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Creamy Bacon Basil Gnocchi Recipe

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This creamy bacon basil gnocchi recipe is wonderfully easy to make and will have you looking a pro in the kitchen with minimal effort. A hit in restaurants and cafes, you will be able to impress your family and friends by creating a delicious and filling meal using my bacon basil gnocchi recipe.
Prepared, cooked and on the table in under 20 minutes!

Creamy Bacon Basil Gnocchi Recipe

Serves 4 

Ingredients
500g packet of gnocchi
4x rashers bacon (roughly sliced)
1x medium sized onion (diced)
1x tsp chunky garlic
1.5x tsp basil
125ml cream
Salt and Pepper
Sprinkle of Parmesan cheese top finish

 

Method

1.       Boil slightly salted water for gnocchi.
2.       Dice onion, slice bacon and fry.
3.       Add gnocchi to water only when it is boiling.
4.       Add garlic to bacon and onion and cook off.
5.       Add cream and basil to pan and stir.
6.       Reduce cream slightly.
7.       Drain gnocchi and add to cream.
8.       Mix to coat gnocchi with the sauce.
9.       Season to taste.
10.    Serve and add shaved Parmesan cheese if desired.

 

Gnocchi can be made fresh but the packet works well and I lack the time!

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The BEST bacon, chicken and mushroom pie EVER!

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Today I thought I’d share with you all an absolute favourite recipe (even the fuss pot kids LOVE it)
This is not only delicious but it is also extremely quick and thrifty to make as you can change up the ingredients to suit what you have in the fridge.

This is also good if the kids want to help with the pastry – let them cut out shapes and put them on top (as seen in pic below). My boys love helping with dinner (sometimes I don’t love it as much as them – they make it a lot messier and time consuming) however it makes it worth it when they see the finished product and know they helped, the big smiles and the fact they will actually eat it makes a huge difference!

Bacon, Chicken and Mushroom Pie Recipe

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of small cooked (diced) chicken
4 bacon rashors
1 1/2 (sliced) mushrooms
1 onion (diced)
2 tbs butter
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tbs plain flour
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cream
1/2 tsp mixed herbs
Pinch nutmeg (tastes fine without it)
2 tbs oil
Puff pastry
1 egg
METHOD
1. Cook chicken and then set aside in mixing bowl.
2. Melt half of the butter in fry pan and add onion, bacon and mushroom. Cook until soft then add to bowl with chicken. Add herbs and mix through.
3. Add remaining butter to empty frypan and melt. Add flour (stirring until it combines) then slowly stir in milk and cream over low heat until it thickens.
4. Add sauce to the chicken mix and combine. Let cool.
5. Preheat oven to 180°C.
6. Cut pastry to make large pie or individual pies (stab pastry with fork a few times, so it doesn’t go soggy)
7. Fill with chicken mix and cover with pastry.
8. Brush with lightly beaten egg and bake until pastry turns golden brown.
Let me know what you think of this simple and hunger busting chicken and mushroom pie recipe.
DEFINITELY WORTH GIVING A GO!
If there are any other recipes you would like to know, let me know and I’ll have a hunt through my tried and tested favourites. I have everything from restaurant quality to family meals in entrees, mains, desserts, snacks, etc.

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