Chorizo Pasta With Zucchini Recipes

PENNE WITH CHORIZO, ZUCCHINI & CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook pasta, as directed on packet.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add onion and capsicum. Cook, stirring occasionally until soft. Add garlic, zucchini and chorizo and stir for 2 minutes longer. Add undrained Mutti Cherry Tomatoes, sugar, chilli flakes and rosemary. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until thick.
• Drain pasta and return to pan. Stir chorizo sauce and parsley through pasta.
• Divide between plates and top with rocket.

SPICY CHORIZO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, according to package directions, until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and chorizo over medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chorizo is crisp and brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to transfer the chorizo to a plate.
• Return the pot to medium heat and add the tomato paste and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the tomato paste is caramelized and a shade darker, 3 to 5 minutes, covering the pan if the splattering is wild. Add the red-pepper flakes and a few grinds of black pepper, then remove from heat.
• Add the cooked pasta and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water to the tomato mixture. Return the pot to the medium-high heat, and stir vigorously until the pasta is well coated. Add more pasta water until the sauce is glossy. Stir in the chorizo and season to taste with salt and pepper.

CREAMY GNOCCHI WITH CHORIZO AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo, scallions, garlic and orange, red and yellow peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chorizo is browned and has turned the oil red, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper, then stir and cook for 1 minute more. Stir in the chicken broth, heavy cream and Worcestershire sauce. Next, add the gnocchi and bring to a simmer. Simmer the mixture until the gnocchi has softened and cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan and sprinkle with basil leaves to serve.

CHORIZO PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• In a medium sized sauce pan, melt the butter and olive oil together over medium low heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 - 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Increase the heat a bit and add the zucchini. Cook and stir until softened - about 4 minutes more.
• Pour in the white wine and increase the heat a bit more to cook out the alcohol, then stir in the chorizo. Allow this to cook together for about 5 minutes, for the flavor to combine, then stir in the cream and lower the heat to a simmer until the sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat and grate the parmesan cheese over the top - stir together until melted, then toss with the pasta of your choice. Garnish with a bit more parmesan and serve hot!

CARAMELIZED ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• In a large (at least 12-inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and oil. When it's foaming, add the zucchini, garlic, the basil stems and half the basil leaves. Season with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and cook until pooling with liquid, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and the zucchini starts to sizzle, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Continue to cook until the zucchini is very soft, dark green, and reduced to about 1 cup, another 20 to 25 minutes. When you see a build up of browned bits on the skillet, add a couple tablespoons of water and stir, scraping up the browned bits. Repeat anytime more browning occurs. If you see burning, deglaze with water and lower the heat. (Caramelized zucchini can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week; it also freezes well.)
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the zucchini is about done, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 2 cups of pasta water, then drain the pasta. If the zucchini is ready before the pasta, keep cooking it; the zucchini will only get better the longer it cooks.
• When the pasta's drained, remove the herb stems from the zucchini. Reduce the heat on the zucchini to medium, then add the pasta, 1 cup pasta water, and the Parmesan. Stir until the pasta is glossed with sauce. Add more pasta water as needed to thin the sauce. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining basil, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with more basil, Parmesan and black pepper.