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easy baked gnocchi recipe served on a white dinner plate
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5 from 1 vote

Easy Baked Gnocchi

This easy baked gnocchi recipe is the ultimate comfort food. It features fluffy potato dumplings swimming in a robust tomato sauce, baked until a blanket of golden brown melted mozzarella cheese. It tastes gourmet, but comes together in under 30 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dinner, Entree, Main Course, Pasta, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 4
Calories: 456kcal
Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us

Ingredients

  • 16 oz pkg gnocchi
  • 8 slices bacon chopped
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 roma tomatoes
  • 1 tsp sugar fleshy parts diced
  • 2-3 tbsp sour cream
  • 2-3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
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Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 400°F.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil, and 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 and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cream, 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.

Notes

  • Want to make it into more of a meal? We love adding leftover chopped rotisserie chicken to this dish. Gives it a chicken parmesan spin.
  • Serving a larger crowd? This recipe easily doubles, or even triples. Just use a larger casserole dish, as needed.
  • If you know you don't like smoked paprika, you can substitute regular paprika or omit it altogether.
  • If you don't have sour cream, you can substitute heavy cream.
  • I DO NOT recommend using frozen gnocchi in this dish. The couple of times I tested it, it came out mushy.

Nutrition

Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 810mg | Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1003IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 6mg