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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook gnocchi 'mac' & cheese w/ bacon using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Gnocchi 'Mac' & Cheese w/ Bacon:

1. Prepare 1 lb potato gnocchi
2. Prepare 5 slices bacon; small dice
3. Prepare 1 small onion; minced
4. Make ready 3 clove garlic; minced
5. Take 1 t crushed pepper flakes
6. Take 2 T flour
7. Get 1 C milk
8. Make ready 1/2 C extra sharp cheddar; shredded
9. Prepare 3/4 C pepperjack cheese; shredded
10. Take 1/2 C swiss cheese; shredded
11. Get 2 T olive oil
12. Get 1/4 lemon; juiced
13. Get 1/2 C panko breadcrumbs
14. Make ready 1/4 C parmigiano reggiano; grated
15. Take 1/2 bundle parsley; chiffonade
16. Make ready kosher salt & black pepper; as needed

Instructions to make Gnocchi 'Mac' & Cheese w/ Bacon:

1. Slowly render bacon fat in a large, tall saute pan until browned and crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and pat dry on paper towels. Set aside.
2. Add onion and sweat for 2 minutes.
3. Add garlic, pepper flakes, and a small pinch of salt. Sweat until garlic is caramelized and fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
4. Cook gnocchi is salted boiling water for approximately 2 minutes or until gnocchi floats. Drain. Set aside.
5. Add butter. When butter is melted, add flour and whisk. Add milk. Whisk. Cook on medium heat while stirring for 2-3 minutes. Color will turn slightly golden.
6. Add cheese while whisking. Add a tiny pinch of salt and a large pinch of black pepper. Cook 1 minute.
7. Combine parsley and breadcrumbs with a pinch of pepper.
8. Add gnocchi, bacon, olive oil, and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Top with breadcrumb mixture. Sprinkle parmigiano across the top. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and breadcrumbs have caramelized.
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