My mother gave me the recipe. We always serve it at gatherings. The fondue is a deep, creamy fondue that tastes like tomato. It does not contain cheese and does not require cheese. The sauce is partially absorbed by the meatballs, making it incredibly tasty. Since it’s always a hit with us, I figured I’d share.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese gnocchi
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 2 tablespoons diced onion, divided
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic, divided
- 2 chicken sausage links (such as Aidells®), sliced
- ½ cup butter
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook gnocchi in the boiling water until they float to the top, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain.
- Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add broccoli, cover, and steam until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
- Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon onion and 1 teaspoon garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add sausage; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in broccoli.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in another skillet. Add remaining 1 tablespoon onion, 2 teaspoons garlic, and flour; cook and stir until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in gnocchi.
- Combine sausage mixture and gnocchi mixture; season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 431 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 12 g |
| Cholesterol | 138 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 19 g |
| Sodium | 857 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Added some chili powder as well. High fat and salt
I wanted more of a gravy so I skipped the flour and just made a cup of brown gravy in the potato sausage mix. I also added a tablespoon of roux for a Cajun spin on it! Was good, but I think I prefer rice texture over the gnocchi. I also put my broccoli on the side since some of my family despise the greenery.
Very good base. I don’t usually make changes, but followed suggestions and am recording them for my won purposes to make again. I used one skillet to saute a garlic clove, onion and sausage in 1/4 stick of butter. Added the broccoli towards the end. Once cooked, I added 1 cup chicken broth to deglase the skillet. Also added 1/4 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp black pepper and 1/4 tsp coarse sea salt. I thickened the sauve with a little corn starch added to cold water. Once done, I tossed in the gnocchi. Perfect! I used a full package of the sausage (5) and a full package of the gnocchi (16oz).
I love it! The kids loved it and it’s a keeper. The only thing I will try next time is to decrease the butter by at least half.
This was delicious. Ate it so fast no time for a photo. Added mushrooms with the onions & sprinkled on some Parmesan at the end.
Both I and my girls truly enjoyed this dish. I boiled the potato gnocchi and sauteed the onion, garlic, then the broccoli & smoked sausage over high heat. I then added a spoonful of chicken better than bouillon and 2 ladles of the gnocchi cooking water to the saute pan to deglaze the pan. Added the gnocchi, tossed all together and served!
Delicious! I couldn’t find ricotta gnocchi anywhere, so I made them from scratch. I used chicken sausage with sundried tomato and basil. Will definitely be making this again!
I usually don’t follow a recipe exactly, and I found this recipe to be no exception. I substituted the gnocchi for cheese tortellini, and the mixture of seasonings was exactly compatible. At first, you might think it is too bland, but the more you eat the more the flavor gets your attention.
I usually don’t follow a recipe exactly, and I found this recipe to be no exception. I substituted the gnocchi for cheese tortellini, and the mixture of seasonings was exactly compatible. At first, you might think it is too bland, but the more you eat the more the flavor gets your attention.
As written, I would give this recipe one star. However, taking the idea of the recipe and turning it into a one pot preparation made it 5 stars. I doubled the recipe, no butter, sauteed the onion in a bit of olive oil, potato gnocchi, Aldi’s spinach and feta chicken sausage, and used a lot of chicken broth. My family could not get enough of it.
Came out very good, I used 17 oz of gnoochi and asian medley instead of broccoli. I also only used 1 large skillet.
I made this! It’s a bit tasteless. While being healthy, something is missing. I used less pots by combining some steps. I added grated parmesan cheese for more flavor. I encourage people to try it, but I doubt I will be making this again.
This is a great basis for a recipe. I used the essentially the same ingredients, but in different proportions and simplified the steps to reduce the number of pots/pans used. Was super delicious and so I’m happy I found this one. I will add a modified version of it to my recipes.
I think I needed to chop the sausage and broccoli into smaller pieces for better texture, but the flavor and pairings worked well. We’ll make again.
It did take a lot of pots and pans but very yummy! I substituted Ghee for butter and used rice flower. Still delicious! Used Delallo gluten free gnocchi
Look at some of the other recipes in this collection — see how to do it in one skillet, and skip a couple of pots.
Personally I would rate this a 4 as its a little plain and could use a tad more flavour, but the husband and two kids loved it (other than the broccoli for the kids) so I’ll probably be making this again. May try an Italian pork sausage next time for more flavour and something a little more than just a butter sauce.
A lot of butter.
I had bought some tomato-basil chicken sausage from Aldi (package of 4, and I used all of them), and didn’t have a clue what I was going to do with it, so I typed “chicken sausage” into the ingredients search and this recipe showed up in the search. I made the gnudi (ricotta gnocchi), also from this site to use in this recipe. I didn’t see the purpose of the flour in this recipe, so I left it out. I really liked this, but my husband and son were not thrilled, so I probably won’t make it again – but I encourage others to try it!