This meal has everything you could ever want in a meal: cheese, cauliflower gnocchi, a hearty sauce… and did I say melted cheese?! You’re gonna love this surprisingly healthy recipe!
Course Dinner
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Sammi Brondo
Ingredients
3medium carrots
1/2cupmushroomsany type
1tablespoonolive oil
1lb.ground beef
1 24oz.jar tomato sauce
2bags Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi
1/4cupgrated parmesan cheese
1/4cupwhole milk ricotta cheese
Fresh basilfor garnish
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Peel carrots. Finely dice carrots and mushrooms.
Add olive oil to a large pot over medium high heat. Add carrots and mushrooms and sauté for about 5-8 minutes, until soft.
Add ground beef to the pot, using a wooden spoon to break it up into small pieces. Cook until beef is browned, stirring occasionally, about 5-8 minutes.
Add tomato sauce to the pot and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn heat down to low and let simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While bolognese sauce is simmering, place cauliflower gnocchi on the baking sheet, spreading out into an even layer. Place in the oven for 20 minutes, shaking the pan once halfway through.
Once gnocchi is done cooking and the sauce has thickened, add gnocchi to the pot with the sauce and stir to combine. Pour mixture into a large, oven safe pan.
Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese over the mixture. Add small dollops of ricotta cheese on top.
Turn oven on broil and place pan in the oven. Broil for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese on top has browned slightly and the top is crispy.
Garnish with chopped basil and serve immediately. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.