Gnocchi Bake With Pancetta and Red Onion

Submitted by Shuzbud

"This is easy to make and yet tastes fabulous! As always, good quality mascarpone will yield a much richer flavour."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 ounces pancetta, cubed
• 1 red onion, peeled and finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 3 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 lb fresh gnocchi
• 8 -10 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄3 cup white breadcrumb

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
2. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the pancetta. Cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
3. Add the red onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for a further 5 minutes, or until the pancetta is cooked and the onion softened.
4. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, sun-dried tomato paste, and mascarpone cheese. Simmer over a low heat for 5 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, cook the gnocchi for 1-2 minutes, until they rise to the surface. Do not overcook.
6. Drain the gnocchi thoroughly and place in a large ovenproof dish (I use a 10x6).
7. Add the chopped basil to the pancetta sauce mixture and stir. Pour the sauce over the gnocchi and toss gently to coat it.
8. Combine the grated cheese with the breadcrumbs and scatter over the gnocchi.
9. Cook in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.
10. Serve hot and enjoy!

Reviews

[Tarteausucre]

So good. Made #54858. Next time, oh yes there will be a next time, I will dice the onions and tomatoes finer. We made a 1/2 batch, thankfully because I think the 2 of us would of ate it all.

 

[noway]

Absolutely addictive, I just wanted to keep eating this, one of the best Italian dishes I have made! I used Recipe #338498 for the gnocchi and added 2 tbsp chopped sun-dried tomatoes to regular tomato paste. I did leave out the onion as I usually don't care for onion, but it still had plenty of flavor. Thanks for posting, we will enjoy this again and again :) Made for Holiday tag.

 

[JackieOhNo!]

OMG - I loved this! I made it exactly as written, except I could not find the sun-dried tomato paste, so just used regular. I will be making this again! Made for Please Review My Recipe Tag Game.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

I did a few minor changes to this recipe, couldn't find sun-dried tomato paste, so I threw in some chopped sun-dried tomatoes, used canned drained chopped tomatoes, bacon replaced the pancetta and added in crushed chili flakes, I made this using my recipe#139271 thanks for sharing Shuzbud, we enjoyed this recipe!

 

[swissms]

Excellent and very quick! I cheated a bit though...I made the sauce in a large saute pan, cooked the gnocchi and then stirred them into the sauce. I then stirred in the mozzarella and served (skipped the baking step). I did use twice the amount of gnocchi. Prepared and served in 10-15 minutes...perfect dinner after a busy work day. The whole family enjoyed. Thank you.