Chorizo & chilli pepper pasta

Pickled chilli peppers, spicy chorizo and sweet cherry tomatoes make up this simple and quick pasta dish. Ideal for an easy midweek meal for two

Ingredients

• 200g penne
• ½ tbsp olive oil
• 100g chorizo , skin removed and cut into chunks
• 400g can cherry tomatoes
• 2-3 guindilla pickled chilli peppers, sliced on an angle
• ½ small pack basil , leaves picked and roughly torn
• parmesan , grated, to serve

Directions

1. STEP 1
2. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta, give it a good stir, then cook for 1 min less than pack instructions, about 9-10 mins.
3. STEP 2
4. Heat the oil in a sauté pan over a high heat. Add the chorizo and cook for a couple of mins until the oils have been released, then add the tomatoes, a pinch of sugar and some seasoning. Bubble away for 5 mins, then drain the pasta, toss it through the sauce and stir in the peppers and basil. Serve with a generous grating of parmesan scattered over.