Donal's baked gnocchi

Donal Skehan is in the kitchen with the perfect meal for a cold autumn night. It’s comfort food that’s ready in just 20 minutes - and best of all, Donal’s baked gnocchi only requires six ingredients!

Recipe taken from Meals in Minutes by Donal Skehan

Donal says: This dish is comfort food in an instant! Fresh gnocchi is a great ingredient to make use of and freezes quite well if you fancy stocking up. Ready-grated mozzarella is a handy fridge standby ingredient – perfect for scattering over bakes like this.

Serves: 2

Ingredients

500g fresh gnocchi

3 tbsp olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

Good pinch of chilli flakes

400ml tomato passata

250g frozen spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry

120g grated mozzarella

Sea and salt and black pepper

Method

• Preheat the oven to 220C (200C fan)

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the gnocchi for 2 – 3 minutes, or until they float to the surface. Drain and toss in a bowl with a tablespoon of the olive oil.

• Heat the rest of the oil in the now empty saucepan and gently fry the garlic and chilli flakes. Add the tomato passata and spinach and heat through, seasoning to taste well with salt and pepper.

• Add the gnocchi to the saucepan, mix into the sauce and then transfer to an ovenproof dish. Scatter with the grated mozzarella and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and is bubbling.