Chorizo Pasta Bake

Description: You can vary the spiciness of this dish by adding more chillies. I served this to visitors and it's now his favourite meal - she says he'd have it for every meal if she'd let him! So, I'm a very happy cooker. ;o) If you cook pasta on a rolling boil it is less likely to stick together - and it doesn't boil over - I don't know why! It just doesn't. My husband likes to pour EVOO and balsamic vinegar over his, but that's him!

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 200 g chorizo sausage
• 400 g chopped tomatoes (canned)
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 green chili pepper, sliced thinly
• 300 g pasta
• 200 g cheese

Steps:

1. Heat oil and fry onion until soft and translucent.
2. Empty tin of tomatoes into saucepan and add cooked onion, chilli, tomato puree & chorizo.
3. Bring to boil than simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water.
5. Drain pasta.
6. Add sauce to pasta and mix together well.
7. Place in ovenproof dish and cover with the grated cheese.
8. Bake in oven - Gas mark 6 - 200C (180C in fan oven) for 20 - 30 minutes depending on how crusty you like the cheese topping.
9. Serve with crusty bread.