Three Cheese Gnocchi Bake

I decided to refresh this recipe on the blog because it’s just too good not to share!  At first, this recipe was a Truffle Three Cheese Gnocchi, but I just was not a fan of the Truffle Butter.  You can always sub in the Truffle Butter for the butter if that is your preference, but it isn’t mine so I’m changing this post. 🙂

I am obsessed with this recipe though.  It is the absolute easiest “Mac n Cheese” twist you will ever make and it lasts forever if you are just making it for yourself.

With this recipe there are 3 different steps.

1. Make the Roux (a fancy name for gravy).
2. Add the cooked Gnocchi
3. Toast the Breadcrumbs

Done! Well, there are a few more steps like cooking the Gnocchi and putting bread crumbs on the top and toasting it for a few minutes, however, in a nutshell – that’s all it is!

Ingredients are super easy too!  Cheese, milk, a tad bit of flour, garlic, butter, cheese and gnocchi and you’ve got this meal ready to go!

Melt 2 tbsp butter over med-low heat in your cast iron pan.  Add flour, when combined, add the 2 cups of milk and whisk until it gets thick then add the cheese and stir until completely melted – should be the consistency of a cheese sauce.  Add more milk by the tablespoon the thin the sauce, if needed.  

You have just made a gravy! 

On a Saturday morning, if you fry some bacon or sausage, just use that grease instead of butter, add milk and a bit of flour to thicken and you have breakfast gravy!  Do the same thing with your turkey at Thanksgiving – take some of the juices from the roasting pan, add milk and flour and viola you have gravy!  

Take Roux off heat and add cooked Gnocchi.

Add final 2 tbsp of butter and garlic to breadcrumbs and sprinkle on top of the gnocchi and cheese.  Put in oven on broil for 2-3 minutes (watch it and make sure it doesn’t burn).  You want it to get just a bit of color! Top with the finely chopped parsley and serve!

A couple of notes:  You really need to cook this from start to finish in a cast iron pan or dutch oven.  I use my Staub Braiser, but it just needs to be able to be cooked on the stove and be put in the oven.

Three Cheese Gnocchi Bake

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• Author: Abby Turner
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 12 servings 1x

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This twist on a Mac n Cheese will have you never wanting to make regular mac n cheese ever again!  Substituting Gnocchi for Macaroni and adding the 3 cheeses + a Roux really make all the difference in the world.  Hope you enjoy!

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Ingredients

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• 4 tbsp of softened butter
• 1/4 c flour
• 2c whole milk* please don’t skimp on this
• 32 ounces (2 pkgs) Gnocchi
• 1c Swiss cheese, thick grated
• 1/2c White Cheddar, thick grated
• 1/2c parmesan
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2c Italian Bread Crumbs
• Salt & Pepper to taste

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Instructions

1. Melt 2 tbsp butter over med-low heat in your cast iron pan.
2. Add flour, when combined, add the 2 cups of milk and whisk until it gets thick.
3. Add cheese and stir until melted**
4. Take Roux off heat and add cooked Gnocchi.
5. Add final 2 tbsp of butter and garlic to breadcrumbs and sprinkle on top of the gnocchi and cheese.
6. Put in oven on broil (around 525) for 2-3 minutes (watch it and make sure it doesn’t burn).  You want it to get just a bit of color! Top with the finely chopped parsley.
7. Enjoy!

Notes

• You have just made a gravy!  On a Saturday morning, if you fry some bacon or sausage, just use that grease instead of butter, add milk and a bit of flour to thicken and you have breakfast gravy!  Do the same thing with your turkey at Thanksgiving – take some of the juices from the roasting pan, add milk and flour and viola you have gravy!

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Category: Side Dish
• Method: Cooking
• Cuisine: Italian

Keywords: Italian, Mac n Cheese, Cheese, Sides, Dinner, Pasta