CHORIZO AND CHICK PEA SPAGHETTINI

Chorizo and Chick Pea Spaghettini

Another dinner on the run at this time of year (and especially for those of you who are all waiting on the return of Dinner Spinner to the store…there on Monday guys…buy up big)! Throw it in, and rush off to decorate, wrap, drop kids off to something, pick kids up from something, put your lippy on, heat up your curling iron, check the laundry has not taken over the laundry room, run the bath or whatever. Delicious dinner done in no time…please enjoy. (In the time that it took to make it, I blogged about it…yes, I’m thinking of you all!)

NEED:

5-6 cloves garlic

280g chorizo sausage, sliced

100g white wine

600g chicken stock

Few saffron threads

2 tbsp Umami Paste

1x 420g tin chick peas, drained

Handful baby spinach leaves

240-50g spaghettini (thin spaghetti) broken into short pieces, 7-8 cm long

Juice 1 lemon (at least 20g)

Toasted almond slivers and chopped parsley to garnish

DO:

Place garlic into Thermomix bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 6. 

Add chorizo and saute 8 min/Varoma/Reverse + speed soft.

Add wine, stock, saffron and umami and bring to the boil 8 min/100ºC/Reverse + speed 1.

Add pasta and cook for time recommended on package 100ºC/Reverse + speed 1.

Add spinach and chick peas and cook 2 min/100ºC/Reverse + speed 1. Taste liquid and adjust seasoning if necessary with a little sea salt, add lemon juice and stir through 2 sec/Reverse + speed soft.

Serve garnished with almonds and parsley.