Description
Creamy Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sausage is a cozy, comforting dinner featuring pillowy gnocchi in a velvety butternut squash cream sauce with halal turkey sausage.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shelf-stable or fresh potato gnocchi
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lb halal turkey sausage, casings removed
- 2 cups cubed butternut squash
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp dried sage
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional: Fresh parsley or extra Parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Boil gnocchi according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add turkey sausage and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spoon. Remove sausage from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add onion and cook until softened, about 3–4 minutes. Add garlic and cubed butternut squash. Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Pour in vegetable broth, cover, and simmer for 10–12 minutes until squash is fork-tender.
- Carefully transfer the squash mixture to a blender. Add heavy cream, Parmesan, sage, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Return the sauce to the skillet over low heat. Add sausage and gnocchi, stirring to coat everything in the sauce.
- Cook for 2–3 minutes until heated through. Garnish with fresh parsley or extra cheese if desired. Serve warm.
Notes
- For crisper gnocchi, sear cooked gnocchi in a separate skillet with a little oil until golden before tossing with the sauce.
- To help prevent soggy gnocchi, avoid overcooking the gnocchi and finish cooking in the sauce just before serving.
- Can be made with other halal sausage varieties or substituted with chicken sausage if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 1/4 of recipe)
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
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