Pasta with Chorizo and Chickpeas

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pasta

Ingredients

  • 2 small shallots, chopped
  • 3/4 lb. fresh Mexican chorizo or hot Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 15-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed
  • 12 oz. small dried pasta (such as malloreddus or orecchiette)
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  • Finely grated Parmesan and lemon zest (for serving)

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add chorizo; cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, 5–7 minutes.
  2. Add tomato paste and red pepper flakes to skillet and cook, stirring, until paste darkens, about 1 minute. Add broth; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, 15–20 minutes. Add chickpeas and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
  4. Add pasta and ½ cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce. Cook, stirring and adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce thickens and coats pasta, about 3 minutes.
  5. Serve pasta topped with parsley, if using, Parmesan, and lemon zest.

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