Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce with Gnocchi
This Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce with Gnocchi is incredibly decadent and rich with so much flavor thanks to a whole head of roasted garlic, bacon, fresh parsley, and plenty of parmesan. The gnocchi are cooked right in the sauce making it an easy one pan meal.
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Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 head of garlic
- 4 strips bacon sliced into 1" pieces
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 shallot finely diced
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 16 oz package shelf-stable gnocchi
- ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F. Chop off the top quarter of the garlic to expose the cloves. Place the head in the center of a piece of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Wrap the aluminum foil up over the garlic and roast for 50 minutes. Let the garlic finish roasting before continuing on with the recipe.
- In a large skillet (such as a cast iron or stainless steel), cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove onto a paper-towel lined plate and set aside. Leave the bacon fat in the pan.
- Add the butter to the leftover bacon fat. Let it melt then add the chopped shallot and cook for 2 minutes until gently softened and fragrant.
- Squeeze the roasted garlic out into the pot and add the broth, heavy cream, salt, and black pepper. Mix together until it’s a homogeneous mixture and bring to a rapid simmer.
- Add the gnocchi right into the simmering sauce. Keep it at a simmer and cook, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened and the gnocchi are cooked through – about 8 minutes.
- Once the gnocchi are cooked and the sauce is thickened, reduce to medium-low heat and stir in the fresh chopped parsley and grated parmesan.
- Top with crispy bacon.
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 1298kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 94g | Saturated Fat: 54g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 262mg | Sodium: 2315mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3595IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 337mg | Iron: 9mg