Parmesan Crusted Semolina Gnocchi Recipes

EASY GNOCCHI WITH BUTTER GARLIC AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Prepare your ingredients first: smash and mince garlic, take thyme leaves off sprigs, cut butter, and open package of Parmesan cheese if needed.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, stir the water with a wooden spoon, and add gnocchi while water is swirling. (This will help keep gnocchi from sticking.)
• Let gnocchi boil until they all float at the top and give it another minute. Pour water and gnocchi through a fine strainer and let excess water drain off.
• When gnocchi is almost done boiling, preheat a saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Melt butter and start to saute garlic. When garlic starts to golden, add thyme and saute just a couple of seconds until fragrant.
• Carefully add gnocchi, season with some salt, and toss everything to mix. Sear, stirring once in a while, until sides of gnocchi get golden. (If you like it crispier, sear it a little longer until browned.)
• Grate Parmesan cheese over the top, stir, and serve.

CREAMY GARLIC PARMESAN GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Add the olive oil into a skillet on high heat. Add the minced garlic and sage, saute for 10 seconds. Add the gnocchi into the skillet, spread evenly and stir gently.
• Add the chicken broth, whipping cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring frequently but gently, about 3-4 minutes, or until the gnocchi is cooked through and become soft and tender on the inside.
• Top the gnocchi with shaved Parmesan cheese, serve immediately.

GNOCCHI ROMAINE ( SEMOLINA)

Steps:

• Mix the semolina, salt and milk, place in a thick bottomed pan and stirring continously bring to the boil and simmer 5- 10 minutes until thick.
• Remove from heat, season , add the egg yolk, cheese and butter. Mix.
• while still hot, pour in a buttered tray 1 cm deep .
• When cold, cut rounds with a 5 cm round cutter.
• Place the remainind gnocchi pieces on the bottom of a buttered earthenware dish and arrange the neat rounds on top.
• Sprinkle more cheese on the gnocchi and grill the top until lightly brown.
• Serve with a nice drizzle of tomato sauce round the gnocchi.

LAYERED CHICKEN PARMESAN GNOCCHI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 3-quart baking dish.
• Cook gnocchi per package directions, but remove them from water before they are completely cooked. Drain well and set aside.
• Whisk egg with a pinch of salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Mix together in a separate shallow bowl Italian bread crumbs, 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, salt and pepper.
• Butterfly chicken breasts and bread them: dip each breast first into bread crumb mixture, then into egg, then into bread crumb mixture again.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook breaded chicken until golden brown and cooked through (internal temperature at least 165 degrees F), about 5 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Toss and quickly saute gnocchi in the same skillet for about 2 minutes.
• Spread a layer of Ragu® Sauce on the bottom of a 3-quart baking dish. Spread gnocchi evenly over the sauce. Sprinkle some mozzarella and Parmigiano cheese over gnocchi.
• Layer sliced mushrooms over the top. Spread half of the remaining sauce over the mushrooms and sprinkle some more mozzarella and Parmigiano over the top. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Slice chicken and place pieces on top of mushrooms and cheese. Spoon the remaining sauce evenly over the top. Sprinkle with the remaining cheeses. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Bake until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes.

PARMESAN-CRUSTED SEMOLINA GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Whisk together semolina, milk, and salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking frequently. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until very stiff, 8 to 10 minutes. Spread mixture in a lightly oiled 8-inch square nonstick baking pan and chill, uncovered, until very firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Unmold semolina mixture by inverting pan over a cutting board and rapping pan sharply on board to release mixture. Cut mixture into 16 squares.
• Lightly brush 4 (4-ounce) gratin dishes or 1 (13- by 9-inch) baking dish with melted butter and overlap gnocchi in dishes or dish. Brush gnocchi with remaining butter and sprinkle with cheese. If using gratin dishes, transfer to a shallow baking pan. Bake in middle of oven until cheese is golden around edges, about 15 minutes. Cool in dishes or dish on a rack 5 minutes before serving.
• *Available at Italian markets, natural foods stores, and some supermarkets.