bow tie pasta chorizo with tomatoes

Servings: 4 servings
Rating: 3
Difficulty: easy
Category: main course
Prep: 15 mins
Total: 15 mins

Ingredients:

  • 12 oz. bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (6 cups)
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. minced garlic
  • 6 oz. chorizo sausage
  • 1 pt. grape tomatoes
  • ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper
  • ⅓ c. crumbled queso blanco or shredded monterey jack cheese
  • chopped flat-leaf parsley

Directions:

  • Cook pasta in lightly salted boiling water as package directs
  • meanwhile heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat
  • add garlic, sauté until fragrant
  • add chorizo, sauté 3 minutes or until browned
  • add tomatoes and crushed pepper, cook 1 minute or until tomatoes begin to release their juice
  • remove from heat
  • ladle off 1/3 cup pasta cooking water
  • drain pasta, return to pot
  • add chorizo mixture and cheese, mix gently adding reserved water as needed to make saucy
  • sprinkle with parsley

Notes:

Can sub pasta with keto friendly option to make keto friendly

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