We’re VERY into pasta, and most of the time, we reach for whatever pasta shape we’ve got handy (or will look the best on the plate 😉). Penne, spaghetti, farfalle… we love them all. One of the most versatile? Gotta be gnocchi. The pillowy, potato-based alt-pasta picks up sauces and flavors like a pro, serving sophistication while cooking in half the time. Wins all around in our book. Whether you’re looking for an impressive romantic dinner, or a comfort food meal that everyone in your family will love, we’ve got a recipe for you. Check out our 30 gnocchi recipes for ideas—we “gno” you’re gonna love ‘em!
If you’re unfamiliar, gnocchi are technically more of a dumpling than they are traditional pasta. They usually consist of potatoes, flour, and eggs, rolled into a dough that’s cut into little bite-size pieces, and then boiled. And did we mention they only take a few minutes to cook, and have their own internal cooking timer? Yep, cooked gnocchi will rise to the top of a pot of boiling water when they’re done, so you’ll always know when they’re ready. The result are pillowy soft clouds of pasta that can go with almost anything. Try them in a simple dish like our cacio e pepe potato gnocchi or our corn and tomato gnocchi foil packs; a comforting weeknight dinner-friendly dish, like our one-pan cheesy sausage gnocchi or our sheet-pan burrata caprese gnocchi; or in something a little more unique, like our tteokbokki-inspired gnocchi or our succotash-inspired gnocchi. Try swapping them in for the noodles in any of your favorite weeknight pasta dinners to change up your routine—you might just invent a new family favorite.
Speaking of changing things up: if you’re already a gnocchi master and want to try something a little different, you can use ingredients other than potato to make your gnocchi. Cauliflower gnocchi has taken the low-carb world by storm, and now you can make your own at home (sorry Trader Joe’s). You can also replace the potato with other veggies, like in our carrot gnocchi or sweet potato gnocchi. We haven’t tried it, but we bet there’s success to be had with other root veggies too!
One-Pan Creamy Chicken & Gnocchi
When everything cooks together, everyone wins. The chicken finishes cooking in the sauce, making it the easiest comfort meal ever. It's what weeknight dinner dreams are made of!
Tuscan Butter Gnocchi
Tuscan butter is perfect on everything. Literally. We love it on shrimp, salmon, chicken, and now, gnocchi.
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Cacio e Pepe Potato Gnocchi
Homemade potato gnocchi is surprisingly easy to make and the dough is a dream to work with. Unlike pasta, there's no resting or labored rolling involved. It's as simple as roasting a few potatoes and mixing everything together.
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Four-Cheese Gnocchi Bake
This baked pasta recipe doesn't require any pre-boiling of your gnocchi—simply make your cream sauce, pour it over the gnocchi, and bake!
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Sheet-Pan Burrata Caprese Gnocchi
This is one of our favorite ways to prepare gnocchi. Roasting gives the pasta a slightly browned exterior while still maintaining a pillowy, chewy interior. To accompany the gnocchi, we are utilizing the flavors of a caprese salad without relying on the seasonality of tomatoes. Enter beautiful and perfectly sweet bell peppers.
Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Corn and Tomato Gnocchi Foil Packs
The foil packets trap in steam from the wine and juices from the tomato and corn as everything grills, which in turn cooks the gnocchi to perfectly tender while infusing the pasta with all the flavors of the dish. Bonus: Some of the meal browns a bit on the bottom right before it finishes cooking, adding extra flavor.
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Tteokbokki-Style Gnocchi
Tteokbokki is a Korean street food dish consisting of chewy rice cakes and a funky, spicy-sweet gochujang sauce. While delicious and traditional, the glutinous rice cakes are unfortunately less accessible to those of us without a Korean market around the corner. Luckily, store-bought gnocchi make for a great substitute!
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One-Pan Cheesy Sausage Gnocchi
This easy dinner harnesses the power of seasoned sausage, jarred marinara, and fresh potato gnocchi to make a super-flavorful dish with minimal prep and active cooking time. Perfect for a lazy night when you're craving the 3 C’s: comfort, carbs, and CHEESE.
Succotash-Inspired Gnocchi
Inspired by delicious and oh-so-summery succotash, this colorful dinner is extra hearty and full of fresh flavors. Though this rendition doesn't include beans, we think the chewy boiled gnocchi are the perfect stand-ins.
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Tomato Gnocchi Kebabs
Sure gnocchi is amazing served in a bowl with a sauce, but have you ever had nicely browned gnocchi taken straight off the grill? We’re here to tell you that the crispy-chewy texture is something that you've GOT to try this summer.
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Carrot Gnocchi
These are, by their soft, tender, and pillowy nature, very rustic—one might even call them ugly. But worry not: once you sauté them in butter, herbs, and pistachios, they will look every bit as delicious as they smell. You can also use them as you would store-bought gnocchi, like in our one-pan creamy chicken & gnocchi recipe.
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Pumpkin Sage Gnocchi
We crave this dinner year-round, but it's especially good in the fall when we want pumpkin EVERYTHING. Using dried sage and store-bought gnocchi means it comes together super fast too.
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Slow-Cooker Creamy Gnocchi Soup
When the temperature drops below 60° all we want for dinner is soup. Make it a slow-cooker soup and it's even better. With extremely little effort you'll end up with a soup that's so warm and comforting you'll completely forget there's a blizzard outside.
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Serve this gnocchi boiled or seared, either in a caramelized sauce of bacon fat, butter, maple syrup, and bourbon (😋), or in a simple cacio e pepe-inspired finish like in our potato gnocchi recipe.
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Cauliflower Gnocchi
When Trader Joe's introduced their cauliflower gnocchi, we freaked out, then immediately went to the kitchen to create our own. After many test runs (and horrific fails), we finally landed on a gluten-free, low-carb, keto-friendly recipe you'll love.
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Cheesy Chicken Parm Gnocchi
We crave Chicken Parmesan on a regular basis, but it's a lot effort to pull together for a weeknight dinner. This sheet pan gnocchi makes it so much easier!
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Cheeseburger Gnocchi
Rained out BBQ got you down? Let this comfort dish inspired by your favorite summertime cheeseburger save the day!
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Three Cheese Cauliflower Gnocchi Bake
Underneath all that cheesy goodness, this cheesy casserole swaps out the traditional pasta for store-bought cauliflower gnocchi. There might be no better way for you (and your kids!) to get in extra veggies.
Dessert Gnocchi
When we found churro gnocchi bites on Instagram, we were floored and knew we need to test the concept ourselves. While the original used cauliflower gnocchi and coconut sugar, we chose to go a bit more indulgent, tossing potato gnocchi with melted butter and cinnamon sugar and serving it with a spicy chocolate ganache for dipping.
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Camille Lowder is the digital food producer at Delish, otherwise known as our resident queen of recipe galleries. Previously, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute for culinary school and worked at/managed a number of New York restaurants. She loves anything vegan, foods masquerading as other foods (hello, cauliflower), and a well-used Oxford comma.
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