Those who have been following my blog from the beginning know that there are two types of foods my wife loves and those are chorizo and bread. For those of you who have just joined us, now you know. Chorizo is something that she cannot live without and a craving that can never be said no to. Thus, we (and by “we” I mean me) created this chorizo pasta recipe which I must say, she devoured in seconds. In Miami, you have tons of options of chorizo, but in New York we are limited to Goya at our local grocery store. Granted, you can probably find amazing chorizo throughout the city, but we live busy lives and can’t be traveling that far to do groceries.
How do you make Chorizo Pasta?
The first thing you are going to want to do is get your water boiling for the pasta and cook the pasta as directed by the package. To make the sauce, you are going to start off with a sofrito, the base of every Spanish dish. Sautee the onions, garlic, and pepper. While that is cooking, slice your chorizo. Once they are cooked, you are going to add your sliced chorizo and mix it in with the sofrito and cook it for about five minutes, until you see it browning. After, add your diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste, along with the seasoning. Stir and then bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower the heat to a medium-low, and allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes.
Your water should be boiling at this point, so add your pasta while the sauce is simmering and cook it. When your pasta is done, drain the water and mix it in with your sauce. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese and enjoy!
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If you love chorizo, check out my chorizo croquetas!
Ingredients
- 1 box Pasta You can use whichever one
- 14 oz Goya Naturally Smoked Chorizos sliced
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- ½ cup Onion diced
- ⅓ cup Green pepper diced
- 2 cloves Garlic diced
- 1 28oz can Diced tomatoes
- 1 8oz Tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp Tomato paste
- 1 tlbs Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Dry basil
- ½ tsp Red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta as directed by the box.
- Dice your onions, garlic, and green peppers.
- Add the olive oil to a pan and heat over medium-high heat. Once hot, add your diced onions, garlic, and green peppers. Cook for five minutes.
- While your sofrito is cooking, slice the chorizo. Add the chorizo to the sofrito and toss to combine. Cook for another five minutes, until the chorizo starts turning brown.
- After, add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste, along with salt, onion powder, dried basil, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine and bring it to a boil.
- Once boiling, lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and allow the sauce to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Once your pasta is cooked, drain the water from the pot. Add the sauce to the pasta and mix.
- Serve and enjoy!
