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Ultimate Cheesy Beef and Bacon Bolognese Gnocchi Bake
Ultimate Cheesy Beef and Bacon Bolognese Gnocchi Bake

Ultimate Cheesy Beef and Bacon Bolognese Gnocchi Bake

with Pesto Garlic Ciabatta, Chestnut Mushrooms and Rocket

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on June 03, 2025

Our Ultimate Cheesy Beef and Bacon Bolognese Gnocchi Bake is inspired by classic restaurant dishes, focused on making a gourmet ingredient shine with a combination of premium sides and flavours. A traditional Italian pasta shape, gnocchi are made from potatoes rolled into small balls of dough.

Tags:
New
Family Friendly
Allergens:
Wheat
Barley
Cereals containing gluten
Milk
Sulphites
Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total35 minutes
Active 30 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

125 grams

Chestnut Mushrooms

2 unit(s)

Garlic Clove**

1 unit(s)

Ciabatta

(Contains: Wheat, Barley, Cereals containing gluten May contain traces of: Cereals containing gluten, Rye)

1 ball(s)

Mozzarella

(Contains: Milk)

240 grams

British Beef Mince

60 grams

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

1 carton(s)

Tomato Passata

28 grams

Red Wine Stock Paste

(Contains: Sulphites)

15 grams

Worcester Sauce

(Contains: Barley, Cereals containing gluten)

300 grams

Gnocchi

(Contains: Wheat, Cereals containing gluten May contain traces of: Mustard, Soya)

32 grams

Pesto

(Contains: Milk)

20 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

20 grams

Wild Rocket

Not included in your delivery

1 tsp

Sugar

100 milliliter(s)

Water for the Sauce

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)4130 kJ
Energy (kcal)987 kcal
Fat44.2 g
of which saturates20.3 g
Carbohydrate88.4 g
of which sugars12.7 g
Dietary Fibre8.6 g
Protein57.4 g
Salt5.8 g
Trans Fat0.1 g
Potassium32.6 mg
Calcium21.6 mg
Iron0.1 mg
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Chopping Board
Garlic Press
Knife
Large Frying Pan
Colander
Large Saucepan
Baking Tray

Cooking Instructions and Tips

1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

Roughly chop the chestnut mushrooms. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

Halve the ciabatta.

Drain the mozzarella and squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Pat dry with kitchen paper, then tear into small pieces.

2

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.

Once hot, add the beef mince, bacon lardons and mushrooms. Fry until the mince has browned, 6-8 mins. Use a spoon to break the mince up as it cooks. 

When the mince has browned, drain and discard any excess fat. Season with salt and pepper. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat. It's cooked when no longer pink in the middle. Cook bacon thoroughly.

Stir in half the garlic and fry for 1 min more.

3

Stir the passata, red wine stock paste, Worcester sauce, sugar and water for the sauce (see pantry for both amounts) into the beef. Bring up to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Cook, until thickened slightly, 4-5 mins.

Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 0.5 tsp salt.

When boiling, add the gnocchi to the water and bring back to the boil. Cook until the gnocchi rise to the surface of the water, 2-3 mins.

Once cooked, drain in a colander. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop them sticking together.

4

Lay your ciabatta halves onto a baking tray, cut-side up.

Spread over the remaining garlic and drizzle over the pesto.

5

Once your sauce has thickened, stir through the hard Italian style cheese and gnocchi.

Transfer to an appropriately sized ovenproof dish. Top with the mozzarella. Pop on the baking tray to catch any drips and place the ciabatta alongside.

Bake on the top shelf of your oven until golden and crispy, 5-7 mins. 

6

Share your ultimate Bolognese gnocchi bake between your serving plates. Add a handful of rocket on the top.

Serve with your pesto garlic bread alongside.

Enjoy!

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