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Jessica Secrest

Taco Gnocchi Skillet

A one-skillet mashup of taco night and pillowy gnocchi — seasoned ground beef simmered with fire-roasted corn, green chilies, black beans and salsa, then finished with melted Mexican cheese. Scoop it into a bowl and pile on all your usual taco toppings.

Tex-Mextacognocchione-panground beefweeknight

Ingredients

  • 1 packageground beef
  • 1 packettaco seasoning · about a packet's worth; creator uses her own blend
  • —water · for the taco seasoning
  • 1 canfire roasted corn · drained
  • 1 candiced green chilies
  • —seasoned black beans · if using unseasoned canned beans, drain and rinse
  • 1 1/2 cupssalsa · any kind you like
  • 2 packagesshelf-stable gnocchi
  • 2 cupsbeef broth
  • —shredded Mexican-style cheese
  • —sour cream · for topping

Steps

  1. 1

    Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef.

  2. 2

    Chop the beef up aggressively and brown it until no gray remains, then drain the fat.

  3. 3

    Stir in the taco seasoning and a splash of water so the beef resembles taco meat.

  4. 4

    Add the drained fire roasted corn, diced green chilies, seasoned black beans, and salsa, and stir to combine.

  5. 5

    Stir in the shelf-stable gnocchi and the beef broth.

  6. 6

    Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid, and cook until most of the liquid has absorbed and the gnocchi looks puffy.

  7. 7

    Add the shredded cheese and stir until melted through.

  8. 8

    Bowl it up and top with sour cream, or whatever you'd put on a taco.

Creator's notes

Invented on the fly from whatever was in the house — you can stop before the gnocchi and eat the beef mixture in a tortilla like a taco.

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