Gorgeous Gnocchi Bakey Bake

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Gnocchi Making

I have to include this recipe on here, as there have now been 2 posts - DriveWorks Masterchef and Dave's Gnocchi Good Times - about it on the blog and now actual guide as how to make it. So here we go:



Ingredients

Gnocchi

• 4 Large Waxy Potatoes
• 175g Plain Flour
• 75g Semolina
• 10g Fresh Basil
• Salt and Pepper

Sauce

• 10ml Vegetable Oil
• 1 White Onion
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• 400g Tomatoes
• 100g Spinach
• 10g Basil
• 100g Grated Cheddar Cheese
• 1 big ball Mozzerella
• Salt and Pepper
• (200g Sliced Mushrooms / 2 Diced Chicken Breasts optional)

  

  Making Sauce

  
  

Method
 

1.      Make your gnocchi - boil the potatoes and mash until as few lumps as humnaly possible

2.   Add potato to semolina and flour and tear basil into mix, combine together into a smooth dough and shape into little 2cm big spheres.

3.   Bring water to the boil and place gnocchi in the pan, when it rises to the top, strain and place in the baking dish.

4.   Make the sauce - Finely chop Onion, crush garlic and fry in oil and salt slowly, until softened. Add chicken or mushrooms if using.

5.      Chop tomatoes into large chunks and add to onions. Cook until tomatoes have released juices.

6.      Add basil, spinach and seasoning until  slightly wilted and then add to baking dish.

7.      Make sure gnocchi and sauce all mixed together well.

8.      Cover with grated cheese, tear mozzerella and place over mixture and ground black pepper and bake in oven at 180˚c/ Gas Mark 5 for 20 minutes.

9.      Serve!

Yumety yum yum!