Easy Chorizo Pasta
Equipment
- Skillet for chorizo sauce
- Pot for boiling pasta
- Oven sheet to roast butternut squash
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, cubed
- 1 box Rigatoni Pasta
- 1 lb chorizo (ground)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1-3 small shallots
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1.5 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- parsley (optional)
- Parmesan (optional)
- olive oil - for squash
Instructions
Roasting Butternut Squash
- Turn oven on to 425.
- Spread butternut squash on a sheet, and toss with olive oil and salt. Cook times are determinted on size of squash.
- Once roasted, remove from oven and set aside.
Pasta
- Cook pasta according to instructions. Drain and set aside.
Chorizo Sauce
- Sautee chorizo and shallot until browned.
- Add garlic and flour. Sautee flour and mix with the chorizo, for about 3 minutes.
- Next, gently pour 1.5 cups of chicken broth to chorizo and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add in 1/2 cup of cream, simmer for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
Assembly
- Plate pasta.
- Add chorizo sauce, then butternut squash.
- Top with parsley and parmesean, if desired.