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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!!!!
Grace Williams
This recipe is sponsored by DeLallo.
Say hello to a steaming bowl of gnocchi swimming in a silky creamy sauce that’s laced with thyme and loaded with little slips of garlic butter-browned mushrooms. Dust the whole thing with Parm and some freshly ground black pepper… it’s elite.
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! And for serving, I never say no to this simplest little green salad.
Watch How To Make This Gnocchi
Gnocchi with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
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.
Ingredients
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 16 ounces white button or baby bella mushrooms, cut into thin slices
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (+ an additional 1/4 cup as needed)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Gnocchi
- two 16-ounce packages gnocchi, prepared according to package directions (I use DeLallo and I love their mini-size gnocchi for this!)
Instructions
- Cook the mushrooms and garlic: Melt the butter over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms; sauté until golden. Once they’re golden, add salt – this will draw out some of the water. Cook the mushrooms down so some of the water can evaporate. Add garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes, until fragrant.
- Make your sauce: Add broth, cream, and thyme. Bring to a simmer and let it cook for 5-10 minutes. Add cornstarch slurry to thicken. (This is a good time to boil your gnocchi if you haven’t already.)
- Add your gnocchi: Remove thyme sprigs from the sauce; add Parmesan and stir to melt it in. Add your cooked gnocchi and gently stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper; add additional broth if needed to keep the sauce nice and silky.
- You’re done! Yum. Scoop hot, steamy, saucy gnocchi into bowls, top with Parm, salt, and pepper, and enjoy your life.
Notes
If you like a higher ratio of mushrooms to sauce / gnocchi, you can use more like 1.5, or even just 1, package of gnocchi. As written, this will make enough to serve 6-ish people.
If you want to go all out and use homemade gnocchi in this (drool), here’s a guide to making homemade gnocchi!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: gnocchi, mini gnocchi, mushroom gnocchi, creamy mushroom sauce, mushroom sauce
Frequently Asked Questions For This Gnocchi
Sure can! We actually have an entire how-to on making your own gnocchi.
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.
DeLallo also sells delicious gluten-free mini gnocchi! Just swap those in for regular gnocchi and you’re good to go.
Three More Ways To Use Gnocchi
Thank you to DeLallo for sponsoring this recipe!
Love!!! I added half an onion and a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. Will be adding to the rotation!
Just came across this recipe, as I had a large container of mushrooms I needed to use. This was so good and easy! I have to make sure I’m getting enough protein at every meal, so I added a diced up chicken breast and it was amazing. Thank you for the simple yet delicious recipe!
I made this tonight and it turned out delicious! I made two modifications, I swapped out the broth for vegetable (I’m vegetarian), and I used dried thyme leaves instead of the fresh.
Great recipe👍very easy to cook for a beginner like me
Great recipe. I used shiitake mushrooms and vegetable bullion, adding lightly blanched asparagus and next time, will try subbing coconut cream…My gnocchi brand did suggest pan-frying (the fresh) pasta in butter which worked out so well, adding a bit of crunchy texture. Thanks for this -All of your recipes are actually great and so flavorful!
I decided to make this recipe and let me tell you it was delicious, it was so easy to follow and it tasted amazing thank you so much!!!
Hello instead of chicken broth can you use beef broth instead?
That will be fine! Just a little less flavor.
Hi Lindsey, added this to some filet tips in a cast iron skillet ,,, amazing pairing, thanks so much I’m definitely putting this in my rotation of colder weather meals, can’t wait to serve it with some pork tenderloin, look forward to seeing what else you’ve got in your recipe drawer, Thanks.
Hi there! Just made this for my partner and I and it was incredible! So easy, so creamy, so filling, highly recommend. I doubled the recipe and was wondering if it’s possible to freeze it? If so, how would I go about doing that? I didn’t see anything mentioned in the main post. Thank you for all the delicious recipes!! ☺️
Love your approach to food!
This recipe is good, and I love to try this at home. I love to find new recipes to try, and it provides us with the right results.
Love most POY recipes but this was a bit of a miss for us. Just lacking something flavor-wise. If I were to give it another try, I might add some diced onion to the mushroom & garlic sauté, and maybe some additional seasonings (basil? Oregano? Italian seasoning?) and probably some chili pepper for a bit of heat. But as written, this was a little blah.
Just made this for Valentine’s dinner…perfect in every way-easy, quick, delicious! Ingredients were so easy to prepare, especially after a day of making the day special for the kids, it was time to make time for my husband and myself by cooking together. Paired it with the simple green salad. Great meal, thank you!!
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The flavor of the food was fantastic. I gave it a go and it turned out great! You always present us with a wonderful selection of yummy options.
Absolutely delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and added some chicken that I cooked with garlic and Italian spices. I will definitely be making this again.
I substituted dried tarragon for thyme. I also choose to bake the gnocchi with salt, pepper and a light amount of olive oil.
I just made this! I used mini portobella mushrooms. I added a little pepper to the sauce and used dried thyme instead of fresh, but that’s the only changes. It’s delicious! Printing out to use again!
It was great. Very easy.
Love the gnocchi recipes!
This was so good! Definitely will be making again
As a fan of cream of mushroom anything and mushrooms in general, I found this really tasty. Added a drizzle of lemon juice to each serving to have a bit of acid and break up some of the richness!
Another east to make and delicious recipe from Pinch of Yum. Added bok choy. It was absolutely delicious. Thanks!
SO good and SO easy! Will definitely make this again.
The taste of the food is really great. I tried it and it worked. You always introduce a variety of delicious dishes.