It was my husband’s turn to cook for a vegetarian dish and he decided to make a gnocchi and tomato bake from BBC Good Food website. Normally, I would fry with hot oil and add mixed herbs and rosemary and some butter to it towards the end so the texture is crunchy outside and still soft inside. I think, I saw Nigella cooking using this method in one of her TV programmes in then past and have always fried the gnocchi since.
So, when he said he was going to bake it, I really did wonder how it was going to taste! Surprisingly, the dish turned out really nice and you only need a couple of ingredients and it was super easy to make! I will definitely try out more gnocchi recipes being baked as it is such a different texture from being fried. I might have a look out to see what other recipes that you can make with gnocchi and try them out!
Ingredients: 1 x tbsp olive oil, 1 x onion chopped, 1 x garlic clove crushed, 400g can chopped tomatoes, 1 x red pepper (deseeded and finely chopped), 500g gnocchi, handful of basil leaves and half a mozzarella ball, torn into chunks.
Method:
- Heat the grill. Heat 1 x tbsp olive oil, fry the onions and red pepper in a pan. Stir the garlic clove and fry for 1 minute. Then, add the chopped tomatoes and gnocchi and bring to a simmer.
- Let it bubble for 10-15 minutes until the gnocchi is soft and the sauce is thickened.
- Season it and add the basil leaves (torn) and transfer to ovenproof dish. Scatter the mozzarella cheese and grill for 5-6 minutes until it is bubbling and golden.
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