Sheet pan gnocchi with herbed butter is the kind of meal everybody loves and thinks you spent hours and hours in the kitchen making, when in reality, cooking it just got done with the touch of a button.
Dice all the vegetables about the same size and place them on a baking sheet with the cherry tomatoes. Open the gnocchi package and place it with the veggies.Cut the garlic head in half and place it with the cut side facing down. Drizzle everything generously with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden and delicious.
Herbed butter
When the gnocchi is soft and the rest of the vegetables roasted, take the garlic cloves from the pan and squeeze the garlic cloves out into a small bowl with the softened butter and fresh herbs.Mix and season with a good pinch of salt and freshly crushed black pepper. Add a couple of tablespoons of this butter to the sheet pan. The butter will melt and finish flavoring the baked gnocchi.
Finish with a handful of spinach, parmesan cheese, or fresh basil.
Notas
You do not need marinara sauce for this weeknight dinner because the roasted cherry tomatoes will release their juices, which, combined with the roasted garlic herbed butter, provide all the flavor you need.
You can add cheese, such as mozzarella, parmesan, or any other cheese you like.
To make it spicy, season with red pepper flakes.
Baking gnocchi is better for a stress-free weeknight dinner; it tastes amazing.
There is no need to boil the gnocchi before baking.