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Baked gnocchi with bacon, tomato and mozzarella
This easy baked gnocchi recipe with smoky bacon, tomato and mozzarella sauce is perfect for rushed weeknights when you need dinner on the table fast.
Course
Comfort food, Dinner, Gnocchi, Pasta
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
-3
Author
Alida Ryder
Ingredients
500
g
store-bought gnocchi
250
g
bacon
chopped
2
garlic cloves
crushed
1
teaspoon
smoked paprika
1 400
g
tin chopped tomatoes
1
tablespoon
tomato paste
handful cherry tomatoes
halved
1
teaspoon
sugar
2-3
tablespoons
cream/yoghurt
large handful fresh parsley
chopped
salt & pepper to taste
100
g
mozzarella
sliced
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 200°c.
Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
In the meantime, make the sauce.
In a large, hot frying pan, fry the bacon until starting to crisp with most of the fat rendered.
Pour off most of the fat then add the garlic and smoked paprika and fry for 30 seconds.
Add all of the tomatoes and the sugar and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cream/yoghurt, parsley and seasoning.
Cook the gnocchi in the salted water until it starts floating to the top. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to the sauce.
Transfer the gnocchi and sauce to an oven-proof dish and top with the sliced mozzarella.
Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes until the mozzarella is melted and golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.