White bean mushroom gnocchi
Pan-simmered gnocchi with mushrooms, white beans, and a creamy dairy-free sauce.
White beans and the starch from gnocchi make a creamy sauce without cream. Mushrooms brown before the liquid goes in, giving the dish a deeper flavor than simmering everything from the start. Shelf-stable potato gnocchi keeps the preparation short.
Give the mushrooms space at the start
Slice the mushrooms to a similar thickness and use a wide, deep skillet. They release liquid as they cook with the onion, so let that moisture reduce before expecting browned edges. Stir occasionally, then leave the mushrooms against the pan for a short stretch rather than constantly moving them through their liquid.
The soy milk and water join after this stage. Once those liquids are in the skillet, the mushrooms will simmer in the sauce instead of browning. Keep the garlic and thyme to their short cook between those stages so they spread through the oil without spending the entire mushroom cooking time against the hot pan. Scrape up the browned bits gently as the liquid enters.
Build the sauce with beans and gnocchi
Mash a few white beans against the side of the pan before adding the gnocchi. Their soft interiors thicken the liquid while most beans remain whole. As the gnocchi simmer, stir often enough to stop them catching underneath. Stop when they are tender and the sauce coats them, checking the package if that product needs longer than the stated window.
Shelf-stable potato gnocchi is the ingredient intended here. A different refrigerated or frozen product can have different cooking directions and release a different amount of starch, so follow its label rather than assuming every gnocchi has the same timing. Cannellini and great northern beans both suit the sauce; use already cooked, drained beans in either case.
Read labels before choosing plant milk
Plain, unsweetened soy milk keeps the sauce savory. Vanilla or sweetened drinks introduce a flavor that is difficult to balance with thyme and mushrooms. Oat milk is a listed alternative, but its nutritional totals differ. Calcium fortification also varies; NIH recommends checking labels for added calcium. Gnocchi can contain eggs or dairy, so read those ingredients as carefully as the milk carton.
Let the finished skillet rest briefly before dividing it into four bowls. The sauce continues thickening, which is useful at serving time but more noticeable in chilled leftovers. Refrigerate portions promptly, keeping the sauce with the gnocchi. Loosen a portion gradually with water as it reheats and stir gently so the softened dumplings remain intact. Avoid adding a large amount of liquid before the chilled sauce has had a chance to warm and relax.
White bean mushroom gnocchi
Pan-simmered gnocchi with mushrooms, white beans, and a creamy dairy-free sauce.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 17 min
- Rest / soak
- 2 min
- Total
- 29 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
One serving: one generous bowl
Equipment
Deep skillet
Ingredients
Instructions
Storage & reheating
Cool promptly in shallow containers and refrigerate within 2 hours. Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days; reheat until steaming hot throughout.
Substitutions
- Use unsweetened oat milk in place of soy milk.
- Cannellini or great northern beans both work.
Cooking notes
- Choose gnocchi labeled plant-based or check every ingredient for eggs and dairy.
Contains: soy, wheat. Check the labels of your ingredients.
Estimated nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 355 kcal
- Protein
- 15.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 63.3 g
- Fat
- 6.9 g
- Saturated fat
- 0.8 g
- Fiber
- 11.6 g
- Sugars
- 4.2 g
- Sodium
- 706 mg
For one original serving, excluding optional ingredients and suggested sides. How we estimate nutrition.
Ingredient cost breakdown
Estimated cost of the amount used; optional extras are separate.
| Ingredient | US · USD | Canada · CAD |
|---|---|---|
| cooked white beans, drained | $1.62 | $2.07 |
| shelf-stable plant-based potato gnocchi | $2.53 | $2.38 |
| mushrooms, sliced | $2.25 | $3.27 |
| onion, diced | $0.28 | $0.24 |
| garlic, minced | $0.18 | $0.09 |
| unsweetened soy milk | $0.72 | $0.71 |
| water | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| olive oil | $0.18 | $0.16 |
| dried thyme | $0.10 | $0.05 |
| fine salt | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ground black pepper | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Recipe total | $7.88 | $8.98 |
| Per serving | $1.97 | $2.25 |
Price references: US 2026-10-27; Canada 2026-10-27. Regional prices vary. Pantry ingredients included; taxes, delivery, and utilities excluded.
Price sources & package sizes
United States · USD
- cooked white beans, drained: Walmart US, US online listing; store not stated in captured result; $0.92 / 283.49523125g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Net ounces are converted at 28.349523125 g per ounce before the separate drained-yield adjustment. USDA Food Buying Guide: 15.5 oz purchased canned kidney beans yields about 10 oz drained, unheated beans. The kidney-bean yield is an estimate for the white kidney/cannellini variety, not a measured yield for this brand. Nutrition uses a separately identified cooked/drained reference; sodium and water content vary with brand and rinsing. No unmeasured sodium reduction for rinsing is applied.
- shelf-stable plant-based potato gnocchi: Walmart US, US online listing; store not independently selected; $2.87 / 453.59237g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Net avoirdupois ounces converted at exactly 28.349523125 g per ounce.
- mushrooms, sliced: Walmart US, US online listing; store not independently selected; $2.04 / 226.796g. Price source (observed 2026-10-27). 8 oz = 226.796 g; washed mushrooms including edible stems, no assumed discard.
- onion, diced: Walmart US, Phoenix E Thomas Rd Supercenter, Arizona page context; $2.76 / 1197.4838568g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Edible package mass uses USDA Food Buying Guide yield: 1 lb purchased mature whole onions yields 0.88 lb raw ready-to-cook onion; actual trimming loss varies.
- garlic, minced: Walmart US, Sacramento Gerber Rd Supercenter, California page context; $3.07 / 170.09713875g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- unsweetened soy milk: Walmart US, South Hill Supercenter page context; state not captured; $4.57 / 1892.705892g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Package mass is estimated at 1 g/mL for soy milk; the retailer label supplies volume, not measured grams. US fluid ounces converted at 29.5735295625 mL per fl oz.
- olive oil: Walmart US, US online listing; store not stated in captured result; $5.94 / 469.23333572g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Package mass is estimated from the olive-oil label reference of 14 g per 15 mL (0.933333 g/mL); retailer package quantity is volume, not measured mass. US fluid ounces converted at 29.5735295625 mL per fl oz.
- dried thyme: Walmart US, United States online listing; retailer default context, checkout not verified; $2.12 / 21.26214234375g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Avoirdupois ounces converted using 28.349523125 g per oz. Single dried herb pricing reference.
- fine salt: Walmart US, Sacramento Gerber Rd Supercenter, California page context; $0.94 / 737g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- ground black pepper: Walmart US, US online listing; store not independently selected; $3.58 / 85.04856937g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Net avoirdupois ounces converted at exactly 28.349523125 g per ounce.
Canada · CAD
- cooked white beans, drained: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; store not stated in captured result; $1.44 / 348.38709677g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). The volume-labelled Canadian can's gross contents mass is estimated at 1 g/mL before the separate drained-yield adjustment; neither this density nor the resulting drained mass was measured by the retailer. USDA Food Buying Guide: 15.5 oz purchased canned kidney beans yields about 10 oz drained, unheated beans. The kidney-bean yield is an estimate for the white kidney/cannellini variety, not a measured yield for this brand. Nutrition uses a separately identified cooked/drained reference; sodium and water content vary with brand and rinsing. No unmeasured sodium reduction for rinsing is applied.
- shelf-stable plant-based potato gnocchi: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; store not independently selected; $2.97 / 500g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- mushrooms, sliced: Walmart Canada, Mississauga Heartland, Ontario L5V 2N6 (retailer default listing); $2.97 / 227g. Price source (observed 2026-10-27). Organic whole-white-mushroom price reference. Edible stems retained; price is a listing snapshot and availability may vary.
- onion, diced: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; store not stated in captured result; $2.44 / 1197.4838568g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Edible package mass uses USDA Food Buying Guide yield: 1 lb purchased mature whole onions yields 0.88 lb raw ready-to-cook onion; actual trimming loss varies.
- garlic, minced: Walmart Canada, Mississauga Heartland, Ontario; L5V 2N6 page context; $3.97 / 453.59237g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- unsweetened soy milk: Save-On-Foods, Canada online listing; store not stated in captured result; $4.49 / 1890g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Package mass is estimated at 1 g/mL for soy milk; the retailer label supplies volume, not measured grams.
- olive oil: Walmart Canada, Mississauga Heartland, Ontario; L5V 2N6 page context; $10.97 / 933.33333333g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Package mass is estimated from the olive-oil label reference of 14 g per 15 mL (0.933333 g/mL); retailer package quantity is volume, not measured mass.
- dried thyme: Walmart Canada, Heartland, Mississauga, Ontario; L5V 2N6 page context; $2.27 / 50g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Ingredient is dried thyme leaves.
- fine salt: Walmart Canada, Mississauga Heartland, Ontario; L5V 2N6 page context; $1.63 / 1000g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- ground black pepper: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; store not independently selected; $2.27 / 85g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
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