Not your usual Meat & Potato Skillet (sausage & potato gnocchi)

This unusual meat and potato dinner was inspired by one of the Skillet Dinners that Chef Alli demonstrated at the Shop Kansas Farms Expo in Lyons earlier this month. She had a recipe, but my idea of a skillet dinner is more "off the cuff" and based on what I have on hand.

Not your usual Meat & Potato Skillet

Here what I had on hand (adjust amounts to the size of the skillet and the number of people you’re serving)

Olive oil & Butter

Potato gnocchi 

Ground pork sausage

Onions & Garlic

Mushrooms

Italian seasoning 

Tomato sauce

Salt & pepper to taste 

Mozzarella cheese

1. Heat skillet on medium heat and drizzle in olive oil and a little butter.
2. Add a layer of potato gnocchi to hot skillet. Allow them to lightly brown without stirring; turn and brown on the other side. Remove and set asie. 
   
3. Drizzle skillet with a little more olive oil if needed. Add sausage and use a potato masher to bread up. After a few minutes add chopped onions and minced garlic + sliced mushrooms Cook until vegetables are tender and sausage is cooked through and lightly browned.
   
4. Re-add gnocchi, enough tomato sauce to bind together ingredients and gently mix all the ingredients together. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. 
5. Add a lid and let mixture simmer on low for 5 to 10 minutes, adding more tomato sauce if needed.
6. Right before serving, add a layer of grated Mozzarella cheese to the top and let it melt. 
   

Recipe without photos  . . .   Not your usual Meat & Potato Skillet

Here what I had on hand (adjust amounts to the size of the skillet and the number of people you’re serving)

Olive oil & Butter

Potato gnocchi 

Ground pork sausage

Onions & Garlic

Mushrooms

Italian seasoning 

Tomato sauce

Salt & pepper to taste 

Mozzarella cheese

1. Heat skillet on medium heat and drizzle in olive oil and a little butter.
2. Add a layer of potato gnocchi to hot skillet. Allow them to lightly brown without stirring; turn and brown on the other side. Remove and set asie. 
3. Drizzle skillet with a little more olive oil if needed. Add sausage and use a potato masher to bread up. After a few minutes add chopped onions and minced garlic + sliced mushrooms Cook until vegetables are tender and sausage is cooked through and lightly browned.
4. Re-add gnocchi, enough tomato sauce to bind together ingredients and gently mix all the ingredients together. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. 
5. Add a lid and let mixture simmer on low for 5 to 10 minutes, adding more tomato sauce if needed.
6. Right before serving, add a layer of grated Mozzarella cheese to the top and let it melt.