16 ways to add chorizo to your cooking

This colourful 30 minute recipe combines smoky chorizo with a tasty bean, haloumi and corn salad. Serve spooned into tortillas and topped with a homemade mango salsa

Jazz up your standard pasta bake by adding chunks of juicy chorizo sausage, creamy feta cheese, salty olives and grilled eggplant for maxium flavour and texture with every dreamy mouthful.

These lovely sandwich rolls are perfect for a quick snack. You need to buy ‘cooking chorizo’, which is more like a sausage than the slicing variety, which is used like salami. We use aioli, or garlic mayonnaise, but you could use plain mayonnaise if you prefer.

An exquisite salad of barbecued chorizo, chickpea and pumpkin with a sweet and sour sherry vinegar dressing.

Deliciously flavoursome rigatoni with arrabbiata and chorizo saucemakes the perfect dinner and day-after lunch. A classic flavour combination the whole family will love.

Packed full of protein and flavour, this hearty chicken and chorizo stew is brilliant on a cool evening for a tasty family dinner without the hassle.

Potato salad gets taken to the next level with crispy fried chorizo and haloumi, dressed in a red wine vinaigrette.

Tender and flavoursome chicken and chorizo lasagne – the perfect meal for the whole family!

You won’t believe how good this tastes on a cold day!

You can also use russet burbank or spunta potatoes for this recipe. Note

We used leftover roasted kumara, potato, red onion, zucchini and capsicum in this recipe, but any remaining roasted vegetables are suitable to use. Note

Leftover risotto makes great risotto cakes; simply shape cold risotto into patties, then pan-fry until browned lightly on both sides. Note

Perfect for breakfast or dinner, this chorizo hash with fried eggs recipe creates a fuss-free meal that’s packed with great flavours

Topped with sliced green olives and fresh parsley, this Spanish-inspired stew is absolutely delicious served with wood-fired bread.

Try salami instead of chorizo. To make a packet of microwave rice go further, use it in stir-fries and salads or with vegies. Note