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Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

July 31, 2018 By Rachel 1 Comment

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Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella – When the kids are driving you nuts and you just want something tasty and comforting, this fresh summer pasta dish is just the ticket!

Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

We’re over halfway through the summer and the kids are starting to drive me crazy! What do I do when the kids are driving me nuts? I stress eat. And what better way to stress eat than with pasta?

Potato Gnocchi

How to Make Summer Gnocchi

Normally when I think of a comfort-food-type pasta dish I think of something in a creamy cheese sauce. With it being the middle of a hot summer, however, that just won’t do. Instead, I took a fresh take on pasta with this recipe for Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella.

Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

The gnocchi in this dish is chewy and comforting in it’s own right and the sausage is savory and satisfying. Paired with roasted tomatoes, fresh corn, and basil from my local farmer’s market, this recipe is the perfect balance of comfort and fresh! Also, did I mention the fresh mozzarella? When added to this meal it melts and becomes fantastically stretchy!

So grab a bowl and turn on an annoying kid’s show on Netflix. Dig in fork first, because you’ve got this. Only 4 more weeks until school starts!

Stretchy Fresh Mozzarella

Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
When the kids are driving you nuts and you just want something tasty and comforting, this fresh summer pasta dish is just the ticket!
Author: Rachel Hanawalt
Recipe type: Entrees
Cuisine: Italian-American
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp plus1 tsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 pint (10 oz) grape or cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 1 package ground mild Italian sausage*
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • ¼ C chopped sweet onion
  • 3 cobs of corn with the kernels removed (about 1 heaping Cup)
  • 1 17.5 oz package of potato gnocchi
  • ⅓ C coarsely chopped fresh basil
  • ½ C Fresh mozzarella balls (or mozzarella cut into bite-sized pieces)
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425º F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. On the baking sheet evenly spread out the tomatoes so that they are seed side up. Drizzle them with about 1 Tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
  2. Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil.
  3. While the tomatoes are roasting and the water is coming to a boil, cook the remainder of the ingredients in a skillet. Add 1 tsp of olive oil to the skillet and bring up to medium-high heat. Add the Italian sausage to the skillet and evenly spread out over the bottom of the skillet. Cook undisturbed for 3-4 minutes so as to brown the meat. Next break up the meat and cook for another 1-2 minutes until it’s cooked through. Scoop the cooked meat into a dish, cover, and set aside. Drain any excess fat from the pan, leaving the fonds behind.
  4. Reduce the heat to medium and add 1 Tbsp of butter to the skillet and melt. Once melted, add the onions and cook for 3 minutes. Once the onions are softened add the corn and cook for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. By this point the pot of water should be boiling. Add the gnocchi to the pot and boil for 2 minutes or according to package directions.
  6. Increase the skillet heat to high. Add the cooked and drained gnocchi. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the sausage back into the pan and cook for 1 more minute and then remove from the heat.
  7. By this time the tomatoes should be done roasting, so remove them from the oven. Gently fold the tomatoes in with the gnocchi. Garnish with ½ C coarsely chopped fresh basil and ½ C fresh mozzarella balls. Serve immediately.
Notes
*If you can’t find ground sausage without the casings, you can just squeeze your meat out of the casings, form it into a large patty, and then cook it.
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Summer Gnocchi and Sausage with Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

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Filed Under: Basil, Corn, Easy, Entrees, Italian, Meal Types, Meat, Eggs, and Dairy, Pasta, Pork, Recipes, Seasons, Specific Audiences, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetables Tagged With: Basil, Corn, fresh mozzarella, gnocchi, grape tomatoes, Italian American, pasta, pork sausage, skillet meal, Summer

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    June 22, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    Do you think it would be tasty still if I subbed the corn for zucchini? I don’t have any corn and need to use up some zuc!

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