A classic comfort food this creamy mushroom gnocchi skillet is a savory dish that you’ll want to curl right up with at the end of the day.

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A rich, comforting dinner that’s on the table in under 30 minutes. This creamy mushroom gnocchi skillet is a blend of tender potato dumplings and immune-boosting vegetables, all wrapped in an easy, savory sauce.

A skillet filled with spinach and mushrooms.

Vegetarian comfort food at its finest. This recipe uses store-bought gnocchi and pairs it with a creamy mushroom sauce to make a bowl you want to cozy up with.

This gnocchi recipe comes together quickly and is cooked in just one skillet, saving time cleaning up. Free from meat, it’s a hearty meal that warms you up from the inside out.

A bowl of ingredients for a mushroom risotto.

What Do I Need To Make This Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi Skillet?

Though you could make your own gnocchi at home, a store-bought bag will save you a ton of time, given that the remaining ingredients for this skillet are ones you probably already have on hand.

Oil
Yellow onion, diced
Cremini mushrooms, sliced
Garlic, minced
Dried basil
Paprika
Salt
Gnocchi
Broth
Heavy cream, did you just discover that you don’t have heavy cream?? You can make heavy cream!
Baby spinach, destemmed

Mushroom and spinach gnocchi in a white bowl with a spoon.

Which Gnocchi Is Best?

There are multiple kinds of gnocchi at the grocery store, which can be delicious. For this creamy mushroom skillet, opt for dry or refrigerated packs of gnocchi. “Dry” gnocchi is not dehydrated its just dry packed and available in the dry pasta section of most grocery stores.

A person is holding a spoon full of spinach and mushrooms in a skillet.

Tips To Make The Best Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi Skillet

Mushrooms: Make sure that when you’re cleaning the mushrooms you use a paper towel or cloth and brush the dirt off. Rinsing them will cause the mushrooms to absorb some of the water and change the flavor of the skillet dinner.

Choosing A Broth: Any broth you have on hand will work to make the mushroom gnocchi skillet. Chicken broth brings a delicious, warming flavor to the dish. However, if you’d like this dinner to be vegetarian, vegetable broth works in its place nicely.

The Sauce

The longer this heavy cream sauce sits, the more it will thicken. Try to time it so you have it on the table soon after you stir in the spinach. Otherwise, you may want to add a dash more broth to lighten it back up.

A person is holding a spoon full of spinach and mushrooms.

Variations To Switch it Up

These are fun little ways to make this recipe your own.

Truffle oil: is a secret ingredient elegant restaurants use for even the most basic of dishes because it adds such a flavor! If you can grab a small bottle, a little goes a long way to enhancing the flavor of this gnocchi skillet.

Heat it up: adding in some crushed red pepper flakes makes for a delicious, fiery twist.

Dairy-free: if you need to skip the dairy in this dish, use full-fat canned coconut milk instead of the heavy cream. It will give a slightly different flavor, but the richness will still be there.

A spoon full of soup with spinach and dumplings.

The Best Side Dishes For Gnocchi

This gnocchi skillet pairs well with everything to bring a cozy, comforting meal. However, because the sauce is so rich, I prefer to pair it with side dishes that are very simple to compliment it. Such as:

Pecan apple salad
Quick Dutch bread
fresh sliced veggies

How To Store Leftovers

Let the creamy mushroom gnocchi cool completely before transferring any leftovers to an airtight container. Store it in the fridge for up to 4 days.

You can reheat the gnocchi on the stove in a small pot. The sauce will thicken quite a bit in the fridge so you’ll need to add a splash of broth of heavy cream to it to lighten up. Heat over low to medium heat and stir often until warmed through.

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