Creamy bacon & veggie gnocchi with parmesan recipe

Creamy bacon & veggie gnocchi with parmesan

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Large pot
  • 1 Large frypan

Ingredients

Cook veggies

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 250 g bacon
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 cup / 80 g baby spinach
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Italian herbs
  • 1 cup / 140 g frozen peas

Gnocchi

  • 500 g gnocchi

To finish

  • ½ cup / 50 g parmesan cheese grated
  • ½ cup / 125 g sour cream

Instructions

Before you start

  1. Bring a large pot of salted hot tap water to a boil for the gnocchi.

Cook veggies

  1. Peel and mince 2 cloves garlic. Finely dice 250 g bacon. Grate 1 zucchini. Roughly chop 1 cup baby spinach. Heat 1 tbsp olive oilin a large frypan on high heat. Cook the garlic and bacon for about 5 minutes, until browned. Add the zucchini and 1 tbsp Italian herbs and cook for a further 2 minutes, until fragrant. Then add 1 cup frozen peas and the spinach to the frypan, stir to combine and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Cook gnocchi

  1. Meanwhile, cook 500 g gnocchi in the pot of boiling water according to the packet directions.

To finish

  1. Grate ½ cup parmesan cheese. Remove the pan from heat, add the cooked gnocchi, and stir through ½ cup sour cream and half of the parmesan. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
    Tip: Add a splash of hot water if you prefer a runnier sauce.

To serve

  1. Divide the creamy bacon & veggie gnocchi between bowls and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 668kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1704mg | Potassium: 719mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 6mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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