This One Skillet Ham and Cheese Gnocchi makes for a perfect dinner of gnocchi paired together with ham and loads of cheese, perfect comfort food that is bursting with flavor!
Gnocchi is one of my favorite ingredients because it’s so versatile and something wonderful happens when you drench them in a yummy, cheesy and creamy sauce. You end up with delicious, stick to your ribs comfort food.
This ham and cheese gnocchi is a simple dinner with a few ingredients that can be ready in 30 minutes from start to finish. Best of all, everyone’s going to love it.
What is gnocchi?
Gnocchi is Italian in origin, as so many delicious things are! They are little dumplings typically made from potato, egg, semolina flour, and cheese.
Ingredients
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- Gnocchi – I used store bought today but I’ve included a recipe to make your own below if you want to go home made.
- Oil – A little bit of olive oil too cook the onion and ham in.
- Ham – If you’ve got leftover ham, it’s perfect to use in this dish.
- Peas – Frozen or canned. Other veggies can be used instead as well such as asparagus or broccoli.
- Cream – I used half and half.
- Cheese – You’ll want some mozzarella cheese and some sharp cheddar cheese.
- Seasoning – Salt and pepper to taste.
- Parsley – Fresh and chopped up to be sprinkled over top as a nice bright garnish.
How to make Ham And Cheese Gnocchi
- Cook onions and ham: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add onions and cook until tender. Add ham to skillet and cook until ham starts browning.
- Make sauce and add gnocchi: Add peas to skillet and stir. It’s ok if peas are frozen. Add gnocchi to skillet, then water and heavy cream. Stir and let cook for about 5 minutes until gnocchi is tender and sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add cheese and broil: Sprinkle with cheese on top and place skillet under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes until cheese melts and start slightly browning.
How to make your own gnocchi
If you’d like to really take this dish to the next level, feel free to make your own gnocchi! Here’s my recipe.
Can I use other types of pasta?
This creamy dish will work with many other types of pasta if you have some in the pantry you’d like to use up. If you use another type of pasta, reduce the sauce slightly so that the sauce will cling to the pasta. You will want to cook the pasta to slightly less than al dente before incorporating it into the dish and allowing to cook for 2 minutes.
Leftovers
FRIDGE
You can store this dish in an air tight shallow container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days. Just be sure to allow it to fully cool before placing it in the fridge.
FREEZER
You can freeze this dish as well! Just hold off on adding the gnocchi and cheese till you’re ready to eat it. Freeze the dish in a shallow airtight container once fully cooled. Allow to thaw overnight in the fridge before heating back up on the stove top and incorporating your gnocchi. Top with cheese and broil as instructed.
More delicious pasta recipes to try:
- Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Gnocchi
- One Pot Creamy Parmesan Pasta
- Sausage Leek Ragu Gnocchi
- Greek Chicken Pasta
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno
- Cacio e Pepe
- Sausage Pepper Pasta
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One-Skillet Ham and Cheese Gnocchi
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cups ham diced
- 1 cup peas frozen
- 16 ounce gnocchi uncooked (1 package)
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add onions and cook until tender. Add ham to skillet and cook until ham starts browning.
- Add peas to skillet and stir. It’s ok if peas are frozen. Add gnocchi to skillet, then water and heavy cream. Stir and let cook for about 5 minutes until gnocchi is tender and sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with cheese on top and place skillet under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes until cheese melts and start slightly browning.
Recipe Notes
- FRIDGE – You can store this dish in an air tight shallow container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days. Just be sure to allow it to fully cool before placing it in the fridge.
- FREEZER – You can freeze this dish as well! Just hold off on adding the gnocchi and cheese till you’re ready to eat it. Freeze the dish in a shallow airtight container once fully cooled. Allow to thaw overnight in the fridge before heating back up on the stove top and incorporating your gnocchi. Top with cheese and broil as instructed.
If and that is a big if, I make this recipe again I would cut the amount of water because we found the sauce to be soupy.
Hi Jaye, thanks for sharing your insight. For the sauce to be less watery, you can try next time to let it simmer a bit longer so the thickness gets creamier. The ‘soupy’-ness of it might have been from the gnocchi, if they were frozen before. Hope this helps!
I loved it. I made no changes to the recipe, and it was great. ( I may twerk the next batch )
I dont like ham at all and loved this recipe!
Super tasty and quick! I can’t believe I didn’t come across this recipes sooner 🙂 !
Absolutely LOVED this dish! So easy to make and a great way to use up our ham leftover from Easter. Next time I might try adding some Gruyere cheese to the mix. Thank you for another great recipe!
If you use frozen gnocchi should it be thawed before adding? Can’t wait to try this!
Yes I would thaw first! Enjoy 🙂
I love this recipe and I’ve made it several times! Today I wanted something quick and yummy for lunch, but I had to substitute several things. I used frozen spinach instead of peas, and I didn’t have any heavy cream so I used 1/4 cup of whole milk and 1/4 cup sour cream. I also used broth instead of water. It is seriously thr best version I have ever tasted! I think this is going to have to be a permanent alteration to my recipe ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it! Spinach is a great idea. 🙂
I made this the other night and wanted to tell you it was wonderful! Both my husband and I loved it. I served it with some fresh veggies and garlic bread on the side. I have been asked not to lose this recipe by my husband!
Thank you!
Glad you liked it, Laurie! If you lose it you can always come back here for it. 🙂
I am in love with this recipe! My fiance and his whole family love it and almost everyone I know who has had it asks me for the recipe. I also like to add just a little bit of rosemary to it for an extra flavor. 🙂
This is for sure a recipe to pass down in the family! Thanks so much for it!
Wow thanks and so glad you all are liking this recipe. Thanks for commenting and being a part of our Jo Cooks community