I often struggle to get the hubster to consume hero veggies like Broccoli and Mushrooms ,both which I quite frankly love .. always have ! So what started off as a veg pasta was met with a grunt and audible grumbling and had to be re-engineered to create something fabulous ! I am therefore grateful for the grumbling  – totally depends on the end result right? 😉 Its also a very good recipe to use all the veggies lying around in your fridge and many some store cupboard excesses to start that spring clean you have been itching to do ( yes I love cleaning – am quite certain I have a mild OCD too)
Preparation Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time:40 minutes Serves:Â 4
Ingredients:
- 500Â gm Penne
- 300 gm Chorizo chopped bite size
- Broccoli a handful
- Button Mushrooms – half a small packet – std supermarket size-chopped bite size
- 200 gm Sweet Corn and Red Peppers canned
- Grated parmesan Cheese – generous amount;)
- 1/2 of a large Red Onion
- 4Â cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 2 large tomatoes pureed
- Sea salt
- 2 large tablespoons Olive Oil
- Chilli flakes as per taste
- 2 large Spring onion finely chopped
- 1/4th cup low fat cream
- Dried italian herb mix for pasta 2 teaspoons
Method:
For the creamy sauce
- In a saucepan heat one and a half large tablespoon of oil and saute the finely chopped garlic and when it begins to brown add 2 cloves of garlic chopped spring onion and saute for about 1 min
- Then added the finely chopped broccoli
- Now add the chopped button mushrooms and the sweet corn and red pepper mixture.
- Add the cream and cook on a low flame for 2 – 3 minutes,season with salt  and then add generous amounts of cheese.
- This sauce should have a balance between creamy and chewy with the mushrooms on the broccoli can retain a bit of its crunch so if you use a lid it may overcook
Before starting on the spicy sauce boil the past in a large saucepan and add sea salt and olive  a generous splash I use flavoured oil – the bottle had a large sprig of rosemary some crushed garlic and chilli flakes tossed inside to give it a deep rich flavour- so , so good!
For the Spicy Sauce
- In a saucepan heat half a tablespoon of oil and fry the red onion chopped lengthwise and 2Â garlic cloves finely chopped.
- Then add the bite  sized pieces of Chorizo and reduce the flame to low.
- Let the chorizo almost start to get crispy and  then added the pureed tomatoes,dried herb mixture,chilli flakes and salt as per taste.
In a clean bowl add a generous portion of the creamy sauce, top it with cooked pasta and then add the spicy chorizo sauce.Sprinkle with as much cheese as you want and watch it melt into the steaming hot pasta.If you want just a bit of guilty pleasure drizzle some chilli olive oil on the pasta before mixing the whole thing together!
Eat Your Veg says
Ha ha, this is the sort of antic I used to deploy on my kids!. Luckily now they both like their veggies, though they’re not so keen on mushrooms which still have to be disguised in a very fine dice. Haven’t had chorizo in ages now, I’ve forgotten how good it tastes!.
Manjiri Chitnis says
Louisa, I think you have achieved something really great with getting your kids to love their veggies so passionately! Well done. I understand what you are saying about the mushrooms though, bets place to hide them is in soups and in cheese I think hehehe, again hubster and mushrooms are NOT on the best terms! Chorizo is soo good fried crisp ummmm!
Karen Burns Booth says
GREAT recipe with LOTS of lovely hidden veggies! I love recipes like this…..
Manjiri Chitnis says
Thanks, Karen, Need to sneak in veggies to trick the hubster 😉
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
I can’t resist chorizo… not had any for ages so some might land in my basket this week!
Manjiri Chitnis says
I think pork in any form is the most delicious meat and chorizo and ham is at the top of my list of favourite cuts! Go for it, Sarah!
LondonKiwiEmma says
I ADORE everything-in-the-fridge recipes because we so often have so much to us!
Manjiri Chitnis says
So true Emma!my fridge clean up is a treasure hunt in itself!
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
Manjiri my OH would love this (he is addicted to Chorizo)
Manjiri Chitnis says
Oh, I love chorizo very dearly too!