Gnocchi Bolognese Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
750 g lean ground beef (mince)
600 ml italian pasta sauce
625 g fresh gnocchi
150 g swiss cheese, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 200c. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat; add onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until soft.
Add beef and cook, stirring to break up mince, for 5 minutes or until browned.
Add pasta sauce and season with salt and pepper.
Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook gnocchi partially (about 3 minutes should do) then drain. Gnocchi will finish cooking in the oven!
Spoon meat sauce into a baking dish (6cm deep, 24X30cm base).
Top with gnocchi, sprinkle with cheese, then bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and browning and sauce bubbling at edges.