Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Sausage and Asparagus
Make dinners easy with Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Sausage and Asparagus. It's so yummy, balanced and only takes 15 minutes of prep!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the sheet pan:
- 350 g fresh gnocchi
- 1 bunch asparagus chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 1 leek sliced into ½ inch rounds
- 1 zucchini sliced into ½ inch rounds then quartered
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon pesto
- 1.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon italian spice blend
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 lb italian chicken sausages removed from casing
- ½ cup feta cheese
- 2 cups arugula
Lemon basil sauce:
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 4 leaves of basil finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic pressed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F and line a large rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper.
- To the pan, add gnocchi (you do not need to boil it first), asparagus, leek and zucchini. Drizzle with olive oil and pesto. Sprinkle with garlic powder, Italian spices, salt, black pepper and lemon zest . Toss to coat.
- Remove the sausage from the casing if you have not already. With your hands form the sausage meat into mini meatballs (I find in 4 sausages I get about 22 meatballs). Add the meatballs to the sheet pan, nestled within the vegetables. Sprinkle everything with feta cheese. Bake for about 10 minutes.
- While the sheet pan is in the oven, make the sauce by whisking together butter, lemon juice, chopped basil, garlic, salt and black pepper.
- After 10 minutes, add the arugula to the sheet pan and drizzle with the lemon butter sauce. Toss to coat. Place the sheet pan back in the oven for about 10-12 minutes or until the gnocchi is tender and the vegetables are browned. If desired- Broil for 5 additional minutes to crispy up the gnocchi. Garnish with more basil if desired and serve.
Notes
*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe above. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget both your body and soul need nourishment!
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 566kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 2380mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1592IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 6mg
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