Weekend slow-cooked stews are romantic on paper. But sometimes on a Saturday night, what you really want is something that roasts all by itself while you debrief the week. This sheet pan of gnocchi and chicken sausages is exactly that.

Imagine the tray coming out of the oven: the gnocchi have taken on that light caramel hue on their edges, not uniformly golden but with those little darker spots where they touched the hot pan. The cherry tomatoes have burst and their red-orange juice has started to glaze the entire bottom of the tray. The zucchini slices are tender but not mushy — they still have a slight resistance under the fork. And the garlic has been scenting the kitchen air for a good ten minutes.