Recipe: Tasty Smoky Chorizo & Chicken Pasta Bake

Smoky Chorizo & Chicken Pasta Bake. Everyone loves Chorizo that spicy, unctuous, and bright red sausage made from pork. There are two styles of Chorizo: Spanish (garlic, smoked paprika) and Mexican (chili peppers, vinegar). For this post, the focus was on the Mexican style of Chorizo with a slight twist (I smoked the Chorizo in a Big Green Egg).

Set the pan with the fat aside, and leave to cool. For this Smoky Chorizo Chicken and Rice Skillet, you will need: A large oven-safe skillet. A sheet pan (to bake the tortillas) This Smoky Chorizo, Chicken & Rice Skillet has recently been declared my family's favorite meal. You can have Smoky Chorizo & Chicken Pasta Bake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Smoky Chorizo & Chicken Pasta Bake

1. Prepare 2 of Chicken breasts - skinned and diced.
2. You need 1 of Chorizo sausage - chopped into small pieces.
3. Prepare 1 of Large onion - diced.
4. You need 1 of Large capsicum - diced.
5. It's 1 of Eggplant - diced.
6. It's of White or brown mushrooms.
7. Prepare 1 Bag of baby spinach leaves.
8. You need 4-5 cloves of garlic.
9. Prepare 3/4 Bag of penne pasta.
10. Prepare 1 Bottle of Leggos Pasta Bake Sauce Creamy Tomato & Mozarella.
11. You need of Tasty cheddar cheese.
12. Prepare of Parmesan cheese.
13. It's of Paprika.
14. You need of Smoked paprika.
15. You need of Chilli flakes.
16. It's of Salt.
17. Prepare of Pepper.
18. You need of Olive oil.

Man is this a good one. I mean, on the surface it really presents as a standard op Mexican style. Add the tomatoes, stock, and beans, and. The chorizo dressing gives the whole salad a smoky, tangy flavor.

Smoky Chorizo & Chicken Pasta Bake instructions

1. Heat oven to 200 degrees celcius on bake..
2. In a large pan add olive oil and brown chicken on high heat. DO NOT OVER COOK. Once chicken is browned, add salt, pepper and paprika. Mix well then transfer chicken into a separate dish..
3. In the same pan, lower the heat to medium-high and add more olive oil. Add onions and chorizo and cook until onions are transparent and chorizo is browned. Add in all other veggies, salt, pepper, paprika, chilli flakes and smoky paprika. Once the veggies have stared to soften, add the garlic (either grate in or chop finely beforehand). Cook veggies for 10-15 minutes until nicely browned and soft..
4. In a separate pot, cook penne pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Reserve one cup pasta water and drain remainder, then set pasta aside..
5. Once the veggies are cooked, add the Leggos pasta sauce, rinsing the bottle out with a small amount of water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and add spinach. Add in the cooked pasta and chicken and mix well. Cook all together for a few minutes to allow flavours to come together. Add pasta water as needed to get the sauce to the right consistency. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, paprika, smokey paprika and chilli..
6. Transfer to an oven proof dish. Top with a generous amount of grated cheddar and parmesan cheese then sprinkle lightly with paprika. Place on a high rack in the oven and cook for 15 minutes or until the cheese has browned. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving..

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