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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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: international
Calories: 489
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g 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

Method
 

  1. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet
Prepare the vegetables
  1. Chop the onion, garlic and pepper into small pieces.
Prepare the chicken and chorizo
  1. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and chop the chorizo into small slices.
Cook the onions and garlic
  1. 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.
  2. Add the crushed garlic and cook on a gentle heat for another minute or so.
Cook the chicken
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Reduce the heat and get your kids to add the crème fraiche and stir it through.
Serve the creamy chicken and chorizo pasta
  1. Add the cooked pasta to your pan and stir it through so it is well mixed and the pasta is coated in the sauce.
  2. Serve and enjoy