Mexi Gnocchi Beef Bake

Italy meets Mexico to create a spicy, gnocchi-your-socks-off pasta dish, Chef! The first flavour layer is a taco spice-infused mince & black beans medley, coated in a rich tomato sauce. Then comes golden potato gnocchi, followed by panko crumb-coated jalapeño tubes stuffed with cheesy goodness.

Mexi Gnocchi Beef Bake

with stuffed jalapeños & avocado

Hands on Time: 25 - 45 minutes

Overall Time: 40 - 60 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Avocado
  • Avocados
  • Beef
  • Black Beans
  • Cheddar Cheese
  • Cooked Chopped Tomato
  • Cornflour
  • Free-Range Beef Mince
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Panko Breadcrumbs
  • Potato Gnocchi
  • Sour Cream
  • Taco Spice
  • Whole Pickled Jalapeños

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Egg/s
Photo of Mexi Gnocchi Beef Bake
  1. MINCE

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onions until soft, 3-4 minutes. Add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Fry until browned, 3-4 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SAUCE

    Add the taco spice (to taste) to the pan and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Mix in the cooked chopped tomato and 100ml of water. Simmer until slightly thickening, 6-8 minutes. Remove from the heat, mix in the potato gnocchi, the rinsed beans, a sweetener (to taste), and season. Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish.

  3. PREPARING THE STUFFING

    In a bowl, combine the sour cream, ¼ of the grated cheese, and seasoning. Add the sour cream mixture into the jalapeños tubes. In a shallow dish, whisk 1 egg with 1 tsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes, one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Lightly coat the jalapeño in the cornflour, then the egg mixture, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Dust off any excess in between coatings.

  4. ALMOST THERE

    To the ovenproof dish, sprinkle over the remaining cheese, and top with the stuffed jalapeños. Lightly coat the jalapeños with some oil. Pop in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the jalapeños are lightly golden, 10-12 minutes.

  5. AVO

    Halve the avocado and set aside half for another meal. Peel the skin off, keeping the flesh intact. Thinly slice the avocado.

  6. TIME TO EAT

    Dish up the loaded gnocchi and top with the avocado slices. Enjoy, Chef!

  • Onion - 1

  • Free-range Beef Mince - 150g

  • Taco Spice - 15ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 100g

  • Potato Gnocchi - 125g

  • Black Beans - 60g

  • Sour Cream - 30ml

  • Cheddar Cheese - 50g

  • Whole Pickled Jalapeños - 60g

  • Cornflour - 20ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 50ml

  • Avocado - 1

  1. MINCE

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onions until soft, 3-4 minutes. Add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Fry until browned, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SAUCE

    Add the taco spice (to taste) to the pan and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Mix in the cooked chopped tomato and 200ml of water. Simmer until slightly thickening, 6-8 minutes. Remove from the heat, mix in the potato gnocchi, the rinsed beans, a sweetener (to taste), and season. Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish.

  3. PREPARING THE STUFFING

    In a bowl, combine the sour cream, ¼ of the grated cheese, and seasoning. Add the sour cream mixture into the jalapeños tubes. In a shallow dish, whisk 1 egg with 1 tsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes, one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Lightly coat the jalapeño in the cornflour, then the egg mixture, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Dust off any excess in between coatings.

  4. ALMOST THERE

    To the ovenproof dish, sprinkle over the remaining cheese, and top with the stuffed jalapeños. Lightly coat the jalapeños with some oil. Pop in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the jalapeños are lightly golden, 10-12 minutes.

  5. AVO

    Halve the avocado and remove the pip. Peel the skin off, keeping the flesh intact. Thinly slice the avocado.

  6. TIME TO EAT

    Dish up the loaded gnocchi and top with the avocado slices. Enjoy, Chef!

  • Onion - 1

  • Free-range Beef Mince - 300g

  • Taco Spice - 30ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 200g

  • Potato Gnocchi - 250g

  • Black Beans - 120g

  • Sour Cream - 60ml

  • Cheddar Cheese - 100g

  • Whole Pickled Jalapeños - 120g

  • Cornflour - 40ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 100ml

  • Avocado - 1

  1. MINCE

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onions until soft, 4-5 minutes. Add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Fry until browned, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SAUCE

    Add the taco spice (to taste) to the pan and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Mix in the cooked chopped tomato and 300ml of water. Simmer until slightly thickening, 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat, mix in the potato gnocchi, the rinsed beans, a sweetener (to taste), and season. Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish.

  3. PREPARING THE STUFFING

    In a bowl, combine the sour cream, ¼ of the grated cheese, and seasoning. Add the sour cream mixture into the jalapeños tubes. In a shallow dish, whisk 2 eggs with 2 tsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes, one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Lightly coat the jalapeño in the cornflour, then the egg mixture, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Dust off any excess in between coatings.

  4. ALMOST THERE

    To the ovenproof dish, sprinkle over the remaining cheese, and top with the stuffed jalapeños. Lightly coat the jalapeños with some oil. Pop in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the jalapeños are lightly golden, 12-15 minutes.

  5. AVO

    Halve the avocados and set aside one of the halves for another meal. Peel the skin off, keeping the flesh intact. Thinly slice the avocado.

  6. TIME TO EAT

    Dish up the loaded gnocchi and top with the avocado slices. Enjoy, Chef!

  • Onions - 2

  • Free-range Beef Mince - 450g

  • Taco Spice - 1

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 300g

  • Potato Gnocchi - 375g

  • Black Beans - 180g

  • Sour Cream - 90ml

  • Cheddar Cheese - 150g

  • Whole Pickled Jalapeños - 180g

  • Cornflour - 60ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 150ml

  • Avocados - 2

  1. MINCE

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onions until soft, 4-5 minutes. Add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Fry until browned, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SAUCE

    Add the taco spice (to taste) to the pan and fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Mix in the cooked chopped tomato and 400ml of water. Simmer until slightly thickening, 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat, mix in the potato gnocchi, the rinsed beans, a sweetener (to taste), and season. Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish.

  3. PREPARING THE STUFFING

    In a bowl, combine the sour cream, ¼ of the grated cheese, and seasoning. Add the sour cream mixture into the jalapeños tubes. In a shallow dish, whisk 2 eggs with 2 tsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes, one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Lightly coat the jalapeño in the cornflour, then the egg mixture, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Dust off any excess in between coatings.

  4. ALMOST THERE

    To the ovenproof dish, sprinkle over the remaining cheese, and top with the stuffed jalapeños. Lightly coat the jalapeños with some oil. Pop in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the jalapeños are lightly golden, 12-15 minutes.

  5. AVO

    Halve the avocados and remove the pips. Peel the skin off, keeping the flesh intact. Thinly slice the avocado.

  6. TIME TO EAT

    Dish up the loaded gnocchi and top with the avocado slices. Enjoy, Chef!

  • Onions - 2

  • Free-range Beef Mince - 600g

  • Taco Spice - 60ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 400g

  • Potato Gnocchi - 500g

  • Black Beans - 240g

  • Sour Cream - 125ml

  • Cheddar Cheese - 200g

  • Whole Pickled Jalapeños - 240g

  • Cornflour - 80ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 200ml

  • Avocados - 2

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