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Pan-fried Gnocchi (NO BASIL!)

Pan-fried Gnocchi (NO BASIL!)

with Pancetta & Homemade Crème Fraîche Parsley Pesto
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on November 04, 2025
Calories
528 kcal
Protein
15.4g protein
Total
30 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Egg
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Celery
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
serving amount

200 grams

Cherry Plum Tomatoes

60 grams

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

5 grams

Flat Leaf Parsley

300 grams

Gnocchi

30 grams

Pine Nuts

1 unit(s)

Courgette

(May contain traces of: Celery)

150 grams

Creme Fraiche

(Contains: Milk)

20 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

Energy (kJ)2208 kJ
Energy (kcal)528 kcal
Fat42.6 g
of which saturates19.6 g
Carbohydrate22.7 g
of which sugars6.1 g
Dietary Fibre2.2 g
Protein15.4 g
Salt1.5 g
Calcium33 mg
Iron0.9 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Instructions

1

Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters. Trim the courgette. Cut in half lengthways, then cut each half lengthways into 3 strips. Chop your courgette into roughly 1cm cubes. 

2

Roughly chop the parsley (stalks and all).  Chop the pine nuts as finely as possible. Tip: Everything should be smaller than a grain of rice. Mix two thirds of parsley and all of the pine nuts into the crème fraîche. Stir in your hard Italian cheese and a grind of black pepper. Taste and add salt ad pepper if you feel it needs it. This is your crème fraîche pesto!

3

Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan on high heat. When hot, stir-fry the courgette until browned and soft enough to eat, 4-5 mins. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate and keep to one side.

4

In the now empty pan add another splash of oil if necessary and cook the pancetta until crispy, 3-4 mins. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook until the cherry tomatoes begin to soften, another 4 mins. Transfer to the plate with the courgettes.

5

Add another drizzle of oil to the pan and return it to medium-high heat. Add the gnocchi and fry until the gnocchi are crispy around the edges, 8-10 mins . Tip: You may need to do this in batches. 

6

Mix in the crème fraîche pesto, courgette, cherry tomatoes and pancetta. Garnish with your remaining parsley. Buon appetito!

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