Gnocchi with bacon, goat cheese, spinach and sweet onions in sun dried tomato cream sauce

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Gnocchi with bacon, goat cheese, spinach and sweet onions in sun dried tomato cream sauce

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time28 minutes
Total Time38 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: French
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 598kcal

Ingredients

The Sauce

  • 3 tbsp butter or margaraine
  • 3 tsp chopped garlic
  • 3 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup 10% cream
  • 1/3 cup sun dried tomato diced fine
  • 1 tbsp parmesan grated
  • 1/4 tsp thyme fresh preferably
  • 1/4 tsp oregano dry is fine
  • 1 small onion diced fine
  • salt and pepper to taste

The Rest

  • 500 g gnocchi cooked al dente to package direction
  • 1 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 1/2 lb bacon sliced into squares
  • 1 bunch spinach rinsed, stems removed
  • 1/2 sweet onion
  • goat cheese for serving
  • basil chiffoned, for serving

Instructions

The Sauce

  • melt the butter in a sauce pan on medium heat. Add the onions and tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and sautee for 2 minutes or until onions soften and become fragrant
  • stir in garlic, thyme and oregano and saute another 1-2 minutes til fragrant
  • Add the broth and cream, stir to combine and bring to a simmer.
  • Stir in the parmesan til combined, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Use and emulsion blender or regular stand up blender to blend the sauce til smooth.

The Rest

  • In a large pan fry the bacon til firm, but not crisp. 5-8 minutes.
  • If there is an excess of grease consider draining off a little, but leaving some for sauteeing the rest of the ingredients.
  • Add the onions and continue to fry on medium for 2 minutes, then stir in the garlic and spinach, cover and cook for another 2-3 minutes until spinach is fully wilted.
  • fold in the gnocchi and cook another 2-5 minutes til gnocchi begins to brown a little.
  • Pour in the sauce, stir to combine then bring to a light simmer. Serve the gnocchi topped with 1″ pieces of goat cheese and a liberal amount of basil.

Nutrition

Calories: 598kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 2010mg | Potassium: 977mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g