Skillet French Onion Soup Dip

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Creamy, cheesy, and savory, my Skillet French Onion Soup Dip tastes like classic French Onion Soup and is so easy to make! Mixing the ingredients all in one skillet, while heating, is the key to having it hot and ready in just 10 minutes! This delicious appetizer is a real crowd pleaser!

Pan-Seared Scallops with Corn Puree

Pan-Seared Scallops with Corn Puree is a delicious meal that is on the table in about 30 minutes. It is special enough to serve to guests or when you want to enjoy a date night at home. The perfectly seared scallops over creamy corn puree topped off with a little crispy bacon is irresistible!

Easy SNICKERS® Ice Cream #WhenImHungry

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The first thing I want to do when I have a SNICKERS® in hand is to eat it! Like, immediately! Nothing wrong with that, but over the years I've found SNICKERS are great to use in dips, cookies, cakes, nachos (yes, SNICKERS Nachos is a thing), and even ice cream! My No Churn SNICKERS Ice Cream is easy to make and will satisfy when you're getting hangry and need something sweet and creamy to eat!

Potato Leek and Bacon Soup

Potato Leek and Bacon Soup is like curling up under a warm blanket with someone you love. It is so comforting y'all!

Homemade Russian Salad Dressing

Homemade Russian Salad Dressing has a pleasantly sharp flavor that livens up a salad, but is most delicious on a sandwich or hamburger too.

Creamy Caramelized Onion Dip with Hot Sauce

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Creamy Caramelized Onion Dip with Hot Sauce is homemade, creamy deliciousness that gets a little kick from hot sauce! I betcha won't stop at just one taste! 

Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta

Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes is a delicious blend of flavors and super easy to make! 

Homemade pesto is a truly beautiful thing. Basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil with a bit of salt - gotta have salt - all mashed together in delicious harmony. It's glorious!! I could eat pesto on just about anything! 

Now, you can buy pesto ready to go, but why do that? It's quick and easy to make homemade and tastes a million times better than what you get in a jar! It freezes well too! Seriously! If you haven't made fresh pesto, you are missing out!! and we can't have that!

I had some basil I needed to use up before it went south on me, so I whipped up some pesto and decided to make some sort of chicken pesto pasta dish, but....

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Italian Sausage

posted by Marion@Life Tastes Good on 2013-10-14

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Italian Sausage whips up in a jiffy! This dish gets its flavor from the Johnsonville Italian Sausage. It is sweet and spicy and satisfying! The flavors stick with you and help to curb any cravings all night long! I love that! Bonus - this makes a lot for a little, so you can feed the whole family for about $10!! Let me tell you what - you can't beat that with a stick!!

The gnocchi makes this a hearty dish so a little goes a long way, unless you're like my hubs and then you'll keep eating until you have to be rolled away from the table!! Poor guy - it's so tasty he couldn't help himself :)

Ingredients

• 2 (1 lb) packages gnocchi
• 1 package Johnsonsonville All Natural Sweet Italian ground sausage
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 pound sugar snap peas
• 1 medium red bell pepper diced
• 6 ounces pesto
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. In a large pot cook the gnocchi according to the package directions. After draining return them to the pot.
2. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over mid-high heat and saute the sugar snap peas and red peppers until tender to your liking. Toss into the pot with the gnocchi.
3. In the same skillet, cook the sausage until cooked through - about 8-10 minutes. Add the sausage to the pot with the veges and gnocchi.
4. Stir to combine the contents of the pot over mid-low heat. Combine 6 ounces of pesto with 1/2 cup of whipping cream and pour over gnocchi mixture. Toss gently to coat and serve immediately with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Italian Sausage