Serves 4 – 6
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
4 strips bacon
3 leeks, white and light green parts only, sliced thinly (about 3 cups)
½ cup dry white wine or 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 ½ cups whipping cream
1 lb fresh/frozen gnoochi
2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese or freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
Cook bacon until crisp and transfer to paper-towel lined plate.
In same skillet that bacon was cooked, heat to medium low and drain off all but 1 tbsp of bacon fat.
Add leeks, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper, cook, stirring, for about 8 minutes.
Add wine and boil until reduced by half. Crumble bacon into pan, simmer for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cook gnoochi. Drain well and add to sauce in the pan. Coat and serve – sprinkle with cheese and parsley.