Fresh Chorizo, Basil, and lots of garlic make this Chorizo Basil Spaghetti a warming, comforting pasta dish!
You might start seeing many pasta recipes here in my kitchen from now on.
As I am on a no rice diet and have now concluded that rice is the biggest culprit that makes me gain weight. I know pasta and rice are both carbs but somehow, pasta doesn’t get me puffed up as much as rice does. It puzzles me, really.
It’s been almost a month without rice and I believe I have gotten used to not having it on every meal(Hooray!). The first week was the hardest!
You might ask what I substitute for rice when eating. Well, it’s either salad, wheat bread, or pasta. Sometimes I just eat the viand and then eat fruit after. (Keri naman!)
So, here’s to many pasta recipes here at The Peach Kitchen.. Cheers!
I would love to chat more but I really have strong chicken feet cravings! We’re off to Causeway tonight to satisfy my cravings!
PrintChorizo Basil Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 500g Spaghetti, cooked according to package directions with 1/4 cup of pasta water set aside
- 3 pieces fresh chorizo, I bought mine from Santi’s Delicatessen
- 8 cloves of garlic, minced
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp pesto, homemade or storebought
- 1 cup fresh Basil leaves
- grated parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet.
- Remove the chorizo from the skin, and fry into heated olive oil until brown… breaking it down to its ground beef pieces while frying.
- Remove chorizo from frying pan and set aside.
- In the same oil and pan, sauté garlic until garlic becomes a bit brown and oil is fragrant with the smell of garlic.
- Put chorizo back in the pan, add the pesto. Mix well.
- Add in cooked spaghetti and pasta water.
- Mix well, until the spaghetti strand is well coated with the sauce.
- Add basil leaves and mix until it is wilted.
- Turn off heat and transfer pasta in a serving plate.
- garnish with parmesan cheese before serving.
24 Responses
Simple yet very satisfying!
Thanks Holly!
I could eat a couple plates of this!
Oh, you and me both…
I love pasta and this recipe looks easy enough to make and it sure looks delicious! Off to pin it now 😀 Thanks for sharing this.
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Your spaghetti looks delicious! I love that it includes chorizo and pesto – yum! I’ll have to make this for our next pasta night.
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I love chorizo so I’m definitely gonna love this. This one looks really tasty.
That looks outrages! It also sounds like it will taste delicious. I have never tried chorizo, but I know I need to because this looks so good.
This looks so amazing. My stomach is growling just looking at it. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
This looks super yummy. I will have to give it a try, never thought to make chorizo basil spaghetti before.
I’ve become a daily rice lover, I don’t know what changed me. I also love pasta and although I’ve never had chorizo it looks really good. Congrats on getting over your rice addiction. 🙂
This is such a pretty dish. I think this would be an awesome recipe for a date night or special occasion.
I have never tried this dish but it looks really delicious. I am saving your recipe, Thank You !
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This dish looks amazing. First off great recipe and awesome photography. I wish I could dig in right now! looking forward to trying this one out soon
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That looks delicious. We use a lot of chorizo and fresh basil (we grow it in our garden.) I know what meal will be on our table soon!
This chorizo basil spaghetti sounds and looks so delicious. I will have to make this for the family for sure. We love having different spaghetti recipes instead of the same old same old. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
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This looks super yummy! I would love to make this recipe, we love pasta a little too much I think but it’s so good!
Congratulations for surviving without rice! I think it’s an awesome achievement and it will definitely help you lose the weight that you want out! This one’s a must try recipe since we also love pasta at home!
I love chorizo and bail, but I have never thought of pairing them together. I have got to try this pasta recipe. It looks delicious.
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This looks so fresh and delicious! I love that you added whole leaves of basil, too. Chroizo is something I have yet to try, but I’ve been wanting to for a while.
I just love the presentation and it looks very delicious too even in picture. I’m bookmarking this recipe and will serve it to my household anytime soon.
Not just you’re ordinary kind of pasta recipe! Yummyyy and flavorful
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Ang sarap naman po nitong Chorizo Basil Spaghetti .. ❤️❤️
Simple lang pero napakaAppetizing plus easy to prepare pa .
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Wooow thank u for sharing momsh super perfect tlga ito for any occasion .. super yummy na tlga nmn ma eenjoy Ng buong pamilya