Loaded Pepperoni Pizza Baked Gnocchi

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 1 lb pkgs potato gnocchi
• 1 lb ground pork sausage
• 1 4 oz pkg pepperoni

  roughly chopped + more for topping
• 1 4 oz can sliced mushrooms

  optional
• 1 4 oz can sliced black olives

  optional
• 1 24 oz jar marinara sauce
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

  divided
• Italian seasoning

Instructions

• 1 In a large skillet cook the sausage, crumbling as it cooks, until well done and
  no more pink remains. Strain the sausage to remove any excess grease. Return the
  sausage to the skillet, and set aside.
• 2 Cook the gnocchi according to the package instructions. Drain the gnocchi and
  transfer the cooked dumplings to the skillet with the cooked meat.
• 3 Add the chopped pepperoni to the skillet, mushrooms & olives (if using), sauce,
  and half of the shredded mozzarella to the skillet. Stir everything together
  until evenly combined.
• 4 Lightly spray a 9x13" baking dish with non stick cooking spray. Transfer the
  pizza mixture to the casserole dish.
• 5 Cover the dish tightly with foil, and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove
  the dish from the oven, remove the foil.
• 6 Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly out over the top of the dish. Top with
  pepperoni slices, and a pinch of Italian seasoning. Return the dish to the oven,
  and bake an additional 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted & bubbly.
• 7 Remove the dish from the oven, and let it rest for a full 5 minutes before
  scooping onto plates & serving.

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