Quick bacon and pesto gnocchi
- Published: 31 Aug 05
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A comforting gnocchi recipe, made with just a few shop-bought ingredients. You can create a meal for two in just 12 minutes…
- Serves 2
- Ready in 12 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 rashers streaky bacon
- 25g pine nuts
- 500g gnocchi
- 3 tbsp fresh green pesto
- 100ml half-fat crème fraîche
Method
- Heat a non-stick frying pan until hot. Add bacon and cook for 5 minutes, turning, until golden and crisp. Remove, cool, then break into pieces.
- Add pine nuts to the hot pan and cook, stirring, for 1 minute until golden. Set aside.
- Cook gnocchi according to pack instructions, drain and return to the pan. Stir in pesto and crème fraîche, season and gently heat through.
- Mix in half the bacon and nuts, then divide between bowls. Scatter with the remaining bacon and nuts to serve.
- Recipe from September 2005 Issue
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