Gnocchi With Bacon, Tomatoes And Peas I Made It Ii

Gnocchi with Bacon, Tomatoes and Peas

Cosmicmother 7 years ago
Gnocchi With Bacon, Tomatoes And Peas by Mommyluvs2cook
made 08/10/2016

I just finished eating this for a quick supper. Loved it! I love fresh tomatoes with pasta, but my son does not so it worked perfectly that he's away tonight. Gnocchi is my all time favorite comfort food. I usually eat it with a tomato cream sauce or pesto cream sauce, so this was new to me. I loved the bacon in this, so it's now a close tie as my favorite gnocchi dish! And the best thing is, it's a dairy free sauce!
I did add a clove of garlic along with the onions, just 'cause I love garlic ;) And topped it with romano cheese. My tummy is very happy right now! :D
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bakerme 7 years ago said:

Beautiful photo, Cosmicmom! Gnocchi is something else I've never had. Jeez, you'd think I've been living under a rock my whole life - haha!

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Karen_B 7 years ago said:

This looks so good! I love gnocchi - I haven't made it myself yet, but want to. I tried the packaged ones before and they were not soft and fluffy like I have had in restaurants 9they were rather chewy) and I haven't tried the again. I don't know if it was the brand, or if I did something wrong - any suggestions for me? is the kind you buy soft and fluffy?

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Cosmicmother 7 years ago said:

Thanks ladies :)

Put it on the list Bakerme, lol ;) They are pillows of goodness!

Karen, It might be the brand? The packaged ones on the shelf can be hard or chewy because of the preservatives. I like to get the frozen ones as they are packaged fresh, but not every store carries it. As soon as they float to the top, then I scoop them out of the water and serve immediately. So it's better to have your sauce ready and wait for the gnocchi as they only take a couple minutes to cook, overcooking can make them heavy or mushy too.
They are easy to make from scratch and I use to make large batches and freeze them but I haven't done that in a couple years! I really should do that soon. Manella has a recipe: Gnocchi Di Patate Potatoe Dumplings

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mommyluvs2cook 7 years ago said:

So glad you liked this Shona!! I was really worried about people understanding how to add the chicken stock and water from the gnocchi and getting it thick that way without adding too much of one or the other. I'm guessing it worked out ok for you lol?! :)

Karen, I always use the package on the shelf kind, but I always buy them from the same place, World Market, and they have about 5 different kinds and they always come out pillowy soft :)

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DIZ3 7 years ago said:

Great Photo, Cosmicmother! I love gnocchi! The bacon and peas would make it so heavenly. I'm going to have to remember this one.

Karen_B--I tried making gnocchi once and decided it's easier to buy it. lol! There are 2 different kinds of gnocchi, potato gnocchi and cheese gnocchi. I prefer the cheese because it's richer. The grocery stores usually just have potato and I find that it's chewy and not as good. Might just be my cooking. Like Mommyluvs2cook, I also shop at World Market and they have several different kinds including cheese gnocchi.

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Ohiocook 7 years ago said:

This looks great- I have a World Market by as as well- and never have bought their food products other than the Christmas candy and wine!!

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Cosmicmother 7 years ago said:

I wish we had a World Market here so I could try their gnocchi! :)

Michelle, your directions were spot on. I free poured the chicken stock and cooking water until the sauce thickened. I might have used too much liquid because it was quite saucy, but it boiled down in seconds. :)

Olivieri came out with gnocchi in the fresh pasta area, I haven't tried that brand yet. I've had some pretty bad ones that were in vacuum sealed tray-pouches in the dry pasta area. They had a weird tang to them which I attributed to the preservatives and they always seemed mushy to me. The dry packed Vita Sana brand in the 1 kg bags seem ok to me though :)

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