This Easy Creamy Tomato Chicken and Chorizo Pasta takes under 30 minutes to cook! And is sure to be a hit with the whole family. With juicy chicken and flavor-packed chorizo sausage, this creamy pasta recipe has so much flavor whilst still delivering a creamy and comforting yet simple dinner. We like this as a chicken penne dish, but you can use any pasta shape you like here. Serve it with some garlic bread and a side salad and dinner is done!
Heat the olive oil in large frying pan over high heat, add the chorizo and cook for 2 minutes.1 tbsp olive oil
Add the chopped onion and peppers and cook for another 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally.1 onion, chopped1 red bell peppers, chopped1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
Add the chicken to the pan and stir around in the oil for 1-2 minutes until lightly golden. Add in the garlic and stir together until aromatic (less than 1 minute)2 chicken breasts, cubed4 cloves/ 4 garlic, crushed
Add the chopped tomatoes, Italian seasoning, sugar, salt, and smoked paprika (if using).1 can chopped tomatoes (14oz/400g)1 tsp Italian seasoning1 tsp sugar¼ tsp/ ¼teaspoon salt¼ tsp/ ¼teaspoon smoked paprika
Bring the sauce to a simmer and then cook gently on the lowest heat while you cook the pasta.
Bring a large pan of water to a boil. Add the salt. Then add the pasta.1 tablespoon salt14 oz/ 400g pasta
Cook the pasta as per the packet instructions. Then reserve a cup of the pasta cooking liquid and drain the pasta.
Add the pasta to the tomato sauce mixture and pour in the heavy cream. Turn the heat to medium.1 cup/ 250ml heavy cream
Stir everything together until well coated, thinning the sauce with pasta water as needed.
Stir through the fresh spinach and allow to wilt. Serve immediately with parmesan and chopped parsley.1 cup fresh spinach parmesan flat-leaf parsley
Notes
I usually make this dish with the firm cured Spanish chorizo, have a lookout for it at the grocery store, you'll find it with the prepacked hams and lunch meat. But if you can only find the soft Mexican sausage kind then go ahead and use that in this dish, it will work well too!
You can use any color of peppers (capsicums) you like here. We prefer the sweeter red and yellow varieties. But add green if you like.
You can use any pasta shape that your family likes here. Penne, rigatoni, spiralli, ziti, and pasta shells work well. Or pick a long pasta like spaghetti or linguine.