Gnocchi With Cottage Cheese & Bacon

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs potato gnocchi
• 1 lb cottage cheese
• 1 lb bacon
• salt (optional)
• fresh ground black pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the gnocchi, according to package directions.
• 2 while gnocchi is cooking, fry the pound of bacon in a skillet.
• 3 drain the bacon on paper towels and pat to remove excess grease.
• 4 cut or break (depending on how crispy you like your bacon) the bacon into 1-inch pieces.
• 5 drain the gnocchi and put back into boiling pot.
• 6 add cottage cheese and mix well.
• 7 add bacon pieces last to maintain crispness.
• 8 salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• 9 leftovers can be heated in a pan with a little butter.