Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: All Nighter

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (88)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 25 min

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8 slices day old, good quality Italian bread

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan

2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 cups (2-ounce cans) tomato sauce

3 small plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped

Several fresh basil leaves, torn

2 cups shredded mozzarella, smoked mozzarella or provolone cheese

Preheat broiler.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Chop bread into bite size pieces. Add extra-virgin olive oil, butter and garlic to the skillet. Melt butter into oil then add the bread. Season the bread with salt and pepper. Toss and cook the bread 7 to 8 minutes then add the tomato sauce and fresh tomatoes. Turn to coat and warm the tomato sauce, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the bread gnocchi and tomatoes from heat and transfer to a casserole dish, top with basil then cover the dish with cheese. Place the casserole under the broiler and cook 2 to 3 minutes, until the cheese browns and bubbles. Serve immediately.

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recipe Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil
Cindy tulsa, OK 06-24-2009
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Yumm-o!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe...I can't believe that some think that it is gross...(must not have cooked it right). I think this is... easy and great. Read more
recipe Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil
Liz Ravenna, OH 03-05-2009
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Best way to use good, old bread!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is really good. I only tried this because I had some old bread and it looked really good. Boy, am I glad I did. If... the butter and oil are hot enough and you keep stirring the bread, it gets toasted on all sides--not just two sides like in a toaster. That's how you avoid the mushy factor, but it does NOT reheat well. My husband couldn't believe it was bread. He wanted to know what else I added to it. F.Y.I. I have never had gnocchi. So, I can't compare it with the real thing.Read more
recipe Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil
Daniela Oyster Bay, NY 02-08-2009
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How is this gnocchi?
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I find it so ironic that Rachel Ray starts off this episode by saying she's going to be making something that's tasty and... good for you because this recipe is neither of those things. I found it to be terribly gross and why not call it what it really is.....chesse and sauce on bread. I only gave this a one because zero wasn't allowed.Read more
recipe Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil
Shana Tucson, AZ 01-20-2009
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Love it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is so easy to make and I love how cheap it can be too!
recipe Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil
Lisa Lynchburg, VA 01-08-2009
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Better than Gnocchi!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy and excellent. Could not believe how good this is. We make it often. Highly recommend it to everyone. We made a... minor variation with regard to the bread. By toasting the chunks of bread in the olive oil and butter FIRST, we then removed the bread from the pan and added it back after the sauce had simmered. The bread took on the sauce perfectly but the pre-toasting prevented the bread from getting mushy. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, this dish is SUPERIOR to gnocchi!Read more
recipe Bread "Gnocchi" with Tomato and Basil
Stephanie Rio Rancho, NM 08-26-2008
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???
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

How is this remotely gnocchi? Call it what it is, which is croutons with tomato sauce and cheese. Actual gnocchi is made from... potatoes or ricotta. This ain't it. Hey! For a 2 minute meal, you could just as easily open a can of Chef Boy-ar-di. Cheaper, too, probably tastes the same. If you want to make REAL gnocchi, try instructions from Marcella Hazan, Biba Caggiano, or Michael Chiarello.Read more