Name: Gnocchi with Pomodoro Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 0.25 cup olive oil; 2 (12 ounce) packages refrigerated gnocchi; 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste; 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch sugar; 1 (28 ounce) can whole Italian plum tomatoes (preferably San Marzano); 8 ounces marinated mozzarella balls; fresh parsley or basil (optional)

You can use homemade or store-bought gnocchi for this classic Italian dish. Gnocchi are topped with homemade tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella cheese and then broiled in the oven.

Ingredients

0.25 cup olive oil

2 (12 ounce) packages refrigerated gnocchi

3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste

0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 pinch salt

1 pinch sugar

1 (28 ounce) can whole Italian plum tomatoes (preferably San Marzano)

8 ounces marinated mozzarella balls

fresh parsley or basil (optional)

Instructions

1 Open marinated mozzarella balls and measure out 1/4 cup of the oil.

2 Pour oil into a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Cook gnocchi in batches in the hot oil until golden and heated through. Divide gnocchi evenly amongst 4 gratin dishes.

3 Add garlic and red chili flakes to the oil in the same skillet. Cook until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in salt and sugar. Pour in tomatoes. Use a wooden spoon to break up and crush the tomatoes.

4 Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer tomatoes for 15 minutes.

5 Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

6 Taste sauce and adjust seasonings if desired. Spoon tomato sauce over the gnocchi. Top each dish with 3 marinated mozzarella balls and set on a baking sheet.

7 Add baking sheet to oven and broil until mozzarella balls are melted and golden browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley or basil if desired and serve immediately.