Bloke Pasta With Chorizo

This is something that I love cooking when The Missus is out, as she is tonight. It only takes about 12 minutes to cook which means that you can knock it up at half-time and tuck in while you're watching the second half.

Right, first get your pasta on. Tonight I used some chilli penne as I had a craving for lots of chilli but I've done this with all sorts of different pasta, whatever I have in the house. Cook the pasta in accordance with the instructions on the packet, normally about 12 minutes.

While that's going on, turn your attention to the sauce, such as it is.

In a frying pan, add a good few glugs of good extra virgin olive oil. Add a couple of cloves of finely sliced garlic, as much chilli as you fancy, and a couple of inches of sliced chorizo. Warm all this through, don't fry it. This will release the paprika from the chorizo into the olive oil and soften the garlic.

When the pasta is cooked, drain it and add it to the frying pan. Chuck in a load of roughly chopped parsley and give it all a good mix about.

Tip the lot into a bowl and grate over a jolly good dose of parmesan. Grab a beer, sit down in front of the telly and watch the rest of the footy while you've got the house to yourself!


The Bloke