Creamy bacon gnocchi with spinach

Name: Creamy bacon gnocchi with spinach
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 serving
Ingredients: 4 oz smoked bacon; ¼ onion; 1 clove garlic; 1 ½ oz spinach; 2 cups gnocchi; ¼ cup chicken stock; ½ tablespoon flour; ½ cup cream; ½ cup frozen peas; ½ cup parmesan

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
2
Calories
990 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

Creamy bacon gnocchi with spinach

Sasha Velasquez

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Easy to make and packed with flavor, this creamy bacon sauce will perk up gnocchi in no time.

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Ingredients

Servings

4 oz smoked bacon (streaky)
¼ onion med-large
1 clove garlic 2 small
1 ½ oz spinach
2 cups gnocchi see notes
¼ cup chicken stock or can use white wine
½ tablespoon flour
½ cup cream
½ cup frozen peas (optional)
½ cup parmesan loose packed, or can use pecorino

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Instructions

Slice the bacon, finely chop the onion and garlic and roughly chop the spinach.
Warm a medium skillet/frying pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon to the pan, stirring now and then until the fat starts to render. Once you have some fat rendered, add the onion and cook, stirring now and then, until the onion softens and the bacon is starting to crisp. Add the garlic and cook a minute more.
Add the gnocchi and stir as it cooks for a minute or two then add the stock (or wine) to deglaze. Deglaze a little, add flour to help absorb the fat and thicken the sauce then add the cream.
Add the spinach along with the peas, if using. Wilt down the spinach, stirring so it alls warms in the sauce - it will just take a minute or two - then add the pecorino. Stir it through so it melts into the sauce. Mix everything well - if it's a little thick, add a little more cream and/or stock then serve.

Notes

If you have time to make homemade gnocchi, then cook them first by adding to a pot of boiling water, let them rise to the top then remove and drain. If you use ready made gnocchi, ideally use skillet gnocchi that can be added straight to the skillet/pan without pre cooking. Otherwise, similarly pre-cook.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 990kcal (50%) Carbohydrates 99g (33%) Protein 31g (62%) Fat 53g (82%) Saturated Fat 27g (135%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Monounsaturated Fat 17g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 124mg (41%) Sodium 1789mg (75%) Potassium 436mg (12%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 4063IU (81%) Vitamin C 13mg (14%) Calcium 431mg (43%) Iron 11mg (61%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 990 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	990kcal	50%
Carbohydrates	99g	33%
Protein	31g	62%
Fat	53g	82%
Saturated Fat	27g	135%
Polyunsaturated Fat	5g	29%
Monounsaturated Fat	17g	85%
Trans Fat	0.1g	5%
Cholesterol	124mg	41%
Sodium	1789mg	75%
Potassium	436mg	9%
Fiber	8g	32%
Sugar	5g	10%
Vitamin A	4063IU	81%
Vitamin C	13mg	14%
Calcium	431mg	43%
Iron	11mg	61%