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Our sausage gnocchi bake is just TOO GOOD! Little sausage meatballs, tossed together with gnocchi in a rich flavoursome tomato sauce, finished with tasty golden bubbling melted cheese.
What better way to celebrate autumn than a little family holiday in a cosy cottage in the countryside.
Autumn walks, maybe a trip to the seaside, time spent together as a family or relaxing with friends.
Coming back to the cottage after a day adventuring, getting cosy for the night around the wood burner with stories and laughter, the perfect autumn get away.
And a holiday with Original Cottages needs proper comfort food, the kind to relish.
So light the candles, crowd together around the dinner table and tuck into a bowlful of our delicious sausage gnocchi bake. Gnocchi and sausage is just a match made in heaven!
Little sausage meatballs, tossed together with gnocchi in a rich flavoursome tomato sauce, finished with tasty golden bubbling melted cheese mmmm just so good!
Sausage Gnocchi Bake Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil – use rapeseed oil if you prefer
- 1 clove garlic – finely chopped, you could use jarred chopped garlic if you prefer.
- 1 red onion – diced
- 1 small chilli – deseeded and finely chopped
- 6 chunky pork sausages – choose high meat content sausages, this is nice made with a spicy sausage too.
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- bunch of basil – leaves and stems chopped
- 600g fresh gnocchi
- 60g grated cheddar
- 125g mozzarella – diced
- salt and black pepper
How to make gnocchi and sausage bake
- Heat the oven to 200C
- Make the sausage meatballs – skin the sausages, just slit through the sausage skin lengthways and flip the sausage meat out of the skin. Cut the sausage meat into 8 equal pieces to make mini sausage meatballs.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan, gently saute the onions, add just a pinch of salt, this just makes them soften quicker.
- Tip in the garlic, chilli and sausage meatballs and gently fry to brown the sausage balls, stir often so they don’t stick.
- Tip in the tinned tomatoes, dried thyme and season with salt and black pepper.
- Bring to the boil and simmer with the lid off for 15 minutes.
- When the 15 minutes is almost up cook the gnocchi as per the packet instructions, it usually just takes 2-3 minutes. Once cooked, drain and tip into the sausage and tomato sauce and the chopped basil, stir well to coat everything.
- Tip the sausage gnocchi into a roasting tin or large oven proof dish – scatter over the grated cheese and diced mozzarella and bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
Make sausage gnocchi bake your way
- Don’t like gnocchi? Switch it for pasta.
- Switch the cheddar for Stilton or parmesan.
- Add in some mushrooms or peppers or both.
- For added crunch – mix the grated cheese with breadcrumbs and scatter over before baking.
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How to serve sausage gnocchi bake
- Take the dish to the table, let everyone help themselves.
- Serve alongside some fresh crusty bread.
- Goes great with a nice glass of merlot.
More sausage recipes to try
- Spicy Sausage Pasta – a delicious, quick weeknight dinner with spicy sausage meatballs, fresh tomatoes and peppers.
- Best Sausage Sandwich – create yourself a gourmet sandwich at home with our delicious posh sausage sandwich recipe
- Sausages and Rice – a quick and easy sausage and rice recipe with loads of added vegetables. Easy family dinner – sorted!
- Sausage and Mash Pie – a delicious sausage-y cottage pie recipe with rich onion gravy
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Sausage Gnocchi Bake
Totally delicious comfort food, perfect for a cold day
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 clove garlic - finely chopped
- 1 red onion - diced
- 1 small chilli - deseeded and finely chopped
- 6 chunky pork sausages
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- small bunch basil - leaves and stems chopped
- 600g fresh gnocchi
- 60g Cheddar cheese - grated
- 125g Mozzarella
- Salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200C
- Make the sausage meatballs - skin the sausages, just slit through the sausage skin lengthways and flip the sausage meat out of the skin. Cut the sausage meat into 8 equal pieces to make mini sausage meatballs.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan, gently saute the onions, add just a pinch of salt, this just makes them soften quicker.
- Tip in the garlic, chilli and sausage meatballs and gently fry to brown the sausage balls, stir often so they don't stick.
- Tip in the tinned tomatoes, dried thyme and season with salt and black pepper.
- Bring to the boil and simmer with the lid off for 15 minutes.
- When the 15 minutes is almost up cook the gnocchi as per the packet instructions, it usually just takes 2-3 minutes. Once cooked, drain and tip into the sausage and tomato sauce and the chopped basil, stir well to coat everything.
- Tip the sausage gnocchi into a roasting tin or large oven proof dish - scatter over the grated cheese and diced mozzarella and bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 764Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 138mgSodium: 1239mgCarbohydrates: 76gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 36g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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