Prawn & Chorizo Spaghetti

I forgot to take meat out of the freezer today so had to do something new for tea with chorizo out of the fridge and prawns.  After scouting around online for inspiration, I came up with this..

Serves 2 and a small boy

Ingredients

1 chorizo (the long ones in a sealed packet) – thinly sliced

4 tbsp olive oil

knob of butter

1 tsp paprika

3 garlic cloves – crushed

1 red onion – sliced thinly

250g bag of frozen prawns – defrosted

2 green (or red) chillies – deseeded and chopped OR half teaspoon of dried chilli flakes

Handful of baby spinach

300g spaghetti

Method

Put a large pan of water on to boil (for the spaghetti)

Put a second pan on a high heat and when hot turn down to a medium heat and add the chorizo, fry until the oils from the chorizo start to run.

Remove the chorizo from the pan with a slotted spoon and put to one side for now.

Turn down the heat and add the oil and butter.  Once the butter has melted (keep on a low-med heat), add the red onion, garlic and chilli and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the onion is soft.

Add the chorizo back in to the pan and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes minutes.

Your water should be boiling now so add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for 10 mins (longer for softer spaghetti).

Add the prawns to the pan with the chorizo and stir so that the prawns are coated in the oil and leave for a minute or so before stirring in the spinach.  Put a lid on the pan and turn off the heat.  Leave until the spaghetti is cooked.

Once the spaghetti is cooked, rinse and pour in a little olive oil, stir then put spaghetti into the pan with the chorizo and prawns.

Shake the spaghetti into the chorizo and prawns and serve.

Ive entered this pasta dish too!