Saucy Sun Dried Tomato Gnocchi.
This sun dried tomato gnocchi is the ultimate comfort food.
I am a huuuuuge fan of gnocchi. I loathed all pasta when I was a kid (weird, I know, right?) but my mom had pasta night every Thursday. Gnocchi was the only pasta I enjoyed so it was a frequent dish!
It’s just so fluffy and cloud-like with the perfect bite. I can never get enough.
One of our favorite local restaurants has an incredible gnocchi dish (it’s served in a freaking bread bowl! omg!) that is absolutely wonderful. It’s not really described as a tomato cream sauce, but it definitely has a creamier consistency than regular marinara.
This dish reminds me of that so much and it’s exactly what I was going for!
YUM.
In the early weeks of this pregnancy, we got their take-out a few times and the gnocchi was all I wanted in life. It is just incredible.
I made this baked gnocchi as a nod to that (so we could have it at home!) before the holidays and just didn’t get a chance to share it with you.
It’s definitely an indulgent dish. It’s like a sunday dinner dish that you served with a big salad and maybe some sourdough. And it’s rich and indulgent but the gnocchi is also pillowy and light, so it makes for the best combination.
I personally love to make a big house salad with it. Crisp and refreshing pairs well with hot and saucy pasta. Plus bread for dipping!
When it comes to the sun dried tomato sauce, it could not be easier! I use a jar of sun dried tomatoes and add some garlic. A little stock, some cream, some herbs and of course parmesan. It bakes and gets all bubbly and the cheese on top gets perfectly melty too.
It.is.wonderful.
This can be a main dish if you serve it with said salad, or it could be a side dish depending on what else is being served. It is a great dish to bring to a party or family gathering (once we can do that again!) if it accompanies other dishes too. Everyone loves it!
A big sprinkle of parmesan, some crushed red pepper flakes… this is incredible.
Sun Dried Tomato Gnocchi
Saucy Sun Dried Tomato Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 1 (7 oz) jar sun dried tomatoes in oil, drained
- 2 lbs gnocchi, cooked according to package directions (this is usually 2 packages)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable, or chicken! stock
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ⅔ cup heavy cream or half and half
- ½ cup finely grated parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced or torn into pieces
- fresh basil, for garnish
- crushed red pepper flakes, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the sun dried tomatoes on a paper towel and press out some of the oil to remove it. This is important or your sauce will be oily! Really press the oil out. Dice the tomatoes.
- Cook the gnocchi according to the package directions. This should only take about 3 to 5 minutes!
- Heat the olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-low heat. Add the sun dried tomatoes and the garlic with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until they soften.
- Place the stock in a shaker cup or bottle. Add the flour and shake the mixture for 30 seconds to create a slurry. Pour the mixture into the tomatoes in the pan while stirring constantly. Stir for a few minutes as the mixture warms up (it may thicken a bit).
- Stir in the cream and the parmesan until combined. Add in the gnocchi and stir to combine. Top with the torn mozzarella. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until bubbly and melty.
- Top with fresh basil, extra parmesan and red pepper flakes.
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26 Comments on “Saucy Sun Dried Tomato Gnocchi.”
Yummmm can’t wait to make this!
Looks so yummy! Can you replace the gnocchi with, for example, ravioli? :)
This looks
AMAZING!!! I think I may need it for Sunday!!
Looks incredible!! Will definitely make this. Just curious, have you tried the recipe with cauliflower gnocchi?
Thanks for sharing!
I’m wondering the same thing about cauliflower gnocchi!
MAKING THIS. My husband ordered a gigantic bag of sun-dried tomatoes over the summer to cut up over his salads…and then fall/winter came, and we switched to having soup instead of salad for lunch. The still-mostly full bag of sun-dried tomatoes is still languishing in the fridge, and we’ve had no idea what to do with them.
UNTIL NOW!! I’m adding 2 boxes of gnocchi to my Peapod order as we speak, lol.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! Thank you!
Did I miss something?
“In the early weeks of this pregnancy, we got their take-out a few times and the gnocchi was all I wanted in life. It is just incredible.”
Is #3 on the way?
yes i’m pregnant!
https://www.howsweeteats.com/2020/12/a-week-in-the-life-vol-52/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJPYoTNAgEn/
I just made this. It’s amazing. I didn’t make any changes to the recipe, but I think next time I will add some crushed red pepper flakes to the sauce before it goes in the oven.
um yum. fastest pasta bake ever! and very tasty too. i’ve been making a sun-dried tomato pasta recipe i made up when i was a teen, but it’s not the best. this is what i always imagined it would taste like.
I made this last week and it was delicious! It was even better the next day as leftovers!
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First of all, I’m the only one in my house that will eat gnocchi and I hate wasting food. So when my jaw started hurting right after I made this last week, I was very disappointed because i didn’t want it to go bad. So i decided to make it into soup. I added a bit more milk and cooked it a bit longer to soften the gnocchi even further. Very yummy and easy to eat. Next time i think i might use the stick blender on the tomatoes first to make it more of a cream sauce.
If I don’t want to use sundried tomatoes, do you think cherry tomatoes would work?
I made this last night as an early Valentine’s dinner for my husband and HOLY MOLY, it was DELICIOUS. And so easy. Definitely moved into my top five fave How Sweet Eats recipes!
My family loved this! It was delicious and much easier than I thought to make. Perfect instructions. Thank you!
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This was so delicious! Added hot Italian sausage and it was a huge hit!!!
This looks amazing! I wish you had said you make your gnocchi from scratch though as I’ve been dying to nail down a good recipe!
I only have sun dried tomato strips from Trader Joe’s (not in oil) – suggestions for how to use these!?
Based on my cooking experience, you can soak the tomatoes in very hot water, drain the water, and then proceed with the recipe. Maybe want to add a little more oil in step 1 so they don’t stick to the pan? Of course, Jessica have another idea.
Man this is good! Really easy and a real treat!
I know this is an old post, but I came across it on Instagram and made this tonight. It’s definitely a keeper. My three teenaged boys loved it and did not even notice that there was no meat–it’s very filling. The best part (to me) was that it made so little mess. Lots of flavor for something so simple.
Which brand of gnocchi do you use. Can I make this in advance to serve at a dinner party?
I had a 1 lb pack of gnocchi, a half a jar of sun dried tomatoes, and some Aldi Garlic and Herb cheese spread, went on a Google search, and found your recipe. So halved your recipe for our dinner tonight, subbing the cheese for the mozzarella. Thumbs up all around! I used some of the jarred tomato oil to saute a zucchini that needed to be used, too. Thank you!