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Craving pasta? Try my Baked Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, Chorizo & Green Pepper!

Follow step-by-step & cook your way to a delicious dinner for the family, with leftovers to spare.

This pasta dish is filled with tasty ingredients like chorizo, mushrooms & green peppers, and with an easy tomato sauce that brings it all together, you’ll be the hero in the kitchen tonight.

Baked Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, Chorizo & Green Pepper:

In this recipe, I added 2 extra little black pepper & sea salt sausages, I had on hand from lunch that day.

You can add a few different sausages, other than chorizo, as desired – or add an extra chorizo sausage for an spicy dish.

Not everyone in our household enjoys onion & garlic. Feel free to add 1/2 – 1 onion & 1 – 2 cloves garlic to this dish, as desired.

For the sauce, in this recipe, I’m using Rancourt Winery 2012 Malbec, a local red wine out of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. It uses an amazing Spanish grape that’s rich in flavors & able to stand up to tomato sauces & meats.

Review Show: Rancourt Winery 2012 Malbec

Use whatever bread crumbs you like or have on hand. For this recipe, I used sweet potato bread crumbs from Roasted Sweet Potato Zwieback Buns we had baked earlier in the week.

Cooking Show: How to Bake Roasted Sweet Potato Zwieback Buns

Type: Entrée Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 40 – 50 minutes
Yield: 8 servings

The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for measurements & directions. Please enjoy this webisode of Cooking with Kimberly:

Ingredients:

water – enough to fill a stock pot 3/4 full
1 tbsp sea salt – enough to flavor water, to taste
1 bay leaf
375 g dry macaroni
1 – 2 links chorizo sausage – sliced
1 – 2 sausages – optional; I used an extra 2 black pepper & sea salt sausages
1 tbsp olive oil – to pan fry chorizo
1/2 green bell pepper – diced
8 – 10 large mushrooms – thinly sliced
1/2 – 1 onion – optional; diced
1 – 2 cloves garlic – optional; minced
1 baked potato – optional; diced
1/2 tomato – diced
freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese – plus more to garnish, when served
2 – 3 tbsp fresh basil
2 – 3 tbsp fresh parsley
1 tbsp olive oil – to coat pasta
1 can tomatoes
1/2 can tomato sauce
1 tbsp olive oil – in sauce
red chili flakes – to taste
freshly cracked black pepper – to taste
sea salt – in sauce; to taste
1/4 cup red wine – I used Rancourt Winery 2012 Malbec.
1 1/2 tsp sugar – in sauce, as needed
1 cup bread crumbs – I happened to use Roasted Sweet Potato Zwieback Bun crumbs.
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 – 2 tbsp olive oil – for topping

Instructions:

On the stove top, prepare a large pot of water, 3/4 full, to boil with sea salt & a bay leaf.
Add macaroni & bring back up to a boil. Turn down to a simmer & cook, until macaroni is al dente in texture.
- Note: Stir pasta frequently, during cooking, so macaroni does not stick to itself or bottom of pot.
Preheat a frying pan, on the stove top, with 1 tbsp olive oil, on medium heat.
Slice chorizo into small medallions & pan fry until browned, stirring frequently.
- Tip: If you prefer, you may decide to remove sausage from casings, and brown meat up, like ground meat, stirring & breaking it up, as it cooks.
Slice green pepper into long, thin strips, then dice. Thinly slice mushrooms. Dice tomato.
- Optional: Dice a baked potato & brown with chorizo, on the stove top, stirring frequently.
- Optional: Dice 1/2 – 1 onion, if desired, and add to the pan with vegetables, stirring frequently. At the end, add 1 – 2 cloves minced garlic, stirring to soften for a few minutes.
Strain macaroni, once it is cooked to al dente, coat with 1 tbsp olive oil & reserve.
Add bell pepper to frying pan, and slightly soften, before adding mushrooms to soften, stirring frequently.
Rough chop herbs, for the sauce.
Add sauce ingredients to a food processor – 1 can of tomatoes, tomato paste, chopped herbs, olive oil, red chili flakes, freshly cracked black pepper, sea salt, red wine & sugar (if needed). Buzz up sauce to combine evenly.
Taste test & adjust seasonings, as desired.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease or spray a casserole or baking dish.
Combine pasta with ingredients in frying pan & fresh tomato, in a large pot or bowl. Stir or toss to distribute ingredients evenly.
Then, add half of the sauce, stirring to coat evenly. Adjust the amount of sauce, to your liking.
Taste test pasta & adjust seasonings, as desired.
Pour pasta into casserole or baking dish, spreading evenly & levelling off the top.
Evenly pour remaining sauce, over the top, stirring in slightly, as desired.
Combine topping ingredients in a small mixing bowl – bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese & olive oil. Using your hands or a fork, work olive oil into the crumbs & cheese, evenly. Evenly sprinkle the top of the pasta with crumbs.
Bake in the oven for 30 – 45 minutes, or until well heated through & crust is golden brown.
- Tip: At the end, broil on high for a few minutes, for extra browning, as desired. Watch it intently, to be sure top does not burn.
Serve family style, or in individual bowls/plates, garnished with fresh herbs & extra Parmesan cheese.

Homey & comforting, this baked pasta will satisfy your hunger and your palette!

The crunchy bread crumb mixture, on the top, is my favorite part of this tasty dish.

You are able to adjust the amount of sauce & other ingredients, to make something that’s perfect for you & your family.

Cut your cooking time in half, as you will certainly have leftovers for lunch and/or dinner the next day!

The next time you crave pasta, try making Baked Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, Chorizo & Green Pepper!

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