Spicy Bacon and Chorizo Penne

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This super easy spicy, meaty, and saucy **Spicy Bacon and Chorizo Penne** is a must if you need a quick dinner ready in under 30 minutes!

Are you looking for a speedy and flavourful pasta dish for dinner? Then this is the recipe for you! This Spicy Bacon and Chorizo Penne is full of bold flavours from bacon, chorizo sausage and delicious tomato sauce. Finish this with basil and Parmesan cheese and you have a complete dinner. You could also serve some baguette, or garlic bread to mop up the yummy sauce!

Bacon and sausage to me are an absolute treat. There are not many occasions when the house is blessed with their fragrance, but it is a special day when I do cook either. I love bacon and sausage so much. They’re a dynamic duo in breakfast sandwiches, but also perfect for pasta! What I love about these two proteins is that they cook incredibly quickly and they add body and smokiness to the dish.

I was in a hurry one afternoon before my job as a line cook and some of the shifts can be long and gruelling. I always prefer to have a filling meal beforehand and this meal has saved my tummy on more than one occasion.

So What Makes This Dish So Quick?

Italian diced tomatoes, when I first discovered them, changed my life. Another thing I learned is that due to the process tomatoes go through when they re canned, the pressurization cooks the tomatoes. So these juicy, sweet tomatoes are (almost) ready to eat within a few minutes. Another type of tomato product that falls under the same basket is passata, or strained tomatoes. Passata can be so useful and their multipurpose nature is great in all kinds of cuisines, including Italian.

This is a recipe that you’ll definitely want to make again and again. It’s a perfect go-to meal when you’re short on time and need to get something hearty, hot, and delicious on the table. The most time-consuming part of this recipe is boiling your pasta!

Ingredients In This Spicy Pasta Recipe

Penne rigate
Onion
Bacon
Chorizo sausage
Garlic
Tomato paste
Parmesan cheese
Basil
Salt and pepper to taste

Can I Substitute Regular Bacon with Turkey Bacon?

Absolutely! A great alternative to bacon will be low-fat turkey bacon. What we are trying to achieve with the bacon is to add its smokiness and crispness for additional texture.

Same goes for the sausage. You can easily substitute the chorizo sausage with your favourite sausage, chicken, turkey or other vegan options. A sausage that is slightly spicy or has smoked paprika as one of its ingredients could prove to be a close alternative to chorizo sausage.

How to Cook the Bacon and Chorizo Sausage

Cook the bacon and chorizo first to get it nice and crispy. The chorizo is chopped in a small dice to make it easy to enjoy with the pasta.

Start cooking with adding bacon to a cold pan and setting the heat to medium. As soon as the bacon starts to sizzle, add the chopped chorizo. As the bacon and chorizo cooks, they will release their natural fats. While making the sauce, we will use this to add smokiness and a lot of flavour to our final dish. No extra oil for the sauce!

Once the bacon and chorizo are crispy, set it aside while we prepare the simple tomato sauce.

Making a Simple Tomato Sauce

When your proteins have finished cooking, it’s time to make the sauce. The beauty of this pasta recipe is that the sauce is prepared in the same pot as the meat!

We use the bacon and chorizo fat that’s naturally rendering while cooking and sauté the onions and garlic with a pinch of salt. Then we add tomato paste and diced tomatoes and simmer until the sauce thickens and becomes fragrant.

To serve, add cooked penne with a splash of the cooking water and simmer for a few minutes. Then, add chopped crispy bacon, chorizo and sprinkle some fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese to complete your dish!

What to Serve with Spicy Bacon and Chorizo Penne

I would love to have some garlic bread with this dish! The sauce is absolutely incredible, and some garlic bread (maybe even cheesy garlic bread!) would be perfect to scoop up that luscious sauce.

If you’re looking for a lighter side dish, try a simple salad of arugula and some cherry tomatoes.

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Pasta, Quick Dinner, Chorizo, Italian

Italian, American

Yield: 2

Author: Anadi

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Spicy Bacon and Chorizo Penne

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Are you looking for a speedy and flavourful pasta dish for dinner? Then this is the recipe for you! It's full of bold flavours from bacon and chorizo sausage and delicious tomato sauce.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 25 Min

Ingredients

6 oz penne rigate
2 bacon strips
1/2 chorizo sausage (about 60 g)
1/2 onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1/2 can diced tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 Cup Parmesan cheese
6-7 leaves fresh basil for garnish

Instructions

Bring water to a boil and add salt. Cook the pasta as per package directions. Drain and set aside, reserving about 1/2 Cup of pasta water.
While the pasta is cooking, add bacon to a cold pan and turn heat to medium. As the pan heats up, cut the chorizo down the middle and roughly chop to a dice.
Once bacon starts to cook, keep turning from time to time to make it crispy (or to your liking). Add the chorizo and cook the bacon and chorizo together. Once crispy, set bacon and chorizo aside for use later.
In the same pan add the onions and garlic, pinch of salt and sauté with the rendered bacon and chorizo fat until lightly browned.
Add the tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes. Then add in the diced tomatoes and the salt and let simmer for 5-8 minutes.
Chop the bacon into smaller pieces. Toss in the penne with the sauce and simmer for 1-2 minutes, adding a splash of pasta water as desired to adjust the consistency.
Top with fresh basil, crispy bacon bits, chorizo and parmesan cheese. Serve hot and enjoy.