5 from 3 votes
Gnocchi with Meat Sauce
This easy stove-top dinner brings together potato gnocchi with a hearty meat sauce for an easy dinner recipe that the whole family will love.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
403 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 1/2 cups onion diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 24 oz tomato sauce 3 8-oz cans, no salt added
- 14.5 oz diced tomato no salt added
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon basil dried
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 lb gnocchi
- Parmesan Cheese for serving, freshly grated
- basil for serving, shredded
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onion and garlic and cook until the beef is cooked through, breaking up the beef as it cooks.
- Add in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, sugar, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the gnocchi and cook until the gnocchi rises to the surface of the water. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Add the cooked gnocchi to the meat sauce and stir to combine. Serve topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese and shredded basil, if desired.
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Notes
- adapted from Taste of Home Home Style Cooking
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
403kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
895mg
(37%)
Potassium
792mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 403
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 403kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 895mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 792mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.