Gnocchi can be served as a main dish in a variety of ways! Whether you want to pair it with a sauce for a simple dish or add some tasty side dishes from salad to soup we have lots of options for you to choose from. Gnocchi also makes for a great side dish to a variety of main course options. Check out our list of easy recipe ideas to serve with gnocchi.

What is gnocchi?
Gnocchi is a traditional italian dish. They are small dumplings made from a mixture of mashed potatoes, eggs and flour. You can find store-bought gnocchi at most grocery stores in the pasta section or make your own homemade gnocchi.
Gnocchi Recipes to Try
45+ Delicious Side Dishes and Main Dishes to Serve with Gnocchi
Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu
Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu is coated in a crunchy breading and is filled with ham and melty cheese! While chicken cordon bleu may sound like a fancy meal this recipe will walk you through how easy it is to put together. It is sure to become a family favorite! Serve this chicken cordon bleu with gnocchi and a simple salad for a perfect meal.
Homemade Vegan Cashew Pesto
This Homemade Vegan Cashew Pesto is so rich and creamy you won't even know that it's missing the cheese! Put this homemade pesto on gnocchi, pasta, sandwiches, eggs and more! The best part about this homemade sauce is that it can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Easy Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Eggplant Fries
These Easy Air Fryer Crispy Parmesan Eggplant Fries are a delicious snack, appetizer or meal! Pair with your favorite pasta sauce for dipping. Sprinkle eggplant fries with parmesan cheese and serve with your favorite pasta sauce.
Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
This Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce is delicious on gnocchi, pasta, chicken, pork and more! It is the perfect sauce to make on a busy weeknight since it will be ready in about 20 minutes.
Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad
Looking for vegetable sides to pair with your gnocchi dish? This Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad is super fast salad to put together. It is very refreshing and only requires a few ingredients! Try this recipe during the summer when cucumbers and fresh tomatoes are at peak ripeness.
Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs
These turkey meatballs are stuffed with mozzarella cheese and are an easy dinner option. Serve with tender gnocchi and your favorite sauce for a great meal.
Pumpkin Carrot Soup
Creamy pumpkin carrot soup is perfect for fall! This soup is easy to make and healthy. Pair with pasta, gnocchi, a sandwich, salad or crusty bread for an easy and comforting meal.
Easy Air Fryer Green Beans
These Easy Air Fryer Green Beans are simple to make and seasoned with salt and dill! Serve these green beans as a side dish with any of your favorite meals.
Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttermilk biscuits are super soft with a hint of sweetness. Great to pair with soup or pasta dishes!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Parmesan
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Parmesan are an impressive but easy and delicious side dish to make! They are salty, crunchy and cheesy. If you love Brussels sprouts you are sure to love this recipe.
Kale Quinoa and Cranberry Salad
This shredded Kale Quinoa and Cranberry Salad makes a regular appearance in my house. Made with dried cranberries and topped with a lemon garlic dressing.
Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
This summertime mixed green strawberry goat cheese salad with cucumber, red onion, and walnuts is sure to be your new go-to recipe! It’s fresh, made with simple ingredients, and dressed with a healthy homemade balsamic vinaigrette.
Simple Italian Salad
This Simple Italian Salad is loaded with olives, pepperoncini, red onion, and cherry tomatoes and tossed with a zesty Italian dressing. An easy side dish salad that takes just minutes to make.
Classic House Salad
A house salad is the perfect fresh way to start your meal. Loaded with crisp vegetables and served with your favorite dressing (balsamic is our go-to salad dressing) having this recipe in your back pocket means you can whip up an easy salad in no time.
Spinach Prosciutto Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
This easy spinach salad recipe is ready in under 30 minutes. With a fresh, homemade basil vinaigrette and some crispy prosciutto!
Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu Recipe
This slow cooker lamb ragu is the ultimate Italian comfort food. The lamb is braised for hours to create a delicious, rich sauce. Serve over your favorite gnocchi for a warming dinner.
San Marzano Tomato Sauce
Take your gnocchi to the next level by pairing it with this traditional San Marzano tomato sauce. It uses authentic flavors and only takes 30 minutes to make.
Arugula Lentil Salad From Heaven
High protein, iron and fibre in exotic arugula and lentil salad that’s healthy and vegan. Only 12 minutes to make with easy-to-find ingredients.
Easy No Knead Bread Recipe
This is the best bread recipe, and quite possibly the only one you’ll ever need! The recipe for No Knead Bread creates a rustic, artisan bread loaf using just four ingredients and a bit of patience.
Lemony Roasted Tahini Cauliflower
Lemony Roasted Tahini Cauliflower is an easy and delicious vegetable side dish. Roast a whole cauliflower or break it down into florets, then serve on a puddle of tahini sauce. Simple, elegant, and healthy, Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini is where it's at.
Pan seared Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes
These pan seared chicken breasts are so tasty you'd never guess they're so easy to make. Ready in just 20 minutes, it's the perfect meal for a busy day.
Rocket and Pear Salad
This rocket and pear salad is fresh and delicious. With sharp parmesan and crunchy seeds it's the perfect side dish or makes an excellent light lunch.
Air Fryer Garlic Bread
This air fryer garlic bread is ridiculously quick and easy. With just six ingredients its on the table in ten minutes. A great side dish or a delicious snack.
Lobster Ravioli Sauce Recipe
This amazing lobster ravioli sauce is great with gnocchi too! So delicious!
Loaded Veggie Salad Recipe
This versatile Loaded Veggie Salad is EASY to make and it is packed with healthy ingredients, such as chickpeas, black beans, tomatoes and avocados. Pair it with a meal or use it as a topping to your protein.
Kale Salad With Chickpeas Recipe
The different textures and bold flavors make this salad a keeper and you can enjoy it on the side to pair with any meal. It's full of flavor with the spicy vinaigrette to jazz it up!
Baked Cajun Salmon
This boldly flavored Baked Cajun Salmon is an easy 15 minute weeknight meal. Seasoned in a zesty cajun seasoning and finished with sweet honey butter, each bite is so well balanced and totally satisfying!
Sun-Dried Tomato Salad
This sun-dried tomato salad requires only a few key ingredients and is coated in sun-dried tomato oil for optimal flavor and minimal prep time. It's loaded with chickpeas, feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes, making it a healthy, delicious, plant-based salad recipe.
Roasted Asparagus and Carrots
Roasted Asparagus and Carrots with goat cheese and hot honey is the perfect side dish. It is easy to make and very delicious!
Air Fryer Roasted Garlic
Air Fryer Roasted Garlic is caramelized and delicious. You can use it in many recipes or spread it on bread with olive oil, flaky sea salt and pepper!
Keto Meatballs with Sausage & Ground Beef
Juicy and flavorful ground beef and sausage meatballs make a fantastic dinner any night of the week. Baked to a golden brown this is the best meatballs recipe ever.
Air Fryer Sausage
Sausage made in the air fryer is out of the world delicious. It cooks quickly, gets a great crisp, and is moist and flavorful.
Crispy Air Fried Balsamic Garlic Broccoli
This crispy air fried balsamic garlic broccoli is easy to make and flavorful. It is a great recipe for making fresh broccoli.
Crispy Baked Smashed Broccoli
This crispy baked and smashed broccoli is the perfect side dish for gnocchi. It is a tasty way to get your veggies in!
Sauteed Broccoli Rabe
Hearty and satisfying, slightly-bitter Sautéed Broccoli Rabe is a beloved dark leafy green side dish. And, it’s leftover potential is endless! Add it to scrambled eggs, sandwiches, soups and more!
Kale Caesar Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
This kale caesar salad with crispy chickpeas is the salad to beat all other salads! Dinosaur kale is massaged with the BEST caesar dressing, then tossed with freshly shaved Parmesan, crispy roasted chickpeas and drizzled with more of that amazing caesar salad.
The BEST Chicken Parmesan
This seriously is the BEST Chicken Parmesan you will ever have! Tender crispy chicken breasts breaded in parmesan breadcrumbs then topped with gooey cheese and tomato sauce. No soggy chicken parmigiana here!
Lemon Pepper Chicken
his Lemon Pepper Chicken is a family favorite! The Chicken breasts are breaded in a lemon pepper coating then seared in a hot pan then finished with a lemon butter sauce! The chicken turns out tender and juicy and the sauce is amazing!
Roasted Artichokes with Garlic Mayo
Roasted Artichokes are fun to eat and packed with flavor and nutrients. Pull off the salty, crispy leaves to dip into an easy garlic mayo, then eat the artichoke heart!
Tomato and Mascarpone Soup
This creamy tomato and mascarpone soup is a quick and tasty weeknight meal. Made from scratch in less than 45 minutes, this easy tomato soup recipe is finished off with fresh basil and perfect with a loaf of fresh bread.
Air Fryer Calamari
This crispy air fryer calamari is the best side dish or appetizer. Soaked in buttermilk and then breaded in seasoned panko breadcrumbs, this tasty fried calamari is a lightened up version without being greasy.
Sourdough Dinner Rolls- No Yeast!
These sourdough dinner rolls have no yeast, a perfect crust, a chewy crumb, and are so easy to make! Pile them high in a bread basket and slather them with the best butter you can find!
Simple Steamed Instant Pot Asparagus
Ready in under 20 minutes, this Instant Pot Asparagus is a perfect side dish for any weeknight dinner! It's low carb, easy to make, and so full of flavor!
Italian Tomato Salad
This Italian Tomato Salad is prepared with fresh beefsteak tomatoes, red onion, fresh herbs and a delicious vinegar dressing. Enjoy this refreshing summer salad as a light appetizer, snack, or side dish.
Roasted Red Pepper Caprese Salad
What's better than a classic caprese salad? A roasted red pepper caprese salad, served in a fresh red pepper. The perfect grab and go appetizer for gathering around the garden.
Bruschetta...I'll even tell you how to pronounce it!
Bruschetta is a delicious Italian creation you'll love to make and serve. Bites of toasted bread are topped with a simple tomato topping for one of the best things you'll ever eat!
Insalata Caprese or Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Salad
Classic Caprese salad is an Italian dish everyone seems to love! Only 5 ingredients are needed to create this beautiful dish which reflects the colors of the Italian flag.
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