Tomato and mozzarella gnocchi bake
- ⏱ 50 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Fresh gnocchi is baked in a basil tomato sauce with melted mozzarella until golden and tender.
Adapted from BBC Food.
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Mise en place
Prep 50 g sun-dried tomatoes: roughly chop
Prep 1 garlic clove: crush
2Preheat the oven
3Plate and serve
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Mise en place
Prep 1 onion: roughly chop
2Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6
3Plate and serve
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Ingredients
- 50 g sun-dried tomatoes (roughly chopped)
- 1 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
- 1 onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 garlic clove (crushed)
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 500 g fresh gnocchi
- 150 g mozzarella
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1. Mise en place
- COOK 2 Prep 50 g sun-dried tomatoes: roughly chop
- COOK 2 Prep 1 garlic clove: crush
- COOK 1 Prep 1 onion: roughly chop
2. Preheat the oven
- COOK 1 Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6
3. Fry the onion
- COOK 2 In a large, ovenproof frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil from the sun-dried tomato jar over medium heat
- COOK 2 Add the onion and fry for 3–4 minutes until starting to soften
- COOK 2 Add the garlic along with a pinch of salt
- COOK 2 Fry for a further 1 minute
- COOK 2 Remove the stalks from the bunch of basil and finely chop, reserving the leaves for later
- COOK 2 Add the chopped basil stalks to the pan along with the sun-dried tomatoes and fry for another 1 minute
🤝 Cook 1 hands over the onion.
4. Simmer the tomatoes
- COOK 2 Add the cherry tomatoes and allow to cook for 2 minutes before pouring in the chopped tomatoes, Half fill the empty tin with water and add to the pan
- COOK 2 Stir together and allow to simmer for 5 minutes
5. Add basil and gnocchi
- COOK 1 Roughly chop half the basil leaves and stir through the tomato sauce along with the gnocchi and season with salt and pepper
🤝 Cook 2 hands the large, ovenproof frying pan to Cook 1.
6. Bake with mozzarella
- COOK 1 Tear the mozzarella into large chunks and scatter over the top of the gnocchi
- COOK 1 Bake for 20–25 minutes until the mozzarella is melted and golden and the gnocchi is tender
7. Plate and serve
- BOTH Serve straight to the table with the remaining whole basil leaves as garnish, Focaccia or garlic bread is ideal served alongside for dipping, if you like
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