This gnocchi casserole takes about 10 minutes of prep time and will be on your dinner table in just 40 minutes! It’s a warm and comforting meal that your whole family will love!
You know, I think it’s pretty clear that I’m from the Midwest. I mean, based on the number of casseroles I make in a week, it’s pretty obvious.
You fancy Californians with your sprouted flours and your steamed girl parts (sorry, had to go there) don’t do a whole lot of casseroles, I imagine. I could be wrong, but I don’t think I am.
And New Yorkers? I picture you being too busy dining at all the fancy restaurants to bother with cooking. So, probably I am wrong about that one, but in my head you guys eat out every single night and it’s always somewhere chic and new and very trendy. I’m jealous.
And you Southern people. I love you best of all. You probably do go for the casserole every now and then, because you’re awesome and not at all afraid of butter or cheese. But, mostly it’s fried chicken and homemade biscuits and some kind of icky greens. I will totally look past your weird obsession with cooked weeds if you’ll just keep on keepin’ on with the fried chicken and biscuits, deal? Also, sweet tea. I love your sweet tea.
So, anyway, I’m from the midwest and I eat a long of dang casseroles. (And corn. Midwesterners can eat the heck out of some corn.) I thought I’d get all fancy on you guys today with this gnocchi casserole. I mean, okay, gnocchi really isn’t that fancy, but it’s fancier than my usual box of spaghetti noodles, right?
I cheated and used packaged gnocchi in this recipe. You can totally use homemade if that’s your thing! In fact, here’s a perfect potato gnocchi recipe for you!
I used my quick and dirty spaghetti sauce for this one, because it’s good for a weeknight meal. If you’re making this on a day when you have more time, give my homemade spaghetti sauce a try. It cooks for a few hours which lets the flavors meld a little better. Either version is pretty fab, though!
This gnocchi casserole recipe originally appeared on Food Fanatic.
Shannon says
I’m making this for Sunday dinner, and I’m betting it’s gonna be amazing!
You had me laughing so hard, I’m from California but have lived most my life in NY (Long Island) and casseroles are pretty big in the fish shaped island…. NYC is pretty small compared to the mostly country like New York State. And I hardly ever eat out let alone at some new chic restaurant lol
Karly says
Well, you’ve completely ruined my image of New York. 🙂 Hope you love the casserole!!
Shannon says
You can still dream of NYC that way… I assume the same of citiots lol ?
Jenny says
Absolutely dee-licious! I made on a cold San Francisco night for my fam and our neighbor down the hall who’s busier than heck this time of year – and he’s Italian (added another garlic clove, it was perfect).
With a big, green leafy romaine salad it was a perfect meal on a cold night. Plenty of leftovers using (2) shelf-stable packs of Trader Joe’s gnocchi, a jar & 1/3 of marinara, sliced fresh mozzarella & shredded mozzarella. Like some readers I used a good tbsp dried basil and another tbsp dried oregano before laying down the sliced & shredded mozzarella to put it in the oven. I left the 1# ground pork/ground chuck the same; it was hearty and great!
Vici Ellis says
You can find a good gnocchi in some (most) Dollar Tree stores.
Nikki BIGNESS says
As a New York resident,you are basing all New Yorkers on big cities!! I am a 68 year old, life long resident of rural New York!! I cook EVERY day and have since I was 15…I like New recipes and try all that interest me!! I will be trying this recipe as it has peaked my interest…Please do not consider me as a typical New Yorker…..There are thousands and thousands of us that cook Every Day….