Gnocchi, Tomato & Summer Veggie Bake
A really easy crowd-pleasing mid-week dinner contains oodles of gorgeous summer veggies. For extra oomph try adding a pinch of dried chilli flakes at the same time as the tomato passata.
Makes: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, finely diced
- 1 clove Garlic, finely
- chopped
- 1 Red Pepper, diced into 1 cm pieces
- 1 smallish Courgette, diced into 1 cm cubes
- 1 smallish Aubergine, diced into 1 cm cubes
- 1 680g jar Tomato Passata
- 1 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 1 heaped tsp dried Oregano
- 1 x 500g pack Gnocchi
- 1 pinch each of
- Sugar, Salt & Pepper
- 1 ball Mozzarella
- 2 tbsps Grana Padano, or a vegetarian Grana Padano/Parmesan style cheese, finely grated
Method
- Prepare all your veggies according to the ingredients list.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onions and cook for 5 mins stirring from time to time.
- Add the garlic, pepper, courgette and aubergine to the onions plus 1 tablespoon of water. Cook for 10 minutes stirring from time to time so nothing catches.
- Add the tomato passata, tomato puree, oregano, gnocchi and a pinch each of sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes with the lid on until the vegetables and gnocchi are tender and cooked.
- Tip into a large ovenproof dish.
- Tear or slice the Mozzarella and place on the top, sprinkle over the grated Grana Padano.
- Place under a hot grill for 5 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
- Serve hot with a green side salad.
