Indulgent Gnocchi with Brie and Bacon
Indulgent Gnocchi with Brie and Bacon
Ingredients
- 200 g bacon, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for frying, as needed
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 250 ml chicken stock
- 1 wheel Brie, rind removed
- 300 ml cream
- 500 g gnocchi, from a packet
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Add the diced bacon to the hot oil and fry until crispy. Once cooked, remove the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the rendered fat and oil in the pan.
⏱️ 7 min
- 3
In the same pan with the bacon fat, add the chopped onion and sauté over medium heat until softened and translucent, about 3-5 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min
- 4
Add the pressed garlic to the pan with the onion and cook for another minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Pour the chicken stock into the pan, bringing it to a gentle simmer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Reduce the heat to low. Place the entire wheel of Brie (with the rind removed) into the simmering stock.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Pour the cream into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Stir the sauce gently and continuously until the Brie has completely melted down and combined with the stock and cream, creating a smooth and creamy sauce. This may take 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 6 min
- 9
Return the crispy fried bacon to the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add the chopped parsley to the sauce and stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
In a separate pot, bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the gnocchi and cook according to package instructions, typically 2-3 minutes, or until they float to the surface.
⏱️ 5 min
- 12
Once cooked, use a slotted spoon to transfer the gnocchi directly from the boiling water into the pan with the Brie and bacon sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Stir gently to coat the gnocchi in the sauce. Place a lid on the pan and let the gnocchi and sauce simmer together for 2-3 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the gnocchi to absorb some of the sauce.
⏱️ 3 min
- 14
Serve the indulgent gnocchi hot, garnished with extra fresh parsley if desired.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Indulgent Gnocchi with Brie and Bacon
- 200 g bacon, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for frying, as needed
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 250 ml chicken stock
- 1 wheel Brie, rind removed
- 300 ml cream
- 500 g gnocchi, from a packet
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Add the diced bacon to the hot oil and fry until crispy. Once cooked, remove the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the rendered fat and oil in the pan.
⏱️ 7 min - 3
In the same pan with the bacon fat, add the chopped onion and sauté over medium heat until softened and translucent, about 3-5 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min - 4
Add the pressed garlic to the pan with the onion and cook for another minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Pour the chicken stock into the pan, bringing it to a gentle simmer.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Reduce the heat to low. Place the entire wheel of Brie (with the rind removed) into the simmering stock.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Pour the cream into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Stir the sauce gently and continuously until the Brie has completely melted down and combined with the stock and cream, creating a smooth and creamy sauce. This may take 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 6 min - 9
Return the crispy fried bacon to the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add the chopped parsley to the sauce and stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
In a separate pot, bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the gnocchi and cook according to package instructions, typically 2-3 minutes, or until they float to the surface.
⏱️ 5 min - 12
Once cooked, use a slotted spoon to transfer the gnocchi directly from the boiling water into the pan with the Brie and bacon sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Stir gently to coat the gnocchi in the sauce. Place a lid on the pan and let the gnocchi and sauce simmer together for 2-3 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the gnocchi to absorb some of the sauce.
⏱️ 3 min - 14
Serve the indulgent gnocchi hot, garnished with extra fresh parsley if desired.
⏱️ 1 min