Baked Chicken and Chorizo Pasta



This pasta dish is spicy, cheesy, creamy and utterly delicious. There's a perfect balance between creaminess and spiciness which creates a warming, filling meal that you'll want again and again. Trust me, its so good! 

Prep time: 10 minutes 
Cooking time: 40 minutes 
Total time: 50 minutes

What you'll need: 

  • Chicken breasts
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • Ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 chillies
  • 1 carton of passata 
  • 300ml double cream 
  • Grated cheese 
  • 175g sliced chorizo
  • Pasta (penne, fusilli - I used fusilli) 

What to do:

  1. Chop the chicken into chunks and then fry until cooked. Remove from the pan and set aside for later.
  2. Finely chop 1 clove of garlic and fry in the pan until it starts to sizzle (any longer and it will burn - doesn't taste good!)
  3. Add the tin of tomatoes, a good squirt of ketchup, the sugar (heightens the flavour of the tomatoes but this is optional) 
  4. Finely chop the 2 chillies and add them to the pan along with the carton of passata. Mix this all together and then let it simmer for about 5 minutes 
  5. Add all the cream and mix it together well. Simmer until it has reduced.
  6. Season to taste with salt and pepper 
  7. Add the cooked chicken back into the pan and mix it all together and simmer for another 5 minutes 
  8. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and then add the chicken tomato sauce to the pasta and mix it together until it is all combined. 
  9. Put into a large oven safe dish and push the chorizo into the pasta evenly then cover with the grated cheese (as much as you prefer, we like a lot!)
  10. Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until the cheese has melted and its hot through


Let me know if you enjoy this as much as my family does in the comments below! Or follow me on twitter @getitdownyaneck. I'd love to hear from you!

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