creamy parmesan garlic gnocchi
NOTE: Many people haven’t been able to find Progresso Recipe Starters to use in the recipe. See this post for an UPDATED version of this recipe with a homemade sauce!
It’s a small travesty that I hadn’t caught onto the one-pan/one-pot phenomenon sooner. But now that I have, it’s pretty obvious I’m in love with it. But how can you not be, when it’s a) less clean-up #WIN, b) quick and easy #DOUBLEWIN and c) made with a small number of ingredients #SOMUCHWINIT’SRIDICULOUS?
And that is the last time I will speak in hashtag. #Promise.
This one-pan creamy Parmesan garlic gnocchi is one such meal that isn’t leaving our regular dinner menu rotation any time soon — not only because it covers all of the aforementioned perks of the one-pan/one-pot meal, but also because it’s so incredibly delicious. (I want to add something here in hashtag SO BAD right now but I will spare you).
Have you had a chance to try out Progresso‘s Recipe Starter pouches yet? If not, get thee to the grocery store and pick some up! They come in a variety of flavors, each of them a major boon to your favorite classic recipes or new ones, too. This recipe uses the creamy roasted garlic starter and it just makes the dish. And apart from that sauce, this meal is made with white beans, kale, Parmesan cheese and gnocchi. AND THAT’S IT. Gotta love when that happens.
I will say that if you want to add chopped rotisserie chicken or ham or cooked shrimp (or bacon?? yesssssss) to the dish, I am in full support, as we have done that from time to time when making it. But we’ve also made it sans meat and it’s just as filling, satisfying and yummy that way. Just let your heart — er, belly — decide.
Extra sprinkles of Parmesan cheese are also encouraged. I don’t even feel like I need to explain why.
With the amount of times we’ve made this dish, I think I’ve made up for lost time on the whole one-pan/one-pot thing. But I’ll be making this again tonight just to be sure.
One Pan Creamy Parmesan Garlic Gnocchi with White Beans and Kale
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (9 oz) Progresso Recipe Starters creamy roasted garlic cooking sauce
- 1 lb uncooked gnocchi
- 1 can (15.5 oz) Northern white beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 cups chopped fresh kale
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet or saucepan, bring cooking sauce, 2 cups water, 1 tablespoon butter and salt and pepper to taste to a boil.
- Add gnocchi; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until gnocchi is cooked through.
- Add white beans and kale; stir, uncovered, until kale is just wilted.
- Remove from heat; stir in grated Parmesan cheese. Add more salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.
Disclosure: I received compensation from Progresso for recipe development purposes. All opinions are my own.
This looks amazing! Gnocchi and a one pot meal – perfect! BTW – hashtag away 😉
Creamy is right! This looks awesome!! Definitely need to add this to a weeknight meal!
I love everything about this soup! This needs to happen in my kitchen soon! Pinned!
Wow this looks so goood…. I might be in warmer weather however I would go through the heat for a taste.
I soooo need to get on the one-pot train! Love this easy dinner idea…gnocchi is the way to my heart!
I am loving the looks of this. SO creamy! 🙂
I was late to the one-pot crazy too, better late than never though, right?! This looks SO good Stepanie! I’ve been on a gnocchi and kale kick lately, so this fits right into my diet. 🙂 I’m thinking it would even be perfect as a soup if I added a little bit of chicken stock!
It’s been such a long time since I have had gnocchi. I must fix this.
#LOVELOVELOVE
xo
This looks awesome. I never make gnocchi anything at home, but it’s so easy and so, so good.
Super idea on how to take a short cut and make a fast, healthy dinner. Those beans look divine! Welcome to the one-pan train!
#Sogood! Adding bacon is always a great idea, but I probably inhale a big bowl of this as is 😉
I want this whole pot to myself. I’m not sharing.
I was prepared to scroll down and be totally overwhelmed by the ingredients list…such a pleasant surprise to see how easy this is!!! Need to try it, that sauce sounds majorly delicious. Pinned!
I want a bowl RIGHT NOW! So creamy and delish! Pinned!
I love gnocchi, this has comfort written all over it!
YUM! This looks like the perfect winter meal to curl up by the fire place and eat 🙂
Yesssss! The kale and beans totally counteract all the extra cheese I am going to smother this with!
this just screams warm & comforting! wanna hear a secret? I haven’t had gnocchi in over two years…I know. The last time I had it, it was practically mush and I was ruined, but lately Ive been feeling the need to get back on board with it, and this looks like just the thing! love!
Seriously, please remind me not to come by your blog when I am hungry. I think I just drooled on my keyboard! This is so yummy looking. Love kale and white beans and gnocchi, so this is perfect in my opinion.
This looked totally awesome, until I saw that it came from a can (pouch.) 🙁 Bummer. I try to avoid prepackaged stuff, just too many additives and chemicals. Ah well.
I agree…but tried it anyway…and it was pretty good. Trying to figure out how to duplicate the pouch sauce using fresh ingredients. Then it would definitely be part of my evening dinner rotation! So quick and easy (mostly because of the pouch, though!). 🙁
Congrats on being blogger of the week on popsugar! I really wish I had a bowl of this right now…
The one-pot meal is such a lifesaver on busy days!! This creamy gnocchi looks amazing… so flavourful and nutritious with all of those beans and kale! I don’t really use recipe bases but I like the idea of this one that you sampled. Perfect for nights when you want something tasty but don’t have the energy to make a sauce from scratch 🙂 Lovely as always Steph! xxx
That looks incredible! Somehow I’m just ready to zoom right into lunch hour. HUNGRY!
Pinned.
Enjoy the first fabulous fall weekend!
Hello, comfort food! I want to eat it all!
This sounds amazing! I usually steer clear of “premade” package-y kinds of things, but I checked out their web site and the ingredients don’t sound so bad! I might have to make an exception and try this stuff out. 🙂 great recipe, Steph!
One pot meals are the best! Especially ones that involve gnocchi and cheese!
Wow that dish looks just perfect–comforting and creamy deliciousness.
I would be happy if 90% of my meals started with creamy roasted garlic. Just sayin.
Can’t beat one pot meals especially when they look this incredible! I just want to dive right in to this creamy pot of deliciousness head first! Amazing!
Oh this looks so comforting. #Love.
I didn’t realize this was a “soup”…and I don’t like to use these pre-packaged sauces, etc…but this was pretty good. (Trying to think of a way to duplicate that sauce using fresh ingredients?) I switched it to spinach because I just can’t get on the kale bandwagon. I think next time I would cook the gnocchi first and, while it’s draining, make the rest…add the gnocchi…and enjoy the thicker sauce. All in all a very quick and delicious meal.
So it sort of destroys the one-pot thing you have going on, but I just made some Parmesan gnocchi that would be RIDICULOUS here. And by ridiculous I mean amazing, of course.
http://www.fchem101.com/2014/09/parmesan-gnocchi-with-shaved-carrots-and-basil/
Yum! I love the combination of kale and white beans and parmesan. Looks like a heart (and easy!) fall meal for a busy weeknight!
I am slow on the uptake too. I haven’t tried a one-pot dish yet. Still collecting recipes and considering my options. 🙂 This looks like a good one.
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This looks amazing! We can’t find those Progresso packs here in Europe but I’m keen to try to replicate the recipe!
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So I just bought everything to make this recipe but they didn’t have the Progresso Recipe Starter. So I went to another market, that proceeded to tell me they used to have it but now they don’t. I thought “third times a charm” and drove to one last grocery store. Only to be disappointed (and a little pissed off) again. I think they have been discontinued. Do you think you could dissect the Starter into ingredients we could make at home? I really, REALLY want to try this!!! Thanks
Janelle — Oh, no! I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize it was discontinued. I’ll definitely do some investigating and might have to recreate this recipe without the starter. For now, I think cream of mushroom soup and a little added minced garlic should be a fine substitute.
Looks great but I can’t find progresso starters anywhere.
Dawn — I know; I’ve heard that from several people. In the meantime, I think a cream-based soup (cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, etc.) would work, but I’m working on getting an updated recipe here soon!
Hi-
What brand of gnocchi did you use? Fresh or frozen?
Thank you!
Jenny — I usually use the kind that you can buy on the shelf in the pasta section!
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