Gnocchi in Tomato Cream sauce.

Gnocchi in Tomato Cream sauce.

  • Prep Time: 1 hrs
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
  • Servings: 4-6
  • About This Recipe

    “Italian style baked dish. Great for pot luck and vegetarian meals.”

    Ingredients

  • 2lbshome-made or bought gnocchi
  • 1smallonion
  • 1carrot
  • 1celery rib
  • 2 3/4 lbscanned, peeled tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 ouncesbutter
  • salt and pepper
  • 8ouncescream
  • 1pinchground nutmeg
  • parsley( for sprinkling)
  • Directions

  • 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.
  • Reviews

  • “I just had to make this recipe, it sounded so good. I used store-bought gnocchi and everybody loved it. Will definatly make this again. I think it would be nice with some sliced mushrooms in it too. I will try that next time.”

  • “This is the same recipe i have kept on me for years. I didnt have the exact quantities of the ingrediants because i quickly wrote the recipe down on a peice of paper and am so glad I found this on here. This dish is sooo delicious I have tried making it with chicken a few times but found its better just as. I have made this quite a few times now on my boyfriends request TY Dale”

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