42 Classic & Creative Gnocchi Recipes That Get Dinner On The Table Fast

If making homemade pasta seems like too much of a process, then gnocchi is the easy pasta to try making yourself. This rustic, dumpling-like pasta is much easier to make and shape by hand than ravioli, and once made, you can use it with countless recipes and sauces.

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This vibrant and creamy green goddess gnocchi is a delightfully quick 20-minute dinner perfect for spring. It’s brimming with seasonal veggies and packed full of herbs, including fresh basil, tarragon, chives, and dill. And of course, you’ll get pillowy soft gnocchi in every bite.

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Featuring crispy potato gnocchi, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh mozzarella, and salami, it’s a medley of everything you love about antipasto layered around pan-seared gnocchi that's crispy on the outside and slightly chewy beneath. 😍

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Inspired by delicious and oh-so-summery succotash, this colorful dinner is extra hearty and full of fresh flavors. Though this rendition doesn't include beans, we think the chewy boiled gnocchi are the perfect stand-ins.

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We’re no strangers to a one-pan dinner. On busy weeknights when we can’t be bothered to clean up a sink full of dishes, we love turning to our trusty skillets to build a meal from start to finish. Brimming with flavor and texture for days, this dish is a winner.

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This is one of our favorite ways to prepare gnocchi. Roasting gives the pasta a slightly browned exterior while still maintaining a pillowy, chewy interior. To accompany the gnocchi, we are utilizing the flavors of a Caprese salad without relying on the seasonality of tomatoes. Enter beautiful and perfectly sweet bell peppers.

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Tteokbokki is a Korean street food dish consisting of chewy rice cakes and a funky, spicy-sweet gochujang sauce. While delicious and traditional, the glutinous rice cakes are unfortunately less accessible to those of us without a Korean market around the corner. Luckily, store-bought gnocchi make for a great substitute!

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For this gnocchi dish, we use pumpkin puree to build a marinara-esque sauce that coats the pasta beautifully. Pumpkin pairs wonderfully with sage and sausage, so they were natural additions to the gnocchi and sauce too (but feel free to swap in protein alternatives or skip altogether!).

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There’s nothing more comforting than a creamy pasta dish, and this one-pan meal couldn’t be easier to make. It's the perfect segue from summer into fall, as it's warm and comforting, but still simple and fresh. Served with a simple Caesar salad, it becomes the perfect meal.

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No fear if you don’t have a large skillet. Just split the mushrooms and gnocchi into batches so they have plenty of space to cook. This IS great on its own as a main, but it also makes for a winning, hearty sidekick to roasted chicken or rosemary pork chops.

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We combined everything we love about our favorite spinach & artichoke dip with quick-cooking gnocchi, turning it into an easy meatless dinner that’s loaded with flavor. It’s easy enough for when you’re just craving comfort food (just one pan!), but fancy enough to serve to guests too.

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What isn’t pesto good in? It’s a sauce that turns any dish into kitchen gold, especially this totally comforting and delicious gnocchi and chicken bake. For the perfect bright touch, stir a dollop into the tomato mixture to coat everything, then dollop the top with more right out of the oven for a fresh finish.

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These carrot gnocchi are, by their soft, tender, and pillowy nature, very rustic—one might even call them ugly. But worry not: once you sauté them in butter, herbs, and pistachios, they will look every bit as delicious as they smell. You can also use them as you would store-bought gnocchi, like in any of the recipes here.

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We can’t get enough of Tuscan butter, and it’s no wonder that every dish we add it to becomes one of our most-popular recipes. For this one, we decided to skip the protein and turn this creamy tomato-and-basil sauce into a pasta dinner by adding one of our favorite power ingredients: gnocchi.

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For this recipe, we’re doubling down on the comfort by giving meatballs and gnocchi the Tuscan treatment, all in one dish. What makes this even better? It all comes together in the slow cooker.

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Forget bread and croutons, we've found an even more delicious way to enjoy French onion soup—by adding gnocchi! Marrying the French classic with the convenience of store-bought gnocchi means you can have the most comforting dinner on the table in just under an hour.

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This baked pasta recipe doesn't require any pre-boiling of your gnocchi—simply make your cream sauce, pour it over the gnocchi, and bake!

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Just like with pasta, sometimes it's simplest preparations of gnocchi really hit the spot—think cacio e pepe or spaghetti with garlic and oil. This dish hits the mark somewhere in between the two, and is ultra-comforting.

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Let the good times roll because tonight’s dinner will take transport you to Louisiana after just one bite of this chicken and pasta skillet. It brings all the flavors we associate with New Orleans, without you ever having to leave your kitchen.

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Caprese is one of those timeless flavor combos that we can’t get enough of. Turns out, juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella cheese, and sweet, earthy basil (plus some gnocchi and crispy croutons, because why not?) also happen to make a great match for a warm and satisfying soup. Gno’ kidding, this soup is wildly good.

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