Garlic Sausage Gnocchi

Thanks to Tony at http://bigtsbge.blogspot.com/ for this recipe. We pride ourselves on eating a lot of good food and this was one of the best meals I had in a while. This will definitely be made again.

Ingredients:
1 Lb. Pkg. Potato Gnocchi
3 Medium Diced Tomatoes
1 jar pasta sauce
1 – 1 1/4 Lb. ground Garlic Seasoned Italian Sausage
1/2 chopped large Sweet Onion
Italian seasoning (A strong Tsp each of basil, oregano, cumin)
Water
1/2 Tsp. Fresh Ground Sea Salt
1 Tsp. Granulated Sugar
1 1/2 Tsp. Parsley
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Grated Romano/Parmesan cheese (for topping)

In a 4 Qt. Pot bring lightly salted water to boil for Gnocchi and boil until it all floats, remove and drain, set aside.

Dribble a splash of water into the 4 Qt. pot and cook onions until they are transparent.

Ben is sautéing the onions

Add the tomatoes and pasta sauce, stir in the spices and bring to boil, stirring frequently.

Remove from heat and cover for 10 minutes then add Gnocchi to tomato sauce and recover pot.

In a Dutch Oven heat olive oil over high heat and the sausage, cook until browned throughout.

Ben is browning the sausage.  He is quite the chef

Dump the pasta sauce/gnocchi into the skillet and stir constantly. Bring skillet contents to a boil.

Add mozzarella cheese and stir until melted the remove from heat and let set for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.