4 Cheese Baked Gnocchi with Cream Sauce
A creamy baked gnocchi with a blend of Italian cheeses and fragrant fresh herbs.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- cooking spray, for greasing baking dish
- 5 tbsp butter, divided
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 2 cans mushrooms, sliced and drained can also use 4 oz fresh sliced mushrooms
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic salt, divided
- 1 1/2 tsp pepper, divided
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning, divided
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped and divided
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped and divided
- 1 8 oz bag of Italian blend cheese, divided
- 3 12 oz packages Rana Skillet Gnocchi
- 1 cup Italian seasoned panko breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and use cooking spray to grease a 13x9 inch casserole dish.
- Melt 3 tbsp of butter in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
- Add onion and mushrooms, stirring and sauteing until veggies are softened, 5-7 minutes.
- Add garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning, stirring well to combine with the onion and mushroom.
- Add in flour stirring to coat all ingredients to form a roux. Allow to brown without stirring 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk in broth, ensuring you scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- After broth and roux are fully combined and have started to thicken, add in cream, whisking frequently. Reduce heat to low.
- Add remaining salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to the sauce. Add 1/2 of the parsley and 1/2 of the basil. Whisk well to ensure seasonings are evenly distributed throughout.
- Add in 1/2 of the bag of cheese and mix well to avoid large clumps of cheese in the sauce.
- Put uncooked gnocchi into prepared casserole dish and pour sauce over the top. Mix thoroughly to ensure all gnocchi are fully covered.
- Top gnocchi mixture with remaining cheese and bake for 25 minutes or until gnocchi is soft and pillowy and cheese is melted.
- While the casserole is baking, melt the remaining 2 tbsp of butter and mix with the panko breadcrumbs, ensuring all breadcrumbs are covered with butter.
- When the casserole is done baking, remove gnocchi and switch the oven to the broil setting. Sprinkle spoonfuls of the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the gnocchi mixture and broil until the breadcrumbs are golden brown and crispy.
- Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes. Sprinkle remaining herbs on top.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
To easily make this recipe vegetarian, simply swap the chicken broth for vegetable broth.