Gnocchi with Meat Sauce

• Meat

  • 1 lb Ground beef

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Basil, dried
  • 1 Basil
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups Onion
  • 1 tsp Oregano, dried
  • 1 can Tomatoes, no-salt added

• Condiments

  • 3 cans (8 oz each no salt added tomato sauce, no salt added

• Pasta & Grains

  • 2 lb Gnocchi

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 Parmesan cheese

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1½ cups diced onion
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced or grated
• 3 cans (8 oz each) no salt added tomato sauce
• 1 can (14.5 oz) no salt added diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 lb gnocchi
• freshly grated parmesan cheese, for serving
• shredded basil, for serving

Directions

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onion and garlic and cook until the beef is cooked through, breaking up the beef as it cooks. Add in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, sugar, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the gnocchi and cook until the gnocchi rises to the surface of the water. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add the cooked gnocchi to the meat sauce and stir to combine. Serve topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese and shredded basil, if desired.