Italian Tomato Gnocchi with Crispy Bacon & Mozzarella

Italian Tomato Gnocchi with Crispy Bacon & Mozzarella

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

Ingredients

Gnocchi

  • 1 pack streaky bacon
  • 1 pack gnocchi

Sauce

  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pack Italian spices
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 pack roasted capsicum, sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced 2cm
  • 1 can cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 pack baby spinach

To Serve

  • 1 pack baby mozzarella
  • 1 bunch basil, leaves picked

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to high grill and bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Cook bacon. Place bacon on an oven tray and grill for about 5 minutes, each side, until crispy. Drain bacon on paper towels then roughly chop.
  2. Prep & cook sauce. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook onion, garlic and Italian spices for 5-6 minutes, until tender. Add stock, roasted capsicum, tomatoes and canned tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce to low-medium heat and simmer for about 5 minutes, until slightly reduced. Remove from heat and fold through 1/2 tsp salt, sugar and spinach.
  3. Meanwhile, cook gnocchi. Cook gnocchi in pot of salted water for about 3 minutes, until tender and floating. Drain and add to pan with tomato sauce. Mix to combine and season to taste.
  4. Serve gnocchi topped with crispy bacon, mozzarella and basil.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2314 kj
553 kcal
Protein 23.9g
Carbohydrate 53.6g
Fat 26.2g