Gnocchi With Smokey Tomato Cream Sauce Recipes

GNOCCHI WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

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

GNOCCHI IN TOMATO CREAM SAUCE.

Steps:

• Chop the onion, carrot and celery.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan or pot and add the onion, carrot and celery.
• Cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 fahrenheit (210 celsius).
• Add the tomatoes,including the juice,to the pan along with salt and pepper.
• Simmer for about 30 minutes until thickened.
• Don't forget to stir occasionally.
• Put in the blender and puree.
• Pour it back into the pan, remove from the heat and stir in cream and nutmeg.
• Season to taste.
• Place the gnocchi in a large baking dish and cover with the sauce. (Precook the gnocchi to package directions if you are using storebought gnocchi.)
• Bake in preheated oven until very hot and starting to brown on top.
• About 7-10 minutes.
• Serve immediatly, sprinkled with parsley.
• The sauce can be made a day ahead up until adding the cream.
• Only add the cream and bake just before serving.
• This makes a great and very tasty vegetarian dish or side dish.
• I like to make it with spinach gnocchi.
• Serve with bread to mop up the delicious sauce.

GNOCCHI WITH SMOKEY TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Cook Gnocchi according to package instructions. 2. Meanwhile, saute bacon in a medium sauce pan until slightly crispy, about 3 minutes. 3. Remove bacon and let soak on paper towels. Drain bacon drippings from sauce pan. 4. Add olive oil and saute garlic for one minute. Stir in spinach until it wilts, about 2 minutes. 5. Add Marinara, Alfredo and the bacon. Heat on low-med until warmed. 6. Pour over cooked gnocchi and sprinkle with grated cheese.

GNOCCHI WITH CREAMY TOMATO-PORCINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Place porcini in medium bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over. Let stand until porcini are soft, about 30 minutes. Remove porcini from water, reserving soaking liquid. Finely chop porcini.
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add porcini and sauté 3 minutes. Add cream and 3/4 cup soaking liquid, leaving any sediment behind in bowl. Simmer until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Stir in marinara sauce; bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before using.)
• Cook gnocchi in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain.
• Add gnocchi to sauce and toss to coat. Divide among 4 plates. Serve, passing Parmesan separately.