Dump bake: Gnocchi, meatballs, pesto and burrata

  • > 30 min
  • Easy
  • Meat
  • Italian
  • Main course
Gnocchi casserole with meatballs, pesto and burrata

Ingredients

4 persons

  • 600 grams gnocchi
  • 500 grams mini meatballs
  • 400 grams of pre-cut spaghetti vegetables
  • 1000 ml ELVEA Passata
  • 150 milliliters of cooking cream
  • 3 tablespoons ELVEA Pesto Verde
  • 1 ball of burrata
  • grated Parmesan
  • fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • salt and pepper
  • butter

Preparation

  1. 1

    Use pre-rolled mini meatballs or roll them yourself. For extra flavor, you can first brown the meatballs in a pan with some butter. You can skip this step if you are in a hurry.

  2. 2

    Put the uncooked gnocchi, spaghetti vegetables, and mini meatballs in a baking dish.

  3. 3

    Add the ELVEA Passata, about 100 ml cooking cream, oregano, pepper, and salt, and mix everything well.

  4. 4

    Distribute a few spoonfuls of ELVEA Pesto Verde over the dish.

  5. 5

    Cover the baking dish and bake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 °C.

  6. 6

    Take the dish out of the oven, stir gently, and top with grated Parmesan.

  7. 7

    Bake for another 20 minutes uncovered, until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce is nicely bubbling.

  8. 8

    Finish with burrata, fresh basil, extra Parmesan, and optionally some extra ELVEA Pesto Verde.

Gnocchi casserole with meatballs, pesto and burrata

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