Name: Cheesy pasta bake with chorizo and tomatoes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 250 pasta shells, cooked; 125 chorizo sausage diced; 1/4 cup wine dry white; 1 can tomatoes whole; 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs; 1 garlic large cloves, crushed; 50 ml butter; 50 ml flour cake; 500 ml milk; 1 cup cheddar cheese grated; 125 g cherry tomatoes halved; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; fresh basil; 1 cup cheddar cheese grated

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Ingredients (14)

250

pasta — shells, cooked

Sauce:

125	chorizo sausage — diced
1/4 cup	wine — dry white
1 can	tomatoes — whole
1/2 tsp	dried mixed herbs
1	garlic — large cloves, crushed
50 ml	butter
50 ml	flour — cake
500 ml	milk
1 cup	cheddar cheese — grated
125 g	cherry tomatoes — halved
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste

TOPPING:

	fresh basil
1 cup	cheddar cheese — grated

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Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C. Sauté the chorizo in a pan until crispy, then add the wine and reduce for 5 minutes.

Add the tinned tomato and dried herbs and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic. And set aside. Season to taste.

Melt the butter and add the flour in a medium pot to make a roux, then
add the milk, whisking all the while until thickened. Stir in the cheese and season to taste.

Mix the chorizo sauce, cheese sauce, drained pasta and cherry tomatoes in the biggest pot/pan. Season to taste.

Spoon the mixture into a greased baking dish, top with cheese and bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Top with a few basil leaves before serving.

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