Creamy Chorizo Pasta
Creamy Chorizo Pasta
Ingredients
For the Pasta
- 1 box pasta, such as bow-tie pasta
- 1/4 cup pasta water, reserved from cooking pasta
For the Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon oil from sundried tomatoes, or as needed
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 scoop minced garlic
- 1/2 jar sundried tomatoes, chopped if not already
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2 chorizo links, casings removed, such as chicken chorizo
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded, or quesadilla-style cheese like Chihuahua cheese
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a large pan and melt it over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Pour about 1 tablespoon of the oil from the jar of sundried tomatoes into the pan with the melted butter.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add the 1/2 of a diced onion to the pan and sauté until it begins to soften, about 3-5 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min - 4
Once the onions start to cook down, add 1 scoop of minced garlic and 1/2 jar of sundried tomatoes (chopped, if not already) to the pan. Cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Season the mixture with onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt to your desired taste.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Remove the casings from the two links of chorizo and crumble them into the pan with the cooked vegetables. Cook the chorizo until it is thoroughly done, breaking it apart with a spatula as it cooks, about 8-10 minutes.
⏱️ 9 min
- 7
While the chorizo is cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the box of pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 212
- 8
Once the chorizo is cooked, add 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Pour in 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese (or quesadilla-style cheese) to the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Stir the sauce until all the cheese is melted and well incorporated, creating a creamy consistency.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Drain the cooked pasta and add it directly into the sauce in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Stir the pasta into the creamy chorizo sauce until it is fully coated.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Serve immediately, optionally topping with an additional sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Creamy Chorizo Pasta
For the Pasta
- 1 box pasta, such as bow-tie pasta
- 1/4 cup pasta water, reserved from cooking pasta
For the Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon oil from sundried tomatoes, or as needed
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 scoop minced garlic
- 1/2 jar sundried tomatoes, chopped if not already
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2 chorizo links, casings removed, such as chicken chorizo
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded, or quesadilla-style cheese like Chihuahua cheese
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a large pan and melt it over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Pour about 1 tablespoon of the oil from the jar of sundried tomatoes into the pan with the melted butter.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the 1/2 of a diced onion to the pan and sauté until it begins to soften, about 3-5 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min - 4
Once the onions start to cook down, add 1 scoop of minced garlic and 1/2 jar of sundried tomatoes (chopped, if not already) to the pan. Cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Season the mixture with onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt to your desired taste.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Remove the casings from the two links of chorizo and crumble them into the pan with the cooked vegetables. Cook the chorizo until it is thoroughly done, breaking it apart with a spatula as it cooks, about 8-10 minutes.
⏱️ 9 min - 7
While the chorizo is cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the box of pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 212 - 8
Once the chorizo is cooked, add 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Pour in 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese (or quesadilla-style cheese) to the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Stir the sauce until all the cheese is melted and well incorporated, creating a creamy consistency.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Drain the cooked pasta and add it directly into the sauce in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Stir the pasta into the creamy chorizo sauce until it is fully coated.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Serve immediately, optionally topping with an additional sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
⏱️ 1 min