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Easy Baked Gnocchi Recipe

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By: MadelinePosted: 12/01/2021Updated: 11/29/2021

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Make this Easy Baked Gnocchi Recipe in one pan. Combine ground turkey, marinara sauce, veggies and cheese with pasta to make a healthy skillet gnocchi.

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Make this Gnocchi bake for An easy weeknight Dinner

We all love an easy but healthy weeknight dinner, right? This easy baked gnocchi recipe was created after a craving for a pasta bake, but I only had gnocchi on hand!

The recipe calls for ground turkey, but you can sub that for any ground meat you’d like. You can also hide lots of vegetables in this dish to amp up it’s nutrient density! I use onions and spinach, but you could add in some bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant – you name it!

The soft gnocchi is tossed with spinach, seasoned ground turkey, and marinara and then baked with gooey mozzarella cheese.

Three quarter view of skillet gnocchi

Kitchen Tools

  • Measuring spoons and measuring cups
  • Liquid measuring cup
  • Large oven safe skillet
  • Cooking utensil like a wooden spoon or spatula

What is Gnocchi?

Traditionally, this little Italian dumpling is made from potatoes and wheat. Though it is not technically pasta, it is often treated similarly in dishes.

They can be found in many forms: shelf stable, frozen, or fresh! It has become quite popular to find gnocchi with various different kinds of vegetables included – like cauliflower, sweet potato, or kale. The traditional kind will always be my favorite.

Above view of ingredients for gnocchi bake

Baked Gnocchi Recipe Ingredients

  • Yellow onion
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Dried basil
  • Dried oregano
  • Ground turkey
  • Fresh spinach
  • Gnocchi
  • Marinara sauce
  • Shredded mozzarella cheese

Ingredient Substitutions for skillet gnocchi

This baked gnocchi recipe is actually quite versatile. You can add any vegetables you’d like to make it more nutrient dense. With a few substitutions it can fit many different dietary requirements!

You can use cauliflower gnocchi in place of wheat based gnocchi to make this gluten free (just make sure your cauliflower gnocchi is in fact gluten free!). You can use a dairy free mozzarella to make this dairy free, and if you’re vegan you can also replace the ground meat with a meat substitution and make it vegan!

Above view fo easy baked gnocchi recipe with a serving scooped out

How to make this Baked Gnocchi Recipe

Step 1: prepare Ingredients

Dice the yellow onion and set aside. Measure out the spices and herbs.

Step 2: Prepare on the stovetop

Heat a large oven safe skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and onions and saute until soft and fragrant.

Place the turkey in the skillet and break it up as it browns. Add in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, dried oregano, and dried basil.

Saute the spinach until wilted.

Step 3: Bake the dish

Turn off the stove top and add in the gnocchi and marinara sauce to the skillet. Stir to combine. Cover the top with mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the oven.

Step 4: Serve

Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, and serve with fresh basil.

Three quarter view of gnocchi bake with basil on top

Storage and reheating

Once fully cooled, store this gnocchi bake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes, until warmed through.

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You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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Recipe

Easy Baked Gnocchi Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 11 reviews

Make a healthy gnocchi bake in one pan with simple ingredients

Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 5 minutesCook: 45 minutesTotal: 50 minutes
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Servings: 8 servings 1x

Ingredients

  • 1/2 a yellow onion diced
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 3 large handfuls spinach
  • 1 lb gnocchi
  • 28oz marinara sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Heat a large oven safe skillet over medium heat. Add the oil and onions to the skillet and saute until soft and fragrant – about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add the ground turkey to the skillet and break up into crumbles as it browns. After 3 minutes of browning the ground turkey, pour the salt, pepper, garlic powder, dried oregano and dried basil into the skillet.
  3. Place the spinach in the skillet and toss to combine with the turkey and onions. Saute until wilted.
  4. Turn off the heat and pour the gnocchi and marinara sauce in the skillet.Toss to combine all of the ingredients and then cover the top with the shredded mozzarella.
  5. Place the skillet in oven to bake at 350F for 28-30 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, and serve with fresh basil.
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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  1. Chelsea H says

    Posted on 12/1 at 11:31 pm

    Hi, this recipe looks delicious. Wondering what you would suggest if I wanted to double the batch and then bake in the oven? What size dish would you use and should I still cook at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes? Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 12/2 at 9:32 am

      Hi! I would use a 9×13 casserole pan. I would cover with foil and cook for 30 minutes then remove the foil and allow the cheese to brown.

      Reply
  2. Kelly says

    Posted on 12/6 at 1:04 pm

    YUM! definitely gonna make this!

    Reply
  3. Erica says

    Posted on 12/11 at 6:58 pm

    Made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious! I used kale instead of spinach and chicken instead of turkey because that’s what I had on hand. Everyone went up for seconds!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Jessica Maxey says

    Posted on 1/6 at 3:37 pm

    I made this with Cauliflower Gnocchi and it was so easy and so delicious! Great simple weeknight meal!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/7 at 5:46 pm

      thanks Jessica!

      Reply
  5. Bonnie says

    Posted on 1/11 at 3:56 pm

    SO GOOD! SO EASY! Putting this into my pasta rotation. Absolutely loved it!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Sandra says

    Posted on 1/15 at 4:15 pm

    I always wanted to try making gnocchi at home but had been too nervous to try…this recipe seemed simple and I had most of the ingredients already ok hand so I decided to give it a try.

    Your recipe was was so simple and tasty that I’ve made twice now within 2 weeks. My family loves it. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/17 at 6:16 pm

      so glad it went well Sandra! love that you finally got to make them. thanks!

      Reply
    • Ashley says

      Posted on 2/25 at 5:54 pm

      I just made this. I haven’t even finished the bowl and I’m here to say this took almost no effort on my part and it tastes PHENOMENAL!! I used rotisserie chicken, mini gnocchi, and forgot to add all the greens I wanted – but it’s so delicious regardless. I’ll probably saute some greens and add to reheated portions.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Madeline says

        Posted on 3/1 at 9:56 am

        YAY! love that you made if your own. I NEED to get my hands on some mini gnocchi

        Reply
  7. Carolyn R. says

    Posted on 1/30 at 6:11 pm

    So delicious and easy…love that there aren’t multiple pans/dishes to clean afterwards!! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/31 at 9:49 am

      yay!! thank you!!

      Reply
  8. Anna says

    Posted on 3/7 at 6:22 pm

    Hi! Do you cook the gnocchi first or just throw it in with the sauce and cook in oven?

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 3/8 at 3:19 pm

      just mix it in!! it will cook through

      Reply
  9. Sarah H says

    Posted on 3/9 at 6:49 pm

    This looks delicious, but I don’t care for gnocchi. I have two questions. Would substituting a different pasta shape still work? And is that sodium nutritional information accurate? It seems incredibly high for this dish. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 3/11 at 9:58 am

      yes you could use any noodle shape, but you need to cook it ahead of time becuase it wont cook quickly like the gnocchi. I use a nutrition calculator and I don’t have control over every aspect (like I have to pick generic brand sauce, cheese etc.) If sodium is a concern I would just check the levels in the sauce and cheese taht you are using and then possible reduce any added salt

      Reply
  10. Sam says

    Posted on 10/19 at 10:42 pm

    I rarely go out of my way to leave a review on a recipe but this had my family raving! Such an easy and delicious recipe that can be dressed up or dressed down depending on how much effort you want to put in. Delicious any way you do it!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 10/20 at 1:40 pm

      yay thanks so much for the review Sam! means a lot!

      Reply
  11. Diana says

    Posted on 12/4 at 6:21 pm

    Delicious, easy and fast

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 12/5 at 8:35 am

      Thanks, Diana!

      Reply
  12. Natalie says

    Posted on 2/24 at 9:04 pm

    This was great!!! I LOVE one pan dinners and this tops the list for a fast, hot meal when you need to throw something together quick. I made mine even easier (I was in a hurry) I used 1 lb Italian sausage (has all the herbs already in it) and omitted the onion since my littles won’t eat anything with onions in it. I have a large family so I used 24oz of gnocchi, 24oz jar of Rao’s marinara, plus one can of tomato sauce and it all for into my Le Creuset pan perfectly. Cooked mine appropriately 35 minutes 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 2/25 at 9:50 am

      Great to hear! Thanks, Natalie!

      Reply
  13. Nikole DiVito says

    Posted on 3/1 at 6:00 pm

    Made this tonight. Swapped out Turkey for beef because that’s what I had and added a dash of red pepper flake… BUT THIS IS OUTRAGEOUSLY DELICIOUS! For sure will be in the rotation!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 3/1 at 10:10 pm

      Wow!! Thanks, Nikole! Great compliment.

      Reply
  14. Julie T says

    Posted on 3/19 at 8:10 pm

    This was absolutely delicious! I could have eaten the whole casserole by myself,but I had to share 😁

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 3/20 at 6:57 am

      LOVE IT! Thanks, Julie!

      Reply

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