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I’ll be honest in saying that anytime I’ve had gnocchi before, it’s usually been in an Italian soup or as part of a Mediterranean sheet pan. Which, both are amazing. It did make me wonder though - why don’t I use gnocchi more often as a part of other cuisine styles? Enter Cheeseburger Gnocchi. Gnocchi are lovely little pillows of pasta that are usually made at least partially with potato or some other vegetable. It kind of makes them a really good filler or substitute for traditional pasta.

This Cheeseburger Gnocchi starts off with the gnocchi which is sautéed quickly in a pan and then set aside. After that? It’s cooking up all the meat and veggies. I kept this light by using a whole lot of onion and a lean ground beef instead of, well, not lean. After a quick simmer, the cheese and cream is added and you end up with a perfectly cheesy burger dish!

I topped mine off with the green onion, and also some burger condiments like ketchup, mustard, and some sesame seeds too. The end result was absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to eat the leftovers! I did use mini gnocchi in mine, but truthfully any gnocchi will work here. You end up with 6 very decently sized portions of a meal in a bowl that tastes just like a cheeseburger.

If you wanted to take it a step further in making it better-for-you, you could always sub in some ground turkey in place of the beef. But, this is what I had on hand and as my plan for the week to take up my beef dinner!

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