Oven Baked Gnocchi With Olives, Bacon & Buffalo Mozzarella

Oven Baked Gnocchi With Olives, Bacon & Buffalo Mozzarella

This simple and family friendly gnocchi bake is lifted by the addition of beautiful, fresh buffalo mozzarella. You must give it a go!
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Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 brown onion finely diced
  • 3 bacon rashers finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped or crushed
  • 1 red capsicum small, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 800 g canned crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon caster sugar
  • 500 g packet gnocchi see notes
  • 125 g buffalo mozzarella
  • 1 cup basil leaves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 220ยฐC conventional (200ยฐC fan-forced).
  • Place a large, shallow ovenproof casserole pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil and let it heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook, stirring, for 3โ€“4 minutes until fragrant. Add the garlic and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 2โ€“3 minutes.
    2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 brown onion, 3 bacon rashers, 3 cloves garlic, 1 red capsicum
  • Add the tomato paste and stir through. Then add the canned tomatoes and stock and combine. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down to a gentle simmer. Mix through the olives, caster sugar and gnocchi.
    2 tablespoons tomato paste, 800 g canned crushed tomatoes, 1 cup chicken stock, 1/2 cup kalamata olives, 1 teaspoon caster sugar, 500 g packet gnocchi
  • Slice the buffalo mozzarella into rounds. Lay the slices on top of the gnocchi and bake for 15โ€“20 minutes, until the mozzarella is bubbly and melted. Scatter over the basil leaves and enjoy!
    125 g buffalo mozzarella, 1 cup basil leaves

Notes

You can find packets of gnocchi in the dried pasta section of the supermarket.

Keywords

Dinner, One Pot
Egg Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Allergen Egg-free, Gluten Free, Nut-free
Category One-pot
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