Breakfast Pasta AKA Gnocchi Carbonara

I always think of pasta carbonara as breakfast pasta. Bacon, eggs - sounds like breakfast to me. It's not traditionally made with gnocchi, but I hadn't had any of these guys in so long that I had to see what the switch up would taste like and it is definitely something that I will try again. While making homemade gnocchi is not to difficult and certainly fun as you roll the gnocchi up and down the traditional gnocchi boards, I have to admit that these are not homemade. Add that board to the Sur La Table wish list and soon we'll have a post on homemade gnocchi. In the meantime, this recipe calls for a package of store-bought gnocchi.

Breakfast Pasta

Serves 2

1 17 oz package gnocchi

6 oz bacon

2 egg yolks

1/2 cup parmesan plus more for serving

2 T half and half

Put the water on to boil and cut the bacon into a small dice. Cook the bacon in a small saute pan. Whisk the egg yolks, parmesan and half and half together in a small bowl. When the bacon is nice and crisp, remove to a towel-lined plate to drain. Cook gnocchi. When the gnocchi is finished (about 3 - 4 minutes), drain and return to the pot. Pour the egg mixture over the hot pasta and stir quickly as the heat from the pasta will begin cooking the eggs. Continue to stir while you add the drained bacon. Split the pasta between two bowls, sprinkle a little parmesan over each serving and enjoy!