Chicken and chorizo pasta

Creamy chicken and chorizo pasta is a great, easy midweek meal. Kids will enjoy making as well as eating this easy chorizo pasta dish.

This creamy chicken and chorizo pasta is one of our family’s favourite dinners. I love it because it’s really quick and easy to make. And between the chorizo and the pasta there’s something in it I know both my kids will like too.

Our youngest still isn’t a fan of tomatoes which is why I make this creamy tomato sauce. Sauces based on a tin of tomatoes are really simple and quick to make and I know i’ve always got them in our store cupboard. Adding the crème fraiche gives the sauce a nice creaminess and takes away the acidity of the tomatoes making it a hit with the kids.

The chorizo is a great addition to the dish as it adds a lovely flavour and it’s got a long shelf life so it’s the sort of thing you can keep in the cupboard and pull out you want an easy midweek meal.

How can kids help make this easy creamy chorizo pasta?

It can be a bit harder to find jobs your kids can help with when you’re making dinner compared with baking something. This chorizo pasta dish still has a number of tasks kids can help with.

When I’m making dinner, I’ll get the kids to help peel the onions and garlic while I get the chicken ready. If your kids are old enough they can help stir the sauce and add all the different ingredients.

As much as my kids love baking, they both love the satisfaction of helping to make a meal and serve it to the rest of the family.

What other dishes use chorizo?

If you love chorizo you’ll love some of our other dishes that use it up:

Chicken and chorizo skewers
Chorizo and rice

Other pasta recipes for kids

If your children enjoy this creamy chicken and chorizo pasta, they might enjoy making and eating some of our other easy pasta recipes:

Creamy Italian sausage pasta
Chicken and red pesto pasta
Roasted red pepper pasta
Creamy lemon chicken pasta
Sausage pasta
Slow cooker bolognese
Bacon mac and cheese

Ingredients

400g pasta
1 chorizo sausage (about 225g)
1 onion
a large chicken breast
2 cloves of garlic
1 red pepper
4 tbsp crème fraiche
1 tin chopped tomatoes

How to make creamy chicken and chorizo pasta

Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.

Prepare the vegetables

Get your kids to help prepare the onion, garlic and pepper. Even young children can help to peel the onion and garlic, while older children may also be able to cut the onion and pepper.

Prepare the chicken and chorizo

Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and chop the chorizo into small slices. These are a bit harder for kids to help with so I tend to do them while they are busy doing something else (either preparing the veg or the next step.)

Cook the onions and garlic

Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the onions for five minutes or so until they have softened and turned translucent.

If your kids are old enough they can help by stirring the onions so they don’t burn.

Add the crushed garlic and cook on a gentle heat for another minute.

Cook the chicken

Add the chicken to your pan and cook on a medium heat for five minutes until the edges are sealed/slightly coloured.

Add the chorizo, tomatoes and pepper

Get your kids to add the chorizo, pepper and tin of tomatoes. Cook for five minutes until everything is cooked through, getting your kids to stir everything together.

Add the crème fraiche

Reduce the heat and get your kids to add the crème fraiche and stir it through.

Serve the creamy chicken and chorizo pasta

Add the cooked pasta to your pan and stir it through so it is well mixed and the pasta is coated in the sauce.

Serve and enjoy!