GNOCCHI WITH TWO CHEESES & BACON

Gnocchi with two cheeses & bacon image

A great and speedy alternative to pasta, but just as filling

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

400g packet potato gnocchi
5 spring onions
100g medium-flavoured soft blue cheese , such as dolcelatte
250g tub mascarpone
225g bag washed baby spinach
50g cooked thin and crispy smoked streaky bacon
Green salad and crusty bread , to serve

Steps:

Put a pan of salted water on to boil for the gnocchi. Meanwhile, slice the spring onions and blue cheese. Spoon the mascarpone into a large deep frying pan. Add the blue cheese and spring onions and leave to melt over a medium heat.
Stir the mascarpone mixture. Tip the gnocchi into the boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes, until they rise to the surface.
Add the spinach in large handfuls to the cheese mixture and stir until just wilted. Crumble in half the bacon. Skim the gnocchi from the pan with a draining spoon, stir into the cheese mixture, then crumble over the remaining bacon. Serve with salad and crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 576 calories, Fat 41 grams fat, SaturatedFat 24 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 2.61 milligram of sodium