One of my favorite activities is cooking dinner with my kids. We gather in the kitchen, talk and create tasty dishes. I usually have a general idea of what I want to make so I find a recipe and begin adapting it to suit our tastes. That’s how I came up with the idea of Creamy Mushroom and Bacon Gnocchi. The kids and I brainstormed what would go well into a basic recipe and then went shopping at World Market in their Italian International Foods Section where I found Santini Mixed Wild Mushrooms and Gia Russi Tri-Colored Gnocchi . This recipe can be served for a romantic dinner, for guests, or just because. It looks difficult and time-consuming but it comes together quickly.
- 2 (.88 ounce) bags Santini Mixed Wild Mushrooms
- 1 (8 ounce) package Baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and broken into pieces
- 1 cup Chardonnay
- 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 (16 ounce) packages Gia Russa Tri Color Gnocchi
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1.2 cup grated Asiago cheese
- Add Santini mushrooms into a small bowl and cover with hot water. Let soak 15 minutes. Squeeze water from mushrooms. Place butter in a large skillet, let melt. Add the garlic and onions. Saute until golden. Add the Santin mushrooms, baby bellas and button mushrooms. Saute three minutes. Stir in Chardonnay, heavy cream and salt and pepper. Cook five minutes, stirring often. Stir in cheese until melted. Add bacon. Stir until blended. Serve over Gnocchi. Garnish with additional cheese if desired.
To add some pizazz to our meal, I whipped up a Peachy Limoncello Mocktail for the kids. It only has two ingredients, Torani Peach Syrup and World Market All Natural Limoncello Sorrento-Style Soda. Just mix 8 ounces of Limoncello with 3 ounces of Peach Syrup. Stir and serve. I know this was a hit because the kids asked for another glass after finishing the first one. I recommend chilling both the Limoncello and the Peach Syrup before use because I thought it tasted better cold.
What recipes do you like to whip up in your kitchen?
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I love cooking with my kids too. This meal sounds fantastic.
I love gnocchi and you cant go wrong with bacon
I love love LOVE mushrooms, and I’ll never say no to bacon! I’ll have to pin this to make sometime, it sounds absolutely heavenly!
I love Gnochi, but I would have to leave out the bacon. Was wondering if that you make a huge difference in taste of this recipe.
I love how creamy this is and the mushrooms must add a delicious taste to the whole dish. Thanks for the information about the sweepstakes.
This looks amazing! I’ve looking for a nice recipe like this, going to bookmark it. It would go well with the cold autumn days coming up!
I wish my mom where just like you… my mom doesn’t know how to cook – the result was – i don’t know either, lol. I’m trying my best to learn though, lol!
I’m loving the recipe and that trips sounds wonderful. Now I want to go to Italy which is on my bucketlist of places to travel. My biggest problem would be who to carry. btw I love whipping up Caribbean food in my kitchen. 🙂
YUMMY.. what a delicious italian dinner.. LOVE the Gnochi, I will make them this weekend, have a package from World Market in my pantry.. I just love that place.. Thanks for sharing a great recipe and dinner idea…
My boyfriend LOVES himself some gnochhi. I may just have to try this as a surprise. Thanks!
Never heard of it. May have to try it for the hubby. He loves mushrooms.
It would be SO fun to win that sweepstakes!!! I need a gourmet getaway!! 🙂
I bet your family loves it when you put together these recipes. It looks delicious.
i’ll take this sans mushrooms- but yay bacon!!
I have never had gnocchi before but it looks delicious. Mushrooms and bacon together is a winner for sure.
We love Italian food! This recipe looks soo good too. I’ll have to stop by World Market so that I can make this myself!
Great recipe.
I will try it on Sunday
My husband would love this. I am allergic to mushrooms so I could not eat it. Plus it has bacon, his #1 favorite thing.
I’m not a fan of mushrooms of any kind but my husband might enjoy this recipe. Maybe I’ll try it sometime and see how he likes it. Thanks for sharing!
I love love LOVE Gnocchi!! I have been wanting to make my own, but have yet to do it. Now you are making me want to get my rear in the kitchen!
I have never heard of Gnocchi, maybe I will have to try this.
I was unsure about how I would like gnocchi, but I had some when I was a nanny and it was yummy. Thanks for this recipe!
I LOVE Gnocchi. Can’t say I’ve ever tried it this way though. Sounds like an interesting combination, I’ll have to give it a try. Now I’m totally craving a little gnocchi and sauce 😉
I absolutely love gnocchi, as well as World Market. My husband and I always buy wines there and love to browse through their selection on laid-back Saturdays. I would love to win this sweepstakes!
Mmmmm. I would love to win one of those and visit Italy. The food. Ahhh!!!
Anything that includes cheese get’s me wanting to try it so I could definitely imagine chowing down on this 🙂 x
This Creamy Mushroom & Bacon Gnocchi is absolutely fantastic! It’s not something that I usually make and great idea for a special meal.
I love this recipe, especially for date nights with my hubby!
I have never had gnocchi before. But it sure sounds amazing! I would love to try this!
I love gnocchi when I go out, but I’ve never eaten it at home. I wonder why not?? I’ll have to give it a go. This looks delicious.
I love gnocci. this looks wonderful (oh and i love world market!)
What a perfect meal. We loved mushrooms, yum!
This sounds awesome!!! I would exclude the bacon, but everything else sounds so good!!!
Haven’t had Gnocchi in awhile, this looks like a yummy way to enjoy it! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I also like the idea of the peach and limeocello mocktail, sounds very refreshing!
Nice recipe for holidays and romatic dinners, that cup of Chardonnay is great. Gourmet Getaway would be the best to win, never won any trip like this one with cooking class and tasting tour.
I love Gnocchi. This recipe looks amazing. I bet it is even better with homemade Gnocchi pasta. Thanks for posting I am going to try this recipe!