Name: Cheesy Garlic Bread Gnocchi recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 tbs olive oil; 1 brown onion, diced; 4.00 cloves garlic, crushed; 400g tin diced tomatoes; 1 cup tomato passata; 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 cup cream; 2 x 500g pkts potato gnocchi; 120g mozzarella cheese, grated; 50g parmesan, grated; 1 tbs parsley, chopped; Pinch of salt and pepper *to season; 100g butter; 2 tsp chives, chopped; 8 thick slices sourdough bread

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 09/04/2019

This cheesy vegetarian gnocchi bake is tossed through a simple tomato sauce and topped with garlic bread slices for an easy dinner the whole family will love. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

2 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400g tin diced tomatoes
1 cup tomato passata
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup cream
2 x 500g pkts potato gnocchi
120g mozzarella cheese, grated
50g parmesan, grated
1 tbs continental parsley, chopped
Pinch of salt and pepper *to season

Garlic bread

100g butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp chives, chopped
8 thick slices sourdough bread
Pinch of salt and pepper *to season

Method

Step 1

In a large frypan, heat olive oil and cook onion and garlic for 5 minutes until translucent. Add tomatoes and passata and bring to the boil. Stir through sugar, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir through cream and season well.
Step 2

Cook gnocchi according to packet instructions. Drain and combine with tomato sauce.
Step 3

Make garlic butter by combining butter with garlic, chives, salt and pepper. Spread liberally on both sides of the sourdough bread.
Step 4

Preheat oven to 180C. Transfer gnocchi and tomato sauce to a large oven-proof dish. Sprinkle over half of the mozzarella cheese. Arrange buttered sourdough on top and sprinkle over remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
Step 5

Bake for 30 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve with a green salad.