Chroizo bake

[Glaucus]

Just had this tonight.. Pure awesomeness. Not particularly healthy, Quick easy and pure comfort food.

Serves 4 (about 750 calories)
300grams pasta (I use penne)
225grams Spanish Chorizo
1 large onion
6 or so mushrooms
heaped tablespoon of whole grain mustard
250gram tub of low fat Mascarpone
50grams cheddar

cook the pasta and set aside.
In a pan fry the cubed chorizo of when the oil starts to come out, throw the onions and mushrooms in. When the onion has softened remove from heat and stir in the Mascarpone and mustard. Mix in the pasta and place in a pyrex dish. Grate the cheddar over and bake in the oven for 15-20mins at around 180 until golden brown.

Even when your on a diet you need comfort food every now and then and this is brilliant. If you watch the calories during the day 750calories for a main meal isn't a huge amount and it's a good size portion.

[Glaucus]

Umm mozzerla.. That would work well.

Do you put sundried tomatoes in with the sauce as taht would rule.

Sundried tomatoe, chorizo, mozzerella and basil.. In fact I might have to try that in a few weeks.

[Gnat]

how long is chorizo ok in the fridge for once its been opened?

and would this work without cheese do you think?

[Wryel]

how long is chorizo ok in the fridge for once its been opened?

and would this work without cheese do you think?

I'd have thought quite a while as its cured, but then again it never lasts long round here cause I love the stuff!

Might have to try the tomato variety of this :p

[lostkat]

how long is chorizo ok in the fridge for once its been opened?

and would this work without cheese do you think?
As long as it's not mouldy, I just keep using it. I've had chorizo in the fridge for months at a time. Nowadays it doesn't last that long though :p

[Gnat]

oooooooh ill try that then!

[Glaucus]

yeh chorizo and other cured sausages would survive a nuclear war. They will be fine for months..

As for the cheese no it wouldn't realy work as the mascarpone is the sauce.

[Matblack]

That sounds really nice, I might try that at the weekend :)

MB

[jmc41]

Chorizo should last months without problems, I've never seen it mouldy either and managed to forget some in the fridge for months. It's about 50% preservatives I think!

[Gnat]

As for the cheese no it wouldn't realy work as the mascarpone is the sauce.

I meant the cheddar cheese... the mascarpone should be ok :)

[Glaucus]

I meant the cheddar cheese... the mascarpone should be ok :)

yes it would work fine.