Bacon Gnocchi with Mascarpone Recipe
Gnocchi is a great family dish, both cheap and filling and so versatile. This recipe makes a creamy bacon and tomato sauce, bursting with flavour and so quick to make when your strapped for time
Ingredients
- 2 Spring Onions sliced
- A few sprigs of Flat Leaf Parsley roughly chopped
- Small punnet of Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 4 Rashers of Streaky Beacon Sliced
- 250 g Gnocchi
- 1/2 tbsp Tomato Puree
- Vegetable Stock Pot
- 50 ml Water
- 1/2 Small Bag of Spinach
- 1/2 pot Mascarpone Cheese
- Hard Italian Cheese Grated to Serve
Instructions
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and add the gnocchi. Fry, turning often, until slightly browned, 8-9 minutes. Remove pan from the heat
- Meanwhile heat oil in another frying pan and cook off the bacon until brown and slightly crispy. Once cooked remove from pan using a slotted spoon to leave oil behind.
- Reduce heat to medium and add the spring onions, tomatoes and some seasoning if desired. Cook for 3-4 minutes until tomatoes start to soften than add tomato puree, mix and heat for a further minute or 2
- Add the water and stock pot, stir to dissolve and combine and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the spinach and cook for another 2 minutes until wilted.
- Add the gnocchi, sauce and bacon to a pan and stir in the mascarpone cream and half the parsley. Heat gently until everything is hot and well combined.
- Serve in 2 bowls, topped with a sprinkle of parsley and a good grating of hard Italian cheese
- Enjoy!