Name: Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 ½ tablespoons; Onion, finely chopped - ½; Passata (crushed tomatoes) - 1 ½ (14.5 ounce) cans; Salt to taste - 1 ½ (14.5 ounce) cans; Potato gnocchi - 1 (18 ounce) package; Grated Parmesan cheese - 2 tablespoons; Fresh mozzarella, cubed - 1 (4 ounce) ball; Fresh basil leaves - 4

Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella

1. Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 ½ tablespoons

2. Onion, finely chopped - ½

3. Passata (crushed tomatoes) - 1 ½ (14.5 ounce) cans

4. Salt to taste - 1 ½ (14.5 ounce) cans

5. Potato gnocchi - 1 (18 ounce) package

6. Grated Parmesan cheese - 2 tablespoons

7. Fresh mozzarella, cubed - 1 (4 ounce) ball

8. Fresh basil leaves - 4

How to cook deliciously - Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella

1. Stage

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add passata and salt; simmer over low heat while you prepare the gnocchi.

2. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook gnocchi in the boiling water until they float to the top, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain.

3. Stage

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

4. Stage

Pour 1 ladle of tomato sauce into the bottom of a baking dish. Add gnocchi, remaining tomato sauce, and Parmesan cheese; toss to combine. Arrange cubes of mozzarella cheese evenly on top.

5. Stage

Place baking dish in the oven and broil until mozzarella cheese is melted and sauce has slightly reduced, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and garnish with basil leaves before serving.