Name: Deli-style chorizo pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 350 gram large pasta shells; 2 cured chorizo sausages, thinly sliced; 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced; 100 gram green beans, halved diagonally; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 200 gram pitted kalamata olives, halved lengthwise; 200 gram jar semi-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, oil reserved, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup small basil leaves; salad leaves, to serve

Ingredients

350 gram large pasta shells

2 cured chorizo sausages, thinly sliced

1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced

100 gram green beans, halved diagonally

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

200 gram pitted kalamata olives, halved lengthwise

200 gram jar semi-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, oil reserved, thinly sliced

1/2 cup small basil leaves

salad leaves, to serve

Method

1.Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain; return to pan.

2.Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over high heat. Add chorizo and onion; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until golden. Add beans and garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until almost soft. Remove pan from heat. Stir in vinegar, olive, tomato and reserved oil. Season.

3.Add chorizo mixture to pasta in pan; toss to combine. Stir in half the basil. Sprinkle with remaining basil. Serve with salad leaves.

Use salami or bacon instead of chorizo. Flavour will vary. Use any pasta shape, such as penne or rigatoni. Cooking time will vary. Vegetarian: Omit chorizo and add thickly sliced bought char-grilled kumara (orange sweet potato) and zucchini slices from the deli counter. Price will vary.
Note

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