Best Chicken Chorizo Creamy Pasta Recipes

Creamy Chorizo and Chicken Pasta image

Provided by copperfire

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

400 g dry penne pasta (or whatever pasta you have in the cupboard)
3 chorizo sausage, links
1 large onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
2 garlic cloves
500 g chicken thighs (can also be whatever chicken you like even left overs)
300 ml cooking cream
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato pesto
handful fresh parsley

Steps:

Cook your pasta for 8 to 10 mins in a large pot of boiling water, drain , splash in a little olive oil and return to pot
Heat your frying pan add the onion garlic and chilli and brown for one min.
Add the sliced chorizo and fry til brown ,
Remove ingrediants from pan and put aside
Add chopped chicken cook til brown
Return everything to pan add cream and pesto cook til heated through and thicken slightly ,.
Pour over pasta season with salt and pepper to taste add parsley and serve
Lovely with a green salad and fresh bread.

Chicken Chorizo Creamy Pasta image

Provided by pamvince

Time 20m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

320g Fuseli or Penne pasta
1 Chicken breast cubed
3 inches of chorizo sliced and then quartered
Clove of garlic finely chopped
1tbsp Olive Oil
1 - 2 tsp Red Pesto
3 tomatoes- roughly chopped (or 10 cherry tomatoes halved)
6 leaves of Fresh Basil roughly chopped
2 tbsp Creme Fraise
Freshly grated salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese - grated onto serving as desired

Steps:

Cook the pasta in boiling water as directed on the packet.
Heat the oil gently in a skillet and cook the garlic for about a minute.
Add and seal the chicken on all sides, add the chorizo and allow to cook through for several minutes.
Add the tomatoes, pesto, salt and pepper and soften for 3 - 4 minutes with the lid on a low heat.
Finally add the creme fraise and Basil, mix in well and simmer for a few minutes only before adding the cooked pasta. Mix in well and serve with parmesan cheese.