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Delicious pillowy gnocchi swimming in a silky creamy sauce that’s laced with thyme and loaded with little slips of garlic butter-browned mushrooms! Oh, this is so good.
Made this tonight, I had everything, used oyster mushrooms and deglazed the pan with white wine. Other than that followed the recipe. It was DELIGHTFUL!!!!
My Love Letter To This Mushroom Gnocchi
Can you make a core memory at age 29? Because years ago I went on a brand trip with the Italian food brand DeLallo, and we all sat around the dining table in this beautiful 100-year-old house eating big steaming bowls of gnocchi with heavy scoops of creamy mushroom sauce.
And as a result, I haven’t stopped thinking about creamy mushroom gnocchi since 2015.
It’s silky, it’s comforting, it tastes like the holidays and home.
This whole thing is minimalist and elegant; easy enough for a weeknight but also 100% holiday-ready.
I’ve made this for dinner club (“gnocchi night” which will be talked about for years to come), and also for a family-style dinner with my parents, served with pan-fried chicken where everybody went back for seconds. I’ve also eaten this on my couch in my sweats while watching TV at the tip-top peak of coziness. It can dress up or down.
DeLallo gnocchi is my go-to for store bought gnocchi, but a few other gnocchi ideas to make it just how you want: homemade potato gnocchi, store-bought cauliflower gnocchi, or homemade cauliflower gnocchi! If you want a dairy free sub for the heavy cream, try a knob of this cream cheese melted into the sauce. And for serving, I never say no to this simplest little green salad.
How To Make This Dreamy Gnocchi
1
Sauté the mushrooms and garlic.
Butter and thinly sliced mushrooms go in the pan – once they’re browned up nicely, garlic comes in to join the party.
2
Add cream, broth, and thyme.
Make those mushrooms into a sauce! Besides the cream and broth, I like to also add a small amount of cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce a bit so that it really clings to the gnocchi in the pan.
3
Add cooked gnocchi.
I use the DeLallo mini gnocchi which is delightful in every way. Cook it, toss it in there, and give it all a big stir. Pull out your thyme sprigs, add your Parmesan.
4
You’re done! Yum!
Get this into some comfy pasta bowls and top with lots of Parm, salt, pepper, and little bits of thyme! So good.
Frequently Asked Questions For This Gnocchi
Can I make my own gnocchi?
Sure can! We actually have an entire how-to on making your own gnocchi.
What can I use instead of mushrooms?
This is a delicious sauce even without the mushrooms (though it adds that delicious umami flavor that I love!), but if you want a veggie of some kind, sautéed spinach would work well.
Can I make this gluten-free?
DeLallo also sells delicious gluten-free mini gnocchi! Just swap those in for regular gnocchi and you’re good to go.