Ingredients:
3 strips of bacon
1lb asparagus (trimmed and cut into pieces)
½ cup chopped shallots or green onions
3 cloves garlic (minced)
Perfect Spice
Perfect Pepper
1lb potato gnocchi (fresh or frozen)
½ cup fresh peas
3tbsp Parmesan cheeses (grated)
Directions:
In large skillet cook bacon until crisp (turning at least once). Remove bacon to paper towel on plate. Drain grease, reserving 1tbsp. Wash skillet.
Into skillet add reserved bacon fat, asparagus, green onion, garlic and a generous sprinkle of Perfect Spice and Perfect Pepper. Cook for about 7 mins until asparagus is crisp tender (stir often)
Meanwhile in a large pot of boiling water (lightly salted) cook gnocchi as per package instructions
Add peas for the last 2 mins
Drain and reserve ½ cup of cooking water
Crumble bacon and add ½ to skillet with reserved cooking water, gnocchi mixture, 2tbsp of parmesan cheese. Toss to coat
Place in serving dish and top with remaining bacon and cheese