Name: Baked gnocchi and meatballs
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 thick pork sausages (480g); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/4 cup (30g) seeded black olives; 500 gram (1 pound) potato gnocchi; 2 1/2 cup (650g) bottled tomato pasta sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh oregano; 1 1/2 cup (150g) coarsely grated mozzarella cheese

Baked gnocchi and meatballs

A quick and easy crowd pleaser, baked gnocchi with meatballs is the perfect recipe to turn to mid-week when you're busy or tired but still have a load of mouths to feed.

Ingredients

4 thick pork sausages (480g)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 cup (30g) seeded black olives

500 gram (1 pound) potato gnocchi

2 1/2 cup (650g) bottled tomato pasta sauce

1 1/2 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh oregano

1 1/2 cup (150g) coarsely grated mozzarella cheese

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.

2.Chop sausages coarsely. Combine sausages and oil in shallow flameproof dish (19cm x 28cm). Bake, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until sausages are browned and have burst into little meatballs.

3.Meanwhile, halve olives. Add olives, gnocchi, sauce and oregano to dish; season. Sprinkle with cheese.

4.Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until gnocchi is tender.

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