Baked Cheesy Gnocchi in Meat Sauce

Cheesy Baked Gnocchi in Meat Sauce – This oven baked gnocchi dish is kind of like a lasagna but with gnocchi instead. It’s absolutely delicious and a super easy dinner to make! Layered with gnocchi, ground beef, broccoli, tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese and baked to a golden perfection!

Baked Cheesy Gnocchi in Meat Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. gnocchi
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup white onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup broccoli, steamed and chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried basil or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried parsley or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a skillet over medium heat, add ground beef, onions and season with salt. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally until beef is browned. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Drain off excess grease.
3. Add tomato sauce, broccoli and remaining seasonings and cook over low for about 5-7 minutes.
4. While sauce is on low, cook gnocchi according to the package instructions.
5. In a 9×13 baking dish, add 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom. Toss the gnocchi on top of the sauce and then pour the remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle the top with the mozzarella cheese.
6. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until cheese is melted and slightly golden.

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Baked Cheesy Gnocchi in Meat Sauce

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword baked gnocchi, dinner, Easy Dinner, gnocchi

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 4

Author Amanda Cooks & Styles

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. gnocchi
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup white onion diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup broccoli steamed and chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried basil or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp dried parsley or 1 tbsp fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a skillet over medium heat, add ground beef, onions and season with salt. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally until beef is browned. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Drain off excess grease.
• Add tomato sauce, broccoli and remaining seasonings and cook over low for about 5-7 minutes.
• While sauce is on low, cook gnocchi according to the package instructions.
• In a 9×13 baking dish, add 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom. Toss the gnocchi on top of the sauce and then pour the remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle the top with the mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until cheese is melted and slightly golden.

For more delicious recipes like my Cheesy Gnocchi Bake, view all of my casserole dishes here.