- Serves 3 – Ready in 55 minutes –
Gather together…
1 x 500g pack of ready-made potato gnocchi (posh brands taste much better than supermarket own-brand versions).
200g Quorn 'chicken' pieces (frozen) - branded "Quorn" 'chicken' pieces seem to have a better texture than the supermarket own-brand versions.
2 tins of chopped tomatoes (800g in total).
1 pack of halloumi cheese, chopped into 1cm x 1cm x1cm pieces (or use torn mozarella if you prefer).
A large handful of frozen peas - tossed in 5 minutes before serving.
Serve with...
1 handful of finely grated cheese per person.
Get cooking…
1. Boil a kettle full of water.
2. Preheat oven to 220 C (200 C fan) or gas mark 7.
3. Tip the 500g of vacuum-packed gnocchi into a medium bowl and cover with the boiling kettle-water. 4. Stir and leave the gnocchi to soak for 2 minutes, then drain VERY WELL in a colander / sieve.
5. Put the drained 500g of gnocchi into a COLD (i.e. at room temperature, not heated) big, lidded, oven-going pan.
6. Add the 200g of frozen Quorn pieces and the 2 tins of tomatoes to the pan. (DON'T heat the pan before it goes into the oven, or else the contents will stick to the base).
7. Add the cubed halloumi (or torn mozarella, if using) . Stir well.
8. Put the cold pan into the preheated oven, with LID ON, to heat through and cook for 45 minutes.
9. Remove the pan from the oven and stir in a large handful of frozen peas, then return the pan to the oven for a final 5 minutes.
10. Stir, serve and enjoy!
Adapted from a Jamie Oliver 15 Minute Meals recipe (Sausage Gnocchi with Warm Kale Bean Salad), to be vegetarian and more of a ‘throw-in the oven and leave’ dish.