A sheet pan dinner doesn’t get much easier! And it’s so delicious.
A friend recently asked if I could do some jazzed up Trader Joe’s recipes. I knew just where to start. We like the sweet potato gnocchi but we love it when it’s cooked on a sheet pan with greens and vegetarian sausage. Drizzle some pesto over and bam, it’s a super simple, quick, and totally yummy dinner. I also love that this takes a simple frozen dinner, the gnocchi, and adds a big nutritional boost. The vegetarian sausage gives this a protein boost, and the greens (brussels and kale) add some much needed vegetables.
Although I use all Trader Joe’s ingredients, 5 to be exact, you can find the ingredients in most grocery stores. So lets talk about which five ingredients you need.
Sweet potato gnocchi – while this is probably the one ingredient I recommend getting from Trader Joe’s, you can use gnocchi from any store. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be sweet potato, though again, I do recommend this. Works so well with the kale and shredded brussel sprouts.
Vegetarian Sausage – 1 package or 4 sausages of vegetarian sausage. These are pretty easy to find at any grocery store.
Greens – I like to use a bag of shredded brussel sprouts. But if you can’t find the shredded brussel sprouts, just get the regular ones and shred them or thinly slice them. I also use kale. Make sure to take off the stems and just use the leaves.
Pesto – This is going to bring it all together after it’s baked. Definitely not exclusive to Trader Joe’s, you can find it anywhere.
You will need a large baking sheet. Spread the gnocchi out, I usually keep it on one side. Chop the sausage up and add that to the baking sheet. You’ll bake it, then remove it, add the greens, and bake just a little but longer. Remove and drizzle with the pesto. Toss one more time to spread the pesto, then enjoy!
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Heat oven to 450.
- On a large sheet pan, spread out the gnocchi on one side, then the sliced sausage on another. Bake for 10 minutes
- Remove sheet pan and spread the shredded brussel sprouts and kale over pan. Gently toss with sweet potato and sausage, then spread out again. Bake for another 5 minutes. Remove.
- Spoon the pesto over the pan and give it another gentle toss to coat it all with the pesto. Enjoy!
Looking for more simple, minimal ingredient meals? Check out the links below.
Jackfruit Salsa Verde Enchiladas – Lots of flavor but only a few ingredients, mainly jackfruit, salsa verde, tortillas, and cheese.
Vegetarian Crockpot Lasagna – one of my favorites. You’ll need to slowcook this one, but it takes all of 5 minutes to assemble and you only need a handful of ingredients.
