Baked Gnocchi in Meat Sauce with Mozzarella Recipe
Potato gnocchi cooked in a meaty tomato basil sauce under a blanket of melted mozzarella and Parmesan.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 5-6 leaves fresh basil, torn or 1 tsp dried basil
- 2X400g/14oz canned crushed tomatoes or tomato passata
- salt to taste
- 500g/1lbs prepared gnocchi
- 100g/1/2 cup grated mozzarella
- 25g/1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 2-3 basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan, then brown the ground beef until no longer pink inside. Add crushed garlic, torn basil leaves, oregano, canned tomatoes or tomato passata and bring to a boil, salt to taste. Simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
- While the sauce is simmering, cook the gnocchi in a pot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. Drain and mix with the sauce once the sauce is done simmering.
- Transfer the meat sauce with the gnocchi into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle with grated mozzarella and Parmesan, then top with a few tomato slices and basil leaves if desired. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and the contents are hot and bubbly.
Notes
- Alternatively you can use store bought spaghetti sauce instead of making your own.
Nutrition
Calories: 563kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 41gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 1017mgPotassium: 1070mgFiber: 7gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 942IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 310mgIron: 10mg
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