It just doesn’t get much easier than this. I was originally going to make sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast on a Sunday morning, but I was voted against buying the family, because they all decided they wanted French toast instead, so guess what we had for breakfast. That’s right, we had French toast, but the cool thing is, I had the stuff for Sausage Gravy waiting to be created into some other exciting new dish.

So that night, as I was sitting there wondering what I was going to make for dinner, it suddenly hit me, and this is what I had to do to make it happen. If he read my article describing what a gnocchi is, then he is aware of that, if he hasn’t, I suggest he does. If you already know what they are, read on and try this. If you don’t care either way, read on and try it anyway.

This is what you will need:

1 tube Jimmy Dean Maple Flavored Breakfast Sausage, or similar.

2 bags McCormick Country Sausage Gravy dry mix

4 cups of water

2 16-ounce Gia Russa gnocchi with potato, or equivalent (can be ordered directly from Amazon.com)

1 tablespoon oil (cooking not motor) whatever you have

Seasonings Salt, Pepper to taste and any other seasoning you like

It couldn’t be much easier, get a big pot, fill it with water and add your oil, this is to make sure your gnocchi don’t end up sticking together. I also like to open the package of gnocchi and throw them in a colander and separate them as they are vacuum packed and tend to stick together which can cause them to cook unevenly which I don’t want to happen. Once you have it on the stove, turn it on high heat and wait for the water to start boiling.

Then grab a large skillet or skillet and open up your Sweet Maple Sausage Tube and put it in the pan and turn it on high. Do your best to break it up into nice little pieces as you cook it, roughly how you’d like the ground beef to look if you were making Sloppy Joe’s or something.

While it’s cooking, take a measuring cup and use it to measure out 4 cups of water and pour it into a large bowl, obviously big enough to hold all 4 cups of water. Using a wire whisk (a fork will work, but a whisk is better), slowly add the contents of the two bags of McCormick Sausage Gravy mix to the water and mix well. When the sausage is fully cooked, slowly pour this water mixture directly into the pan with the sausage and leave on high, making sure to stir frequently.

By now the water should be boiling in your large pot, so take your gnocchi and carefully drop them into the boiling water. It will initially sink to the bottom of the pot. Stir at first to make sure none stick to the bottom of the pot, but then let them simmer for a few minutes. They won’t take long, when you see them floating at the top, they’re ready. Simply return them to the strainer you used to separate them when you emptied the pack in the first place. You can then rinse them a bit under warm water to remove excess starch. You don’t have to, but I usually do.

By now your gravity should be nice and thick, so turn off the stove and you’re good to go. Take a few tablespoons of the gnocchi and place them on a plate or in a bowl and pour a generous dollop of sausage sauce over them, seasoning to taste. There is nothing left but Good Eats and Enjoy!