Gnocchi With Chicken Sausage, Bell Pepper, and Fennel

From Cooking Light. April 2008. Trader Joe's has the most wonderful chicken sausages that would be perfect for this dish.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 16  ounces  gnocchi
• 2  teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 6  ounces  chicken sausage, casing removed and sliced
• 1  cup  thinly sliced fennel
• 1  cup  thinly sliced red bell pepper
• 1  cup  thinly sliced onion
• 1⁄2 cup  freshly grated asiago cheese
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

1. Cook the gnocchi according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain the gnocchi in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Keep gnocchi warm.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Remove sausage from skillet using a slotted spoon.
3. Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan. Add fennel, bell pepper, and onion to pan; cook 13 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
4. Add sausage, gnocchi, cheese, black pepper, and reserved cooking liquid to pan; cook 1 minute or until cheese melts, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in parsley.