Recipes

Chorizo & Mozzarella Gnocchi

Bring bold flavour to your table with a sizzling one pan chorizo & mozzarella gnocchi. Packed with golden, pillowy gnocchi, smoky chorizo, and a rich tomato sauce, finished with melting mozzarella that stretches with every spoonful, comforting, vibrant, and ready in one effortless pan.

Ingredients

400g fresh potato gnocchi
150g cooking chorizo, sliced
1 small red onion, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
400g cherry tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano or Italian herbs
½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)
1 tbsp tomato purée
200g passata
125g mozzarella, torn into pieces
1-2 tsp olive oil
Handful fresh basil, to finish
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C using the Circulaire function, then place a Smeg non-stick sauté pan or oven-safe pan on the hob over medium heat.
Add a small drizzle of olive oil and fry the chorizo in the Smeg pan until it releases its oils and starts to crisp.
Add the sliced onion and cook for 3-4 minutes, then stir in the garlic, oregano and chilli flakes until fragrant.
Tip in the cherry tomatoes and cook directly in the pan until they soften and begin to blister without burning.
Stir in the tomato purée and passata, then add the gnocchi and simmer for 3-4 minutes so the sauce thickens and coats everything without sticking.
Tear over the mozzarella and transfer the same Smeg pan straight from hob to oven to bake for 12-15 minutes until bubbling and lightly golden.
Remove from the oven, scatter with fresh basil and serve straight to the table in the pan.