This Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Italian Sausage Broccoli Rabe Onions and Peppers is perfect for those busy weeknights. It’s low on effort and high on flavor!
Say hello to one of the easiest peasiest meals to come out of your kitchen for 2021 folks!
This Sheet Pan Italian Sauage Gnocchi with Broccoli Rabe Onions and Peppers is a total winner. I mean, can you really beat a sheet pan meal? I think not.
And add gnocchi to anything and count me in. It’s one of my favorites!
Don’t get me wrong, I always enjoy gnocchi dishes with the usual cream sauces, but this one is just as tasty, if not tastier in my opinion, with all the veggies and some crumbled Italian sauage sans sauce, just tossed in olive oil. Plus, I feel less guilty when I eat it.
One of my goals this year was to add a few more sheet pan meals to the menu here at the BHK. A few of you mentioned you’d be interested, so I knew I’d need to share this one ASAP.
I planned on adding the yellow peppers, onions and diced tomatoes to this one and then my college roommate mentioned adding some broccoli rabe, which was a great idea! Thanks Lore! Gotta get in those healthy leafy greens.
Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Italian Sausage Gnocchi Broccoli Rabe Onions and Peppers Ingredients
• potato gnocchi
• Italian sausage
• yellow peppers
• onion
• broccoli rabe
• diced fire roasted tomatoes
• garlic
• olive oil
• Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, kosher salt and pepper
• parmesan cheese, for serving
The Italian sasuage and gnocchi make it nice and hearty. I added sweet sausage, but you can also add hot Italian sausage, or maybe even half and half.
If you’ve never made a sheet pan meal with gnocchi, the gnocchi cooks up right on the sheet pan. No boiling ahead of time. Easy, right?
Just chop all your veggies, toss everything with olive oil, pour it all on your large sheet pan and top with the raw crumbled sausage. It bakes up perfectly on the sheet pan and it’ll only take about 20 minutes, then 1-2 minutes on broil to crisp everything up. I like to serve mine with some grated Parmesan cheese.
I know. You’re welcome! You’re going to love how delicious and ridiculously easy this sheet pan meal is guys! Enjoy!
A few other sheet pan meals we love here at the BHK are my Berry Buttermilk Sheet Pan Pancakes and my Sweet n’ Spicy Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner.
A Few Cook’s Notes for Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Italian Sausage Broccoli Rabe Onions and Peppers Recipe:
As I mentioned above, you can use hot Italian sausage, sweet or a mix of both for this meal.
You can also use frozen, fresh or shelf-stable gnocchi. I used shelf-stable potato gnocchi by Delallo. This is not a sponsored post. This is just what I enjoy.
Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Italian Sausage Broccoli Rabe Onions and Peppers
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- 3 cups broccoli rabe, chopped, with tough ends trimmed
- 2 cups yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 14.5-oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 16-oz. package potato gnocchi
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- To a large bowl, add broccoli rabe, yellow pepper, onion, diced tomatoes, gnocchi, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and olive oil. Toss until everything is well coated. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Crumble the sausage and place evenly in clumps on top of vegetable/gnocchi mixture. Bake until the sausage is cooked though, about 20 minutes, then turn the oven onto broil and broil for 1-2 minutes, until the top crisps up. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
That’s a sheet pan of deliciousness! Love all the colours and textures and I’m with you, I love gnocchi with anything and everything :)
Yes it is Jennifer! We love it at our house. Hope you have a chance to give the recipe a try!
This is it! I have made this meal probably close to 10 times since I found the recipe 6 months ago. The only thing that I do different is I buy fresg broccoli florets, And because we prefer our broccoli a little more tender I will steam them on the stove for just a couple minutes. Enough to start seeing the color darken and they become a little less stiff. I also slice my garlic rather than mincing it… So I have bigger pieces to actually eat rather than. “flavoring” the food. We LOVE this meal!
Thank you so much Maryanne! 💕
You’re so welcome Nicole! I’m
so happy you enjoy it. Happy New Year and thanks so much for following!!
This is a show stopper of a dish, Mary Ann. What a way to kick off the year! So tasty and love that it’s easy enough for a weeknight.
This looks SO delicious and flavorful! We would gobble this down Mary Ann! Can’t go wrong with gnocchi and sausage :)
What a great looking meal! I love how easily this all comes together and you’ve got a perfect mix of flavors. I can’t wait to give this a try!
I made this over the weekend. This is amazing. My family loved it. I didn’t have Broccoli rabe but used large leaf kale instead as well as some yellow squash and zucchini. What a hit. Thanks so much.
So happy you all enjoyed it Kelly! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment and for following!
Super easy and beyond delicious. Will definitely make again!
So happy you enjoyed it Beth! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment!
Nothing like a tasty sheet pan meal, Mary Ann! Love them so much, and this one looks extra-tasty! All of these flavors together sound so deliciious!
I agree Laura! Makes getting dinner on the table super easy!
Made this tonight. SUPER GOOD! I love your recipes.
Yay!! So happy you tried the recipe and enjoyed it Michelle! We LOVE this one too!
Made this last night and really enjoyed it! I used the gluten free Delallo gnocchi, replaced the broccoli rabe with kale, threw on some thin slices of fennel since I had some and chopped up some sun dried tomatoes because I didn’t have canned. I also topped it with a touch of balsamic glaze for a little sweetness. It was so good and super easy!
So happy you gave it a try! I love your additions!
My fiancé and I made this last Sunday. It was so phenomenal that the whole family requested it again this Sunday. The fact that two diabetic live here, and both loved it, was a game changer. Please try this recipe. Healthy and very tasteful.
Yay! Thanks so much for trying the recipe Genna! Glad you all enjoyed it!
Do you precook the gnocchi?
No you don’t Kelly. Enjoy!
No need to precook the gnocchi! It gets cooked on the pan with the juices from the tomatoes, onions, and yellow peppers, 10/10 do recommend.
I really loved this easy weeknight dinner! I was wondering if you had tried it with anything other than broccoli rabe? It tends to be a seasonal vegetable that is only available for a short time where I live and I’d love any suggestions you’ve tried.
So happy you enjoyed it. You can use regular broccoli or just add extra peppers and onions in its place.