Crispy Chorizo Pasta Salad
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
543 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Crispy Chorizo Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups pasta uncooked, variety bows
- 1 Spanish chorizo sausage cut into small pieces, 8.8 ounce coil
- 1 black olives drained, 6.8 ounce can, sliced
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped, fresh
- 2 tablespoons red onion chopped finely
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1-2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1-2 cloves garlic minced
- Pinch oregano dried
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil a salted pot of water and cook the pasta according to package directions. When it's done, drain it, rinse it under cold water, and let it drain further until needed.
- Fry your chorizo on medium heat for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it's nice and crispy. You shouldn't need to add any extra oil to the pan because chorio generally contains enough fat to fry on its own. The chorizo's fat will render, and you can leave it at the bottom of the pan.
- While the pasta and chorizo cook, prep your other ingredients.
- I just add the dressing ingredients straight to the bowl and toss everything together when everything is ready to go. You may want to adjust oil/vinegar/garlic/salt & pepper quantities to suit your tastes.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Notes
- You can buy chorizo that needs to be cooked (I did for this recipe) or chorizo that's ready to eat. Either would work for this recipe, but I do prefer the kinda that needs to be cooked because it crisps up better. I've tried frying both. Anything in the 8.8 ounce size ballpark will work.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 543 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 543kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 2055mg | 86% |
| Potassium | 175mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 889IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 330mg | 33% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.