Gnocchi Bake
This comforting and flavorful baked gnocchi dish features pillowy soft gnocchi coated in a rich tomato sauce infused with aromatic herbs. Topped with melted buffalo mozzarella, this indulgent meal is perfect for a cozy night in.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 pack of ready made gnocchi 500g
- Olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 balls of buffalo mozzarella
- For the sauce
- 350g passatta (sieved tomatoes)
- 1 diced medium red onion
- 1 crushed garlic clove
- 4 sliced medium sized mushrooms
- 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6
- Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan on a medium heat and add the onion and garlic, sautee for 5 mins, add the mushrooms and cook until soft
- Add the passatta to the pan with the mixed herbs, season to taste, simmer for a further 5 minutes
- While the sauce is simmering, add the gnocchi to a saucepan of boiling salted water and cook until the gnocchi rises to the surface. Once cooked, drain and add to the pan, stirring to coat the gnocchi in the sauce
- Pour the contents of the saucepan into 2 Individual portion Ovenproof dishes, or to 1 medium ovenproof dish
- Slice the mozzarella balls into slices and layer the slices on top of the gnocchi, drizzle with olive oil and season with a little black pepper. Bake on the middle oven shelf for 20 minutes. Serve with a side salad or enjoy by itself.
Yield
Serves 2
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