Description
Hearty Spicy Sausage Pasta brings Italian comfort to weeknight dinners with bold flavors and simple ingredients. Creamy sauce and zesty sausage create a satisfying meal you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- ⅔ pound (0.3 kg) fresh chorizo sausage
- 5 ounces (142 grams) bacon (chopped)
Pasta and Greens:
- ¾ pound (0.34 kg) fresh tagliatelle (cooked according to package instructions)
- 2 big handfuls fresh spinach
Seasonings and Enhancers:
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup pasta cooking water
- 1 tablespoon butter (optional, use if needed)
Instructions
- Carefully slice open the chorizo casing and remove the meat, then chop into rustic chunks for robust flavor profiles.
- Introduce bacon pieces into a cold skillet, gradually heating to medium-high temperature, rendering fat and creating crispy texture until golden brown edges emerge.
- Transfer chopped chorizo and minced garlic into rendered bacon fat, continuously stirring to ensure even cooking and preventing burning while breaking down meat into smaller fragments.
- Gently cascade fresh spinach leaves into the sizzling mixture, allowing them to wilt and integrate with the meaty foundation, creating a vibrant green dimension.
- Liberate pan-clinging flavor fragments by introducing pasta water, using a wooden spoon to scrape intricate caramelized bits from skillet surfaces.
- Marry cooked tagliatelle with the robust sauce, incorporating additional pasta water to achieve a silky, cohesive consistency that elegantly coats each pasta strand.
- Elevate the dish’s richness by folding freshly grated Parmesan, creating a luxurious final touch that harmonizes all culinary elements before immediate presentation.
Notes
- Choose spicy chorizo for a robust flavor that adds depth to the pasta dish.
- Render bacon fat slowly to ensure crispy texture and maximum flavor infusion.
- Use fresh garlic for a more intense and aromatic taste compared to pre-minced options.
- Control pasta water quantity carefully to achieve the perfect sauce consistency without making it too watery.
- Opt for fresh spinach which wilts quickly and maintains a vibrant green color and nutritional
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1200 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg