This pan-fried Chorizo Gnocchi is ready in 20 minutes and is packed with simple store-cupboard ingredients and a delicious smoky flavour. A quick dinner that the whole family will love.
We all know what our dream midweek recipes include, right? Ready in under 20 minutes, and cooked all in one pan. Add in chorizo and OH HELLO.
Here it is, my Chorizo Gnocchi recipe. Ticking all of those boxes and more.
You can throw everything in the pan and cook together, leaving you with a rich, sumptuous sauce that’s full of goodness in just 20 minutes flat. I just love evenings when I know I have a really tasty meal to look forward to but it’s not going to take loads of time or effort.
Both gnocchi and chorizo have very forgiving shelf lives too, which means you can buy the ingredients to keep in the fridge until you get one of those days in the week when you haven’t planned, defrosted a freezer meal or put anything in the slow cooker either. Voila.
You’ll love this recipe because:
✅ Simple but tasty ingredients
✅ Super speedy
✅ Throw it all in one pan
FAQs about this Chorizo Gnocchi Pan-Fry Recipe
Can I use a different meat variation with this recipe?
Yes, you could leave out the chorizo and add something like leftover chicken instead. Just use some more smoked paprika to retain the spices though.
Can I add more vegetables?
Sure. Add as many as you like and get in another one of your five-a-day. Something like a tin of sweetcorn or frozen peas might work well.
How can I make this even quicker to make on the day?
If you’re really wanting to streamline dinner time, you could cook this the night before instead. Once cooled, pop it all into a casserole dish and place in the fridge overnight. When you’re ready to eat, put the dish in the oven to reheat at 200C for 20 minutes, adding the grated cheese on top to melt and brown.
What kind of cheese should I use?
Grated mozzarella works well because of how it melts, but you can use whichever cheese you prefer.
Fancy more recipes under 30 minutes?
- Chicken Tikka Burger – Delicious fakeaway
- Peanut Butter Noodles – Satay-style with halloumi
- Honey BBQ Salmon – Fillets with sticky glaze
Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.
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Chorizo Gnocchi Pan-Fry
A simple but flavoursome one-pan recipe, this Chorizo Gnocchi dish is great for the whole family and can be whipped up in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 200 g Chorizo ring Chopped
- 500 g Dried gnocchi
- 1 Red onion
- 1 Broccoli head Chopped
- 2 x 400 g Chopped tomatoes
- 2 tsp Dried oregano
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp Honey
- Salt and pepper
- 60 g Grated cheese
Instructions
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Heat the oil in a large frying pan or saucepan and add the chorizo chunks, fry for 5 minutes.
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Add the gnocchi, red onion, and broccoli. Stir over a medium heat for 5 minutes until softened.
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Add the chopped tomatoes, oregano, garlic powder, smoked paprika, honey and salt and pepper seasoning. Cook for a further 5-6 minutes, stirring.
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Serve with the grated cheese on each portion.
Family loved it! I didn’t have enough chorizo so added sliced bacon and also I chopped up some chunks of white fish too. I added the fish for the last 5-6 mins along with peas and sweetcorn too. It was delicious and will be a new way to add fish to our weekly dinners .
So easy to make and in 1 pan, was a definite winner, after being at work all day.
First try of gnocchi, but wasn’t unpleasant. A very tasty dish that we would try again.
Just tried the recipe. T’was lush. Really enjoyed it. I see your video had you adding a fresh herb in at the end? What was it?
Lovely quick tasty recipe. I used a bit of bacon as well as chorizo and a few bits of other veg too but basically stuck to the main ingredients
Very tasty and quick, liked the idea of adding some fish to it.
A really tasty speedy tea! We had frozen peas instead of brocoli and it was lovely, thank you