Gnocchi with bacon, pesto and green beans

A very tasty meal with quick to grab ingredients for a last minute weekday dinner

This meal is great for one of those nights when you pop into the supermarket desperately wanting a quick dinner without having something unhealthy! It’s just a few items which you can quickly grab, and it takes under 10 minutes to cook! (Gnocchi will be with the fresh pasta, usually around the ready meals!)

I used the Tesco gnocchi which is 2 syns per 100g, and Tesco pesto which is 2.5 syns per tbsp.

My Recipe

Serves: 4

Syns: 3 per portion

Healthy Extra:

Ingredients

500g gnocchi
4 rashers smoked back bacon, fat removed
1 tbsp green pesto
200g (approx) green beans
1 tsp red chilli flakes
rocket salad (optional)

Method

Cut the bacon into small pieces, and fry in Frylight until crispy
Cook the gnocchi according to packet instructions, and the green beans in a pan alongside them for about 3 minutes.
Drain the gnocchi and green beans, add them together and stir in the bacon pieces, pesto and dried chilli
Serve with rocket salad

Additional Info

Pine-nuts are also lovely fried in with the bacon- you can use these as Healthy extra B. Also lovely with parmesan on top if you haven't used your healthy extra A.

18th January 2016

Family | Mains | Meals for 1 | Pasta | Quick | Recipes | Storecupboard staple meals

Gnocchi with bacon, pesto and green beans