Chorizo Gnocchi Bake

Chorizo Gnocchi Bake

Chorizo Gnocchi Bake — prep 10 min, cook 40 min, serves 4. View the full ingredients and method on SmartBites.

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
40 min
Total time
50 minutes
Servings
4

Recipe tags

  • Family Favourite
  • One Pot
  • Dinner
  • Italian

Ingredients

  • 200 g Chorizo
  • 1 pack Gnocchi
  • 1 jar Passata
  • 1 item Chicken Stock Cube
  • 1 item Mozzarella Ball
  • 1 item Red Onion
  • 1 tsp Chopped Garlic
  • 1 handful Fresh Basil
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 jar Roasted Peppers
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 75 g Fresh Spinach
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 0.5 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 0.5 tsp Paprika
  • 0.25 tsp Dried Italian Herbs
  • 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder

Method

  1. Slice the chorizo and finely chop the onions.
  2. Heat the oil in a cast iron casserole dish on the hob. Add the chorizo, garlic and onion and fry for 5 minutes until chorizo starts to brown and the onions soften.
  3. Meanwhile, make 400ml of chicken stock from the stock cube and pour into a large pan.
  4. Simmer the stock gently and add the passata, drained peppers, sugar, lemon juice, paprika, chilli powder, italian herbs, garlic granules and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Slice the mozzarella ball and chop the basil.
  6. Using a hand blender, blend the mixture to create a smooth sauce. Add the sauce to the chorizo and onion, then add the spinach and give a good stir.
  7. Add the gnocchi to the sauce mixture and stir in well, making sure to separate the gnocchi if stuck together.
  8. Top with the mozzarella slices and the chopped basil and bake in oven for 25 minutes.

Notes

  • A tasty gnocchi dish, if you're a fan of pasta bakes you'll love this.

Tips

  • Serve with crusty garlic bread to mop up that delicious sauce.
  • Chorizo can release a lot of oil when cooking so you can carefully remove this with a piece of kitchen roll to soak it up.

Swaps and substitutes

  • You can use frozen spinach instead of fresh, just add 2 cubes instead and add earlier to the sauce mixture to ensure fully defrosted and mixed in.

Equipment and cleaning

  • Cast iron pans although amazing can be tricky to clean, you may need to use a slightly abrasive cleaner or sponge.

No-waste tips

  • If you have leftover spinach look for other dishes with spinach to cook in the same week.