Pasta with Chorizo and Chickpeas

Name: Pasta with Chorizo and Chickpeas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams chickpeas, rinsed; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional); 340 grams fresh Mexican chorizo or hot Italian sausage, casings removed; 6 servings Kosher salt; 6 servings Finely grated Parmesan and lemon zest (for serving); 473 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 340 grams dried pasta (such as malloreddus or orecchiette); 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 2 smalls shallots, chopped; 2 Tbsps tomato paste

Pasta with Chorizo and Chickpeas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 21g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 534 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have chickpeas, flat-leaf parsley, tomato paste, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add shallots and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.

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Shallot

Add chorizo and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes.

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Chorizo

Add tomato paste and red pepper flakes to skillet and cook, stirring, until paste darkens, about 1 minute.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Tomato Paste

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Add broth; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick-ened, 15-20 minutes.

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Sauce

Add chickpeas and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.

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Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente.

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Water

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Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.

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Add pasta and 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce. Cook, stirring and adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce thickens and coats pasta, about 3 minutes.

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Sauce

Serve pasta topped with parsley, if using, Parmesan, and lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest