One pan, no pot, no boiling. Fresh potato gnocchi thrown in a tray with red onion, smashed garlic, chilli and a monster punnet of medley cherry tomatoes, then baked till the parmesan goes crispy and the tomatoes go jammy. Dollop with stracciatella and eat straight from the pan.
Serves: 2 - 3
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 red onion, halved and finely sliced
5 - 6 garlic cloves, smashed
2 bird's eye chillies, finely chopped
2 - 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
1 large punnet (500 g) medley cherry tomatoes, any huge ones halved or quartered
salt and pepper
1 packet (500 g) fresh potato gnocchi
3 tbsp shaved or grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
1/2 cup stracciatella, or buffalo mozzarella
1 handful fresh basil leaves
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 200°C fan-forced.
Throw the onion, garlic and chilli into a roasting pan or baking tray - you want one with a little bit of sides so you can stir it all around. Drizzle with the olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Throw in the tomatoes, chopping any huge ones in half or quarters. Season with salt and pepper, add the gnocchi and give it all a big massage with your hands.
Sprinkle the parmesan over the top - don't stir it in, just sprinkle it on so it gets nice and crispy.
Bake for 20 minutes. Pull it out, give it a quick stir and pop it back in for another 5 - 10 minutes.
Dollop with the stracciatella, sprinkle with more parmesan, top with the basil leaves and a drizzle of oil, and eat straight from the pan.
HINTS
Smash your garlic hard enough and you don't even have to chop it.
Use a tray with a little bit of sides so you can stir everything around without it going everywhere.
Don't stir the parmesan in before it goes in the oven - leave it on top so it gets nice and crispy.
No stracciatella? Buffalo mozzarella works too.
NUTRITION (per recipe total - serves 2 - 3 - guide only):
Energy: approx. 1,725 kcal (7,200 kJ)
Protein: approx. 48g
Fat: approx. 85g
Saturated fat: approx. 31g
Carbohydrate: approx. 195g
Sugars: approx. 24g
Sodium: approx. 3,400mg
This nutrition information is a guide only and may vary depending on brands, exact quantities, and ingredient substitutions used.