Rigatoni Pasta with Chorizo

Name: Rigatoni Pasta with Chorizo
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 411 grams diced tomatoes, undrained; 454 grams chorizo sausage links, sliced; 2 Tbsps flour; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 1 onion, diced; 59 milliliters Parmesan cheese, grated; 0 teaspoons pepper; 454 grams package rigatoni pasta; 0 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Rigatoni Pasta with Chorizo a try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 25g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 576 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up butter, canned tomatoes, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Pot

Add rigatoni, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.

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Rigatoni

Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Butter

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the chorizo slices, and continue cooking until the chorizo is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.

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Chorizo

Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Whisk in the flour, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the milk, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Add the diced tomatoes, salt, and pepper, then reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 minutes to thicken and smooth the sauce. Stir the cooked chorizo into the sauce along with the drained rigatoni pasta. Stir, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

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Parmesan