Baked Gnocchi
Baked gnocchi can mean a bubbling dish under melted cheese or a crisp-edged sheet-pan dinner. The oven brings both under one heading, but the meals have very different textures.
The saucy side of the oven
A casserole surrounds the gnocchi with sauce, keeping the centers soft beneath a browned top. Sorrentina gives this idea a specific identity with tomato, mozzarella and basil. Creamy bakes lean richer, while vegetables and sharper cheeses offer different flavors.
Roasted is a different kind of baked
Sheet-pan dishes leave more of each dumpling exposed, giving the gnocchi a drier, firmer surface. Roman semolina gnocchi have another character entirely, with wide rounds under butter and cheese. These are separate styles of dinner, not simply different toppings on the same bake.
Explore the variations