutrition

Calories
321 kcal
16%

Carbohydrates
20.1 g
6%

Cholesterol
49 mg
16%

Fat
19.8 g
30%

Fiber
1.9 g
8%

Protein
15.1 g
30%

Sodium
852 mg
34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Gnocchi Bake

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 321
Calories from Fat: 178

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19.8g 30 %
Saturated Fat 8.9g 45 %
Cholesterol 49mg 16 %
Sodium 852mg 34 %
Potassium 374mg 10 %
Total Carbohydrates 20.1g 6 %
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 8 %
Protein 15.1g 30 %
** Sugars 4.9g
Vitamin A 11 %
Vitamin C 4 %
Calcium 25 %
Iron 15 %
** Thiamin 27 %
Niacin 50 %
Vitamin B6 18 %
Magnesium 10 %
Folate 8 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.