Baked Gnocchi Casserole

First, cook the gnocchi which only takes a few minutes. Next you’ll saute the sweet potato and kale for a few minutes and throw together a creamy cheesy sauce. Finally you combine it all into one casserole dish and top with a bit more cheese because—-well, it’s the holidays and you should indulge a little, right?

Author: Food with Feeling

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 1 casserole

Calories: 2,351 kcal per serving

Ingredients

24 ounces - Three Bridges Parmesan Gnocchi
4 cups - kale
1 - sweet potato
2 tablespoons - ghee or butter
4 cloves - garlic
1 cup - milk
2 tablespoons - all purpose flour
salt and pepper
1 ½ cups - gruyere cheese
¼ cup - parmesan

Instructions

In a large pot, cook the gnocchi according to packaging instructions.
In a large skillet over medium heat, add in 1/2 cup of water and bring to a simmer. Add in the Sweet potato and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently and adding additional water as needed (we're steaming the potato a bit so that it's lightly cooked before it goes in the oven). Add in the kale. The skillet will be rather full at this point but stir carefully and within a couple minutes, the kale will wilt and make it easier to stir. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Once kale is fully wilted, take off of heat and drain of any excess liquid.
In a medium saucepan, melt the ghee/ butter. Once hot, add in garlic and cook until fragrant and lightly brown, about 2 minutes. Whisk in flour and continue to whisk until combined and mixture thickens.
Next whisk in milk and continue to whisk until mixture thickens which takes a few minutes. Whisk in 2/3 cup of the cheese. Season mixture with salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.
In a casserole dish, combine the gnocchi, sweet potato, kale, and sauce. Mix until fully combined. Top with the remaining gruyere cheese as well as the parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes. I turned my broiler on for about 2 minutes to brown up the cheese a bit but that's not necessary.
ENJOY!!

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