Dinner & Lunch Pasta

Spaghetti with Spanish flavours

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A 10 minute dish which infuses spaghetti with the flavours of Spain – you can make a vegetarian version too.

Ingredients:

  • 80g pack sliced chorizo sausage
  • 300g bag fresh spaghetti
  • 20g pack flatleaf parsley (a good handful)
  • 2 red peppers from a jar, in brine or oil
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 50g finely grated fresh parmesan, plus extra to serve

Directions:

  • Put a pan of water on over a high heat to boil. Meanwhile, snip the chorizo into strips with scissors, and chop the parsley and peppers (check for stray seeds first).
  • When the water is boiling briskly, add the spaghetti with a good measure of salt, stir and return to the boil. Cook for 3 minutes.
  • In a large frying pan, heat the oil, add the chorizo and peppers and plenty of black pepper. Cook for a minute or so, until heated through and the juices are stained red from the paprika in the chorizo. Scoop half a mugful of pasta water from the pan, drain the remainder and tip the spaghetti into the frying pan.
  • Add the parsley and parmesan, toss well and splash in the pasta water, to moisten. Hand round extra parmesan at the table.

Nutrition per serving:

  • kcal444
  • fat22g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs46g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre3g
  • protein18g
  • salt2.21g