This Italian Sausage and Gnocchi Sheet Pan Dinner checks all the boxes! One pan ✅ Less than 30 minutes ✅ No chopping ✅ Yummy ✅

Italian sausage and Gnocchi on a sheet pan being scooped up with a spoon

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: about 20 minutes

Ingredients:

dry gnocchi (found in the pasta aisle)
grape tomatoes
olive oil
salt
pepper
garlic powder
Italian Sausage (Mild or Hot-I used chicken sausage)
shredded cheese such as mozzarella, parmesan or both

sausage, gnocchi, a bowl of tomatoes, a bowl of cheese, a bowl of oil and a bowl of seasoning on a counter

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step-by-Step Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 425º F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Add tomatoes and gnocchi to the pan and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder then toss to evenly coat. Make sure gnocchi pieces are broken apart and spread evenly across the pan.

two hands mixing tomatoes and gnocchi with olive oil and seasoning

Step 2: Nestle the sausage links in between the tomatoes and gnocchi. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip the sausages and stir the gnocchi and tomatoes. Return to the oven a cook for 10 more minutes or until sausage is throughly cooked (165º F when taken with a meat thermometer).

italian sauste on a sheet pan with tomatoes and gnocchi

Step 3: Slice sausage into bite sized pieces and return to the pan. Sprinkle with desired cheese and return to the oven for a couple of minutes until melted. Serve immediately and enjoy this quick and easy dinner!

a hand sprinkling cheese over cooked and sliced sausage and gnocchi

Italian sausage and gnocchi sheet pan dinner with melted cheese

Tips:

Add a little extra oil if using chicken or turkey sausage.

Italian Sausage and Gnocchi Sheet Pan Dinner

This Italian Sausage and Gnocchi Sheet Pan Dinner checks all the boxes! One pan ✅ Less than 30 minutes ✅ No chopping ✅ Yummy ✅

Beth

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 22

Total Time 25

Servings

Ingredients

16 oz dry gnocchi (found in the pasta aisle)
1 pint grape tomatoes
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
5 links Italian Sausage (Mild or Hot – I used chicken sausage)
¼ cup shredded cheese such as mozzarella (parmesan or both)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425º F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Add tomatoes and gnocchi to the pan and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder then toss to evenly coat. Make sure gnocchi pieces are broken apart and spread evenly across the pan.
Nestle the sausage links in between the tomatoes and gnocchi. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip the sausages and stir the gnocchi and tomatoes. Return to the oven a cook for 10 more minutes or until sausage is throughly cooked (165º F when taken with a meat thermometer).
Slice sausage into bite sized pieces and return to the pan. Sprinkle with desired cheese and return to the oven for a couple of minutes until melted. Serve and enjoy this quick and easy dinner!