30 Minute Dinner: Easy Skillet Taco Gnocchi
30 Minute Dinner: Easy Skillet Taco Gnocchi is a super quick and flavorful dish to make when you want a hearty comfort meal the whole family will enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 medium yellow onion
- 1/2 bell pepper any color
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 package taco seasoning and required water
- 12 oz gnocchi choose gluten free if necessary
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables. Chop one half of a medium yellow onion and one half of a bell pepper. Remove the seeds and membranes from the pepper. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
- Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium high heat in a large skillet.
- Add the chopped onions and pepper and sauté, stirring regularly, until soft and the onions, translucent, about 4 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and cook until a bit softer, about 4 additional minutes. Reduce the heat if the onions and peppers begin to brown too quickly.
- Place the ground beef in the pan with the vegetables, breaking it up with a spatula. Cook until the meat is uniformly brown, about 5 minutes.
- Following the taco seasoning packet directions, sprinkle the meat and vegetables with the seasoning and add the required amount of water. Stir together.
- Add the gnocchi to the pan and toss to mix with the sauce and the vegetables. Heat until the water is mostly absorbed and the gnocchi heated through, about 4 minutes.
- Sprinkle the surface evenly with shredded cheddar cheese. Lower the temperature and cover the pan, leaving a vent to allow steam to escape. Heat until the cheese is melted.