Steamy Hot Chorizo Penne

Happy National Pasta day!! I had to celebrate by sharing with you Brad and I's FAVORITE pasta dish! That's a bold statement, because we both love all types of pasta. But this one will knock your socks off. No joke. And if you don't like insanely spicy - turn back now! You've been warned. If you do like spicy this dish combines chorizo, green chilies, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, red pepper flakes, AND hot sauce. Yum. The heavy whipping cream balances it out so it's not too overwhelming. I came up with this recipe after visiting Brad's family's lake house for the first time four years ago. We went out to dinner at a restaurant on Lake Michigan, and I ordered a dish very similar to this one. It was amazing. The next year when we came back, they had completely changed up their menu, and it no longer included this decadent pasta. We asked the server about it, and he said he wasn't sure why it was removed since it was such a popular choice. We also heard multiple other guests ask about the same pasta! If it was customer favorite why would you remove it? I knew I had to figure out how to make it at home and after much trail and error I think my version is even better than the original I modeled it after. 🙂

For the Steamy Hot Chorizo Penne you will need chorizo, red onion, green chilies, chipotles in adobo sauce, heavy whipping cream, sour cream, black beans, tomato, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, hot sauce, and penne.

Decase the chorizo and cut into smaller chunks. Cook in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced red onion and sauté in grease from chorizo. If you're not familiar with chorizo it's a spicy pork sausage. And it's damn delicious. Break up chorizo with your spatula as it cooks. Cook for about 5-7 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.

Prepare penne al dente. Add diced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, green chilies, and chopped tomato back to the same skillet. Sauté for a few minutes over medium heat. I absolutely love adobo sauce, because it's not only spicy but also has a unique smoky taste as well. Add black beans and sauté another 1-2 minutes. Stir in sour cream/heavy whipping cream mixture. Turn down heat to simmer for another 2-3 minutes.

Add red pepper flakes, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir and simmer for another 1-2 minutes.

Stir chorizo into sauce. Turn off heat.

Toss penne with sauce. YUM.

Top with a little parsley and serve! I hope you enjoy this dish as much as we do! Oh and P.S. it makes a ton of food so be prepared for leftovers!!

Steamy Hot Chorizo Penne

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3 chorizo sausages, casings removed, cut into small chunks
• ¼ cup red onion, diced
• 3 tbsp. diced green chilies
• 3-4 chipotles, diced
• 4-5 tbsp. adobo sauce
• 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1½ cup sour cream
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 2 tbsp. hot sauce
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. pepper
• 1 lb penne
• Parsley (optional)

Instructions

1. Cook chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes. Break up sausage as it cooks into smaller pieces.
2. Once some grease forms in skillet, add red onion and sauté/incorporate with chorizo.
3. Remove chorizo to a paper towel lined plate.
4. Prepare pasta al dente.
5. Add chipotles, adobo, green chilies and tomato to same skillet. Cook 3-4 minutes over medium heat.
6. Add black beans and sauté another couple minutes.
7. Add whipping cream/sour cream mixture. Turn down heat to simmer for 2-3 minutes.
8. Add red pepper flakes, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir and simmer another 1-2 minutes.
9. Return chorizo to sauce and stir.
10. Toss penne with sauce.
11. Top with a little parsley to serve (optional)

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