Gnocchi with Spinach, Bacon and Mustard Cream Sauce
Gnocchi with Spinach, Bacon and Mustard Cream Sauce makes such a delicious meal. Whether you make your own gnocchi or buy it, this simple sauce is really delicious and makes a simple potato dumpling into a special experience.
However, just before Christmas OXO Good Grips sent me a Potato Ricer to review and it is now one of my favourite kitchen tools. It makes the most fantastic smooth mashed potato, lumps are a thing of the past and that is why you need one to make good gnocchi.
The Potato Ricer has different sized holes by simply turning the ring at the base. For the gnocchi, I put it to the finest setting to get the finest of mashed potatoes, it’s really simple to use and can be washed in the dishwasher.
One of the joys of social media and the Foodie community is that you get some great advice about making the best of new recipes you are trying. I had posted a photo of the uncooked gnocchi expressing my hope that it would taste as good as it looked once cooked.
Becca from Amuse Your Bouche replied to suggest that I sauteed the gnocchi in butter after boiling in water to improve the flavour and texture. You can read more about Becca’s Sauteed Gnocchi in Simple Garlic Butter Sauce you don’t need much more than this simple sauce when you saute your gnocchi.
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Gnocchi with Spinach, Bacon and Mustard Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 25 grams (2 tbsp) butter
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 250 ml (1 cups) crème fraiche
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 100 grams (3 cups) washed spinach leaves
- 1 tsp salt
- 300 g (1½ cups) gnocchi
- 200 grams (8 oz) streaky bacon or pancetta slices
Instructions
- 25 grams butter, 1 tsp olive oil, 2 cloves garlicHeat the butter and oil in a pan on a medium heat. Add the crushed garlic and saute gently for 2 minutes.
- 250 ml crème fraiche, 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard, 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp Dijon MustardAdd the crème fraiche and stir in the mustards and the salt.
- 100 grams washed spinach leavesAdd the spinach and put a lid on the pan. Leave to simmer on a very low heat.
- 200 grams streaky bacon or pancetta slicesFry or grill the bacon until crisp, drain on kitchen paper and then break into medium sized pieces.
- 300 g gnocchiAdd the gnocchi to the sauce and gently fold through.
- Serve the Gnocchi and sauce topped with the bacon pieces.
With lots of lovely gravy or on top of a cottage pie, topped with cheese are my favourite ways!
With lots of butter mashed in
i have mine with sausages and beans
Glad I inspired you, your gnocchi look amazing! I always forget how much I love them. And I like to serve mashed potato with a pie and gravy!! 🙂
Everything! I'm a mashed potato fiend but especially with sausage and tasty beef gravy
Would be great to use when making fishcakes, take a lot of the hard work out for me.
I like to serve it along side a juicy gammon steak & asparagus. I'll always season it with fresh parsley x
I love my mashed potato creamy, sometimes with mixed herbs added x
I usually mash with butter and then whisk through to ensure no lumps and add a sprinkle of black pepper! 🙂
That looks absolutely amazing! Gnocchi is my daughters absolute favourite food. Have you tried it with sweet potato? Works really well.
Nice and buttery with gravy, sausages, peas and sweetcorn
With butter mashed in.
with loads and loads of butter … I love gnocchi, I have instead of pasta on spag bowl etc
With butter and milk x
With plenty of butter and milk and then lashings of gravy on top
What a lovely kitchen tool, your recipe looks delicious.
With butter and grated cheese mashed in too.
GREAT recipe and the ricer looks very nifty too Janice! Karen
I hate butter so I have it with olive oil or mustard with pork – yummy
I have never used a potato ricer. I have a very good OXO potato masher, but also a traditional Russian wooden carved masher, which works well. Love your gnocchi, very tasty!
with a bit of butter and mayo xx
I've always wanted to give gnocchi a go – looks quite easy Janice. Thanks for letting us see x
SAUSAGE AND MASH! YUM
Lots of butter, splash of milk and salt and pepper. I love bangers and mash with onion gravy. And my secret food shame – mash, beans and fish fingers (I know shameful!)
i love my mash with liver and bacon and onion gravy
i'm such a fan of gnocchi and I only ever order it in restaurants because it seems so special but in fact, as you've shown here, it's actually very easy… I LOVE your sauce. Any creamy sauce with pasta is my favourite and the added mustard sounds divine… lovely post xx
Fairly plain with just butter and milk added, though I do sometimes add cheese
Mmm gnocchi, sounds fabulous with that sauce Janice. I haven't tried making it in years – I need a potato ricer, obviously!
with butter and cheese!
on top of a cottage pie
Lots of milk, butter and seasoning…sometimes add cheese if I'm feeling a bit naughty 😉
Elizabeth H
Butter and a little bit of milk!
I love a mustard mash with my local butcher's sausages
With lots of butter, pepper and cheese
With loads of gravy, garden peas and sausages 🙂
With peels on & American country gravy
Touch of milk, lots of butter and salt, and served with anything 🙂
buttery and mashed in with turnip 🙂
With lots of butter, and the occasional dollop of mustard.
With lots of butter mashed in, lots of gravy and crispy onions!
with plenty butter!
Ashleigh
With olive oil and salt and cooked off in a bain marie.
With Bacon and Cheese.
With butter and a bit of milk – sometimes add some mustard seeds.
with roasted garlic and almond milk ( Laura Jeffs)
On the side of a nice steak pie with loads of gravy and peas 🙂
With a big knob of real butter.
@gavrc
mashed with butter
with butter
with butter, salt and pepper…if I'm doing a large amount I sometimes add an egg too
With butter and whole grain mustard
with butter and lots of black pepper
Cheese and potato pie covered in baked beans.
I love my mashed potato creamy with mash & butter, with anything were eating it goes with loads of things
with lots of butter and cheese
Always put butter in it and love it with a roast dinner with loads of gravy
Smooth with butter & milk
with cheese
With braised lamb and cabbatge
With butter and milk, usually alongside pie and gravy.
creamy and buttery, lots of salt and pepper and sometimes nutmeg
with lots of butter and cheese!
kirstyjfox AT yahoo DOT com
With cheese and spring onions
With Milk, Salt, Pepper, Butter, Cheese 🙂
I do love gnocchi and would love to try making my own but haven't. I think the favourite in this house is rough mashed with skins on served with veggie sausage and onion gravy.
with lashings of butter, cream, pepper and spring onions!
Sausages, buttery, buttery mash, onion gravy, mustard. Delicious.
Sausage and mash with mushy peas and gravy
With butter and served with sausages and beans 🙂
with butter and salt
rominy colville
Love mash with grated cheese mixed in.
Love it with wholegrain mustard served with a home baked pie
Kelly Ellen Hirst
With lots of butter and a little splash of of milk
With beans and cheese!
With lots of butter
Heaps of butter and a splash or two of cream.
With salted butter and creamy milk ……
With cheese even though it's naughty!
With lots of butter
With sausages, mushrooms and onion gravy
On top of a fish pie 🙂
Mash with a little salt and butter then cover in a thick gravy 🙂
with a small amount of butter
With salted butter and freshly ground black pepper
with butter and grated cheese. x
With gravy and sausages 🙂
i have mine with sausages and beans – leanne w
With a lot of cream and saussages of course
Mashed with a drop of olive oil & butter.
I love it done as a colcannon style with spinach added to it – use butter to soften the mash, and add some white pepper to season it.
I also love sweet potato mash with some crushed garlic in it and a nice dollop of butter added! If you've only got one sweet potato and one white potato, mixing the two works great as well. 😉
with herby pork and apple 🙂 x
i fry some finely chopped onion with sugar then add to boiled potatoes, delish!!
I love mash with sausage and baked beans 😉
With cheese and mayo x
Mashed with Garlic & Herb Philladelphia Cheese
I usually do it plain, with a little butter but with cheese is great 🙂
@jamiecomps
with gravy 🙂
With lashings of butter
Usually just mashed with butter, but for a change I add finely sliced spring onion.
Mashed with lots of butter and some milk. Great with lots of gravy on top!
I serve it with a warming beef stew in winter – or as gnocchi, like you!
I like to stir in a little wholegrain mustard and serve with savoy cabbage and sausages. Thank you!
with lots of butter and cheese
buttery mash, in a big yorkshire pud, sausages and lots of onion gravy
With lots of butter and milk and covered in gravy.
with butter and gravy
On top of a cottage pie
I like mixing a bit smoked garlic into it
On fish pie
Loads of butter and some warm milk to make it extra creamy!
with butter and then with sausages in roast tomato sauce …
With butter milk and gravy. Yum!
Butter, milk, a little bit of nutmeg
salted with red cabbage on top
I like to serve it on top of a homemade lentil cottage pie or with some veggie sausages and gravy. Mmm!
With a good bit of butter, some milk and course ground black pepper for a bit of extra flavour
I add a bit of Philly to mine and plenty of gravy
With big, juicy pork sausages!
With vegetarian sausages & baked beans is my favourite way,
With spinach, veggie sausages and gravy. Yum!
with onion gravy
With tasty sausages and onion gravy,yummy!
with a juicy steak