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You will love this creamy gnocchi with sun-dried tomatoes and basil! It’s a super easy and decadent 15 minute recipe that you’ll want to devour again and again.
Try my Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta next.
This vegetarian gnocchi recipe makes a great main course or side dish. Ok, I said it would be a while until I did another gnocchi recipe, but apparently that didn’t last too long.
It’s quickly becoming one of my top favorite comfort foods, and gnocchi recipes tend to do well on my blog. When this idea came to me, I ran with it. Happy I did. And hopefully you will be too!
This recipe is crazy quick (like it’ll take you 20 minutes if you go slow kinda quick). My kinda recipe.
Busy weeknights, lazy weekends, and midnight snacks are covered. 😉
As always, my gnocchi recipes are made in one pan, and you don’t need to worry about cooking the gnocchi separately. It cooks right in the sauce and thickens it up beautifully.
This easy gnocchi recipe is intended to be made with the shelf-stable store-bought gnocchi to save time (find it in the dry pasta aisle or sometimes in the refrigerated pasta section where you’d find tortellini etc.).
If you love this one-pan technique but would prefer to use ravioli, try my creamy Tuscan ravioli for a similar and equally delicious recipe!
Looking for more easy gnocchi sauce ideas that cook up like this recipe? You’ve come to the right blog. I also have these:
- Chicken Bacon Gnocchi
- Spinach and Artichoke Gnocchi
- 15 Minute Creamy Alfredo Gnocchi
- One Pan Gnocchi alla Vodka
- One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Sausage
- Creamy Tomato Gnocchi
- Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Gnocchi (one of my all-time most popular recipes!)
I hope you love this sun-dried tomato and basil gnocchi recipe! Let me know in the comments if you’ve tried it or if you have any questions.
If you love the sun-dried tomato + basil flavor combo, you may also like my creamy Tuscan shrimp, Tuscan sausage pasta, creamy Tuscan salmon, or this Tuscan chicken pasta.
Gnocchi with a Creamy Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons julienned sun-dried tomatoes (I used the kind packed in oil)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine e.g. sauvignon blanc
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1 pound uncooked potato gnocchi
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Generous handful fresh basil sliced thin
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
- Add the garlic to the skillet and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the Dijon mustard, sun-dried tomatoes, and white wine. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the cream and gnocchi to the pan. Give it a good stir and cover the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the parmesan and basil. Cook for a couple more minutes. Give the gnocchi a taste and if it's not quite done cooking, give it a couple more minutes. Season with salt & pepper as needed. Serve immediately.
Notes
- The gnocchi will cook right in the sauce. There's no need to pre-cook it.
- Makes 4 reasonably sized portions (but I'd add a side salad or garlic bread or something if you're feeding really hungry people). Easily feeds more as a side.
- If you don't want to use white wine for whatever reason, try subbing chicken broth. If you have to keep it vegetarian, veggie broth will work too.
- This dish doesn't reheat very well (the sauce tends to separate). I suggest eating it fresh.
- Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Nutrition
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Quick, easy, & fabulous! We will definitely be putting this into our dinner rotation!
Excellent, thanks for your review 🙂
LOVED this!
Glad to hear it! 🙂
I added a little bit of crushed tomatoes to this and OMG it was so good. One of the best things I’ve ever made. Great recipe!!
Wonderful!!
My family loves this. I love that it’s so quick to make. With a newborn and a toddler I’m always looking for fast “homemade” meals and this one doesn’t disappoint. I can’t wait to explore your website for more meal ideas.
That’s so great!! I’m always happy to hear that my recipes help simplify dinner. 🙂
Delicious! I veganized it though. I used cashew cream instead of heavy whipping cream. Vegan butter instead of dairy. And a little nutritional yeast/salt for the parmesean taste. It turned out beautifully!
So glad to hear you were able to veganize it, Meg!
Love this recipe, tastes like gnocchi I had in Rome! Delicious, and so quick to make.
That’s wonderful! Thank you!
My husband and I absolutely love this! I make it all the time. We are having it tonight with grilled chicken and green beans. Yum!
That’s awesome! Sounds like a delish meal! 🙂
What can i do instead of using wine?
Try chicken or veg broth.
This was quick and easy!! I wasn’t in the mood for gnocchi so I subbed gluten free spinach and cheese ravioli and it was delicious! I will definitely make this again.
So glad it worked out, Melinda!
Do you have a recipe suggestion for sweet potato gnocchi? I love all the ones on your blog, but we have a stockpile of sweet potato ones and the flavor is a bit trickier to cook with!
I don’t have any on here, no. I live in Canada, and I actually have never come across sweet potato gnocchi here unfortunately. Not in any of the stores I frequent, anyway. Maybe something with butter and sage? That would be delicious!