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Spaghetti with Spanish Flavours

Name: Spaghetti with Spanish Flavours
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 80g Chorizo, snipped into strips; 300g Spaghetti; 20g Parsley, chopped; 2 Red pepper, seeded and chopped; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 50g Parmesan cheese; Water, boiling, a panful; Salt, a good measure; Black pepper, plenty

Spaghetti tossed with chorizo, red pepper, parsley, olive oil, and Parmesan in a quick Spanish-inspired sauce.

15 min
490 kcal
Spanish
Pasta

Mellowpan tip: Ready in 15 min. A good one for a busy weeknight.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Put a pan of water on over a high heat to boil.
Step 2:
Snip the chorizo into strips with scissors.
Step 3:
Check the peppers for stray seeds, then chop the peppers and parsley.
Step 4:
When the water is boiling briskly, add the spaghetti with a good measure of salt.
Step 5:
Stir, return the water to the boil, and cook the spaghetti for 3 minutes.
3 min
Step 6:
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan.
Step 7:
Add the chorizo, peppers, and plenty of black pepper.
Step 8:
Cook for a minute or so, until heated through and the juices are stained red from the paprika in the chorizo.
Step 9:
Scoop half a mugful of pasta water from the pan, then drain the remaining spaghetti.
Step 10:
Tip the spaghetti into the frying pan.
Step 11:
Add the parsley and Parmesan, then toss well.
Step 12:
Splash in the pasta water to moisten.
Step 13:
Hand round extra Parmesan at the table.