One Pan Gnocchi Bolognese | Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 red or brown onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, freshly minced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 celery stalk, finely diced
• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) minced (ground) beef
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated puree)
• 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp beef stock (bouillon) powder
• 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
• 1 cup (250 ml) water
• 2 sprigs fresh oregano or thyme (can be substituted with 1 tsp of dried oregano or thyme)
• 1 bay leaf
• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) fresh gnocchi (see note 1)
• 50 g (1¾ oz) mozzarella, sliced into bite-sized pieces or freshly shredded