Baked Mushroom Gnocchi with Marinara Sauce and Ricotta

Dinner for two in about 15 minutes? Is this possible? Oh yeah.
But how?
OK, ok, I will tell you. I buy the gnocchi and the marinara sauce.
Now you know the secret. Don't tell anyone.
Here is how I make this easy baked mushroom gnocchi.

Ingredients:
1 lb potato gnocchi
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1cup marinara sauce
ricotta cheese
parmesan cheese, grated
2 tablespoons oil
salt
pepper


Directions:

Sautee the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of oil until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Pour the marinara sauce in the same skillet and simmer 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.
In a large pot bring water to a boil, add salt. Boil the gnocchi until they float (follow the instruction on the package).
Turn on broiler.
Divide cooked gnocchi among 2 shallow baking dishes.
Top gnocchi with the sautéed mushrooms.
Add the marinara sauce.
Add dollops of ricotta cheese.
Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.
Broil until golden brown  3-4 minutes.

Garnish with basil leaves.

Enjoy it!

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Pasta with Cheese and Dill

Ingredients:
300 g pasta squares
500 g farmers cheese, crumbled
sour cream
dill, chopped
Salt

Directions:

Cook the pasta in a generous amount of salted water, according to package directions. Do not over cook. Drain well.
While the pasta is cooking, chop the dill. In a large pan add about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Add the cooked pasta to the hot oil, turn off the heat and than add the crumbled cheese and the chopped dill. Mix well. Season with salt.
Serve hot with a little sour cream.

Note:
This is a hungarian recipe, made with farmers cheese.
You can use farmers cheese or ricotta cheese for this dish.
You can add a dollop of sour cream just before serving.

4 servings
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Pasta with Cheese and Bacon

This was one of my favorite things when I was little.
hmmmm.... this is how my mom used to make it:

Ingredients:
300 g pasta squares
500 g farmers cheese, crumbled
sour cream
Bacon
Salt

Directions:

Cook the pasta in a generous amount of salted water, according to package directions. Do not over cook. Drain well.
While the pasta is cooking, cut bacon into small pieces. In a large pan fry bacon until crisp. Discard some of the grease, reserving about 2 tablespoons
Add the cooked pasta to the bacon, turn off the heat and than add the crumbled cheese. Mix well. Season with salt.
Serve hot with a little sour cream.

4 servings
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Beef Stroganoff

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1 pound beef chuck roast - cut into thin strips

2 ounces butter

1 small onion chopped

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth

1/2 teaspoon mustard

8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

1/2 cup sour cream

salt to taste

Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch red chili pepper flakes
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
1/4 cup white wine
1 lemon (juice and zest)
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound linguini or angel hair pasta

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

 

Directions:

Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until just tender.

Put the shrimp on a large plate and pat theme dry with a paper towel. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. 

Heat the oil and melt the butter in a pan.  Add the red chili pepper flakes. Add the shrimp and saute until cooked, about 1-2 minutes, turn the shrimp over, add garlic and saute about 1 minute.
Remove the shrimp from the pan.

Add the wine and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Simmer the liquid until reduced by about half, about 3-5 minutes.  Add the butter, wait for it to melt and turn off the heat. Stir in shrimp. Stir in parsley and toss to coat.
Adjust seasoning.

Toss pasta well with shrimp scampi in a large bowl.

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