One-Pot Southwest Chorizo and Cavatappi
with Monterey Jack and Baby Spinach
This one-and-done dinner-in-a-hurry packs chroizo, veggies and pasta into one easy bowl. The best part? It's a meal everyone is sure to devour.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
250 g
Chorizo Sausage, uncased
170 g
Cavatappi
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
1 unit(s)
Yellow Onion
28 g
Baby Spinach
369 mL
Crushed Tomatoes
1 tbsp
Tex-Mex Paste
(Contains: Mustard May contain traces of: Fish, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat, Crustaceans, Egg)
½ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit(s)
Beef Broth Concentrate
Not included in your delivery
½ tbsp
Oil*
½ tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Peel, then cut onion into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then peppers.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender-crisp, 3-4 min.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer peppers to a plate. Set aside.
- Reheat the same pot over medium-high.
- When hot, add chorizo and onions to the dry pot.
- Cook, breaking up chorizo into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, 4-5 min.**
- Carefully drain and discard excess fat, if desired.
- Add Tex-Mex paste, crushed tomatoes, broth concentrate, 2 cups (3 1/2 cups) water and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) salt to the pot with chorizo and onions.
- Stir to combine, then bring to a boil over high.
- Once boiling, stir in cavatappi and reduce heat to medium.
- Simmer uncovered, stirring often to prevent sticking to the pot, until cavatappi is tender, 14-16 min. (TIP: If pasta sticks too much, add more water, 1/4 cup at a time. Scrape up any pieces stuck to the bottom of the pot.)
- If desired, roughly chop spinach.
- Add peppers, spinach and half the cheese to the pot with cavatappi.
- Cook, stirring often, until spinach wilts, 1-2 min.
- Season with pepper, to taste.
- Divide Southwest chorizo and cavatappi between bowls.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
If you've opted to get chorizo, cook it in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the beef.
