This recipe is sponsored by DeLallo.

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Tender gnocchi blanketed in a creamy tomato sauce, speckled with fresh spinach and bites of melty cheese – capital G to the orgeous!

This recipe is a new fave around here and I think it walks that summer-to-fall line perfectly: just a beautifully simple tomato sauce made with mild tomato passata (a skinless, seedless, silky, and pure tomato puree that pretty much tastes like fresh tomatoes in a jar), thinly sliced garlic and onion, a little torn basil to hold onto those last few days of warmth, and a dollop of mascarpone cheese to kick off the cozy vibes for the season.

Add some pre-made gnocchi and spinach to that dream of a sauce, blanket it under some fresh mozzarella and Parmesan, and you are looking at a dinner-party-worthy recipe that conveniently also works as an SOS weeknight meal.

Here Are The Ingredients We’re Working with Today

Your wonderfully short ingredient list consists of:

• passata (love! love love love. I recommend DeLallo passata because they make only the best authentic Italian products so you know they’re doing it right. Their passata is just so mild and lovely.)
• onion / garlic
• mascarpone cheese
• pre-made gnocchi (see above about DeLallo)
• spinach
• cheese for topping – I like mozzarella slices and a little dusting of Parmesan
• basil

Fab. Amaze. Perfection. Couldn’t love this lineup more.

How To Make Baked Gnocchi

Making this couldn’t be easier:

You make the sauce.

You add the gnocchi and spinach.

You bake it under cheese.

How you deal with all the goodness, though, is a more challenging affair. Do you invite friends over? Share with a neighbor? Eat the whole thing in 1-2 sittings? Or save a small container in the fridge for a midnight snack? I can personally confirm these are all effective and appropriate ways to conduct yourself around a large bubbling skillet of cheese-blanketed gnocchi. You can’t go wrong.

I’ve also tried adding a can of white beans for a little extra bulk, which would be a good trick to keep in your back pocket, but I would submit to you that the glory of this recipe is its simplicity – the chewy gnocchi, the tender cooked spinach, and the tangy tomato sauce with just the right amount of creaminess – and honestly I hate to mess with such a good thing.

Grab your cozy clothes and let’s get into this.

Three Cheese Baked Gnocchi: FAQs

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Thank you to DeLallo for sponsoring this post!

Other Gnocchi Recipes We’re Crushing On

• Homemade Cauliflower Gnocchi (three easy ingredients and that’s it)
• Ridiculous Baked Gnocchi with Vodka Sauce (an incredibly easy weeknight favorite)
• Crockpot Chicken Gnocchi Soup (pasta in soup? definitely!)
• Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Broccoli Rabe and Garlic Sage Butter Sauce (gnocchi with a boost)

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