Alert alert alert — the coziest, rich, deeply comforting, easy meets decadent, saucy, stunning, ding dang TREASURE of a dish is here for you.

Soft pillowy gnocchi swimming in a delicious and easy red sauce speckled with Italian sausage, dollops of zesty herbed ricotta melting into each creamy bite, surprise little crunches from the savory golden brown breadcrumbs you sprinkled on top. Wowowowowowow, we cannot get enough of this one.

There are a few extra steps involved to make each separate piece come together, but once they’re all in the same place at the same time, you will not regret one single extra chop or stir it took to make this darling happen. You’ll have to make your crispies (or perhaps you already have a jar made in your fridge because they are your new best friend?), you can mix together the herby ricotta while the sauce is simmering, the gnocchi is prepackaged but, hey, if you’re really feeling it this evening, you could also make your own!

Point being, shortcuts or not, this one is special and we think you’re going to love it.

Ingredients You’ll Need To Bring This To Life

The ingredient list for each separate part of this masterpiece is pretty simple and the lovely thing about that ricotta and those crispies is that they are simply dying to be plopped and sprinkled on other things so, make ’em here and have them ready for some other delicious fun this week.

For the gnocchi, you’ll need:

• Italian sausage
• can of whole peeled tomatoes
• onion, garlic, oregano
• pre-packaged gnocchi

For the love of your life herbed ricotta & golden crispies:

• ricotta
• garlic
• chives, parsley, thyme, rosemary and sage
• lemon zest
• panko breadcrumbs
• pre-packaged crunchy fried onions
• olive oil, salt & garlic powder

Get them all together and then let them party. Like, it will really be a party. Get ready.

How To Make This Incredible Gnocchi

Like we said, a few separate elements to bring this superstar combo together but pretty easy peasy to make it happen.

1. Get your sauce going. Brown the sausage and break it up in the pan. Saute the onions, garlic, herbs and a can of crushed tomatoes. Get the sausage back in there and give her a lazy simmer for a bit on low!
2. Make the ricotta. Mix together ricotta, garlic, lemon zest, and minced herbs to taste. Boom bam! Try not eat it all with a spoon before you get to your gnocchi.
3. Make your golden crispies! Check out this post for more detail, but you’ll want to toast up some panko breadcrumbs with olive oil and herbs, mix in some crispy onions, and then just get ready to joyously crunch on them all the days of your life.
4. Cook gnocchi. Prepare according to package instructions (or maybe you’ve made your own – wow, you!) and then add them to the simmering sauce to get them all coated and delicious.
5. Dish, dollop, sprinkle & serve! You get it. Train’s headed to YumTown.

What a dream. WHAT A DREAM. Just, very excited for you to work this into your life.

Fill Out That Dinner Table

It’s fair if you just want to put this all in one giant bowl and have at it but if you MUST share with other people around your dinner table, it’s nice to round out the meal with a little simple green salad (why not sprinkle some crispies on that as well?), maybe a lovely warm hunk of no-knead bread, a small extra side bowl of that herbed ricotta?

However you’re serving it up, small dinner party with friends, a cozy night in for two, or maybe your toddler has very delicious and specific meal demands, this one is worth it.

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More Gnocchi Recipes We Love

• Ridiculous Baked Gnocchi with Vodka Sauce (so cozy, so addicting)
• Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Broccoli Rabe and Garlic Sage Butter Sauce (making sweet potato gnocchi is a breeze!)
• Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi Soup (gnocchi in soup gets a big YES from us)

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