Chorizo & rosemary pasta

This comforting pasta dish has amazing flavour from the smoky chorizo, rosemary and rich tomato sauce.

And the best part is - it all cooks in one pan, so it is a perfect quick and easy mid-week meal!

And a great way to incorporate spinach into your diet.

Serves 2
- olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 large onion, chopped
- few sprigs of rosemary, leaves chopped
- 400ml chicken stock (or vegetable)
- tin of chopped tomatoes
- 200g farfalle (or any other pasta)
- 250g chorizo, sliced
- 200g baby leaf spinach

1. Heat the oil in a large pan, and fry the garlic and onions for a few minutes, then stir in the rosemary.
2. Make up the chicken stock in a jug then pour into the pan with the chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil.
3. Add the pasta to the pan then cover and simmer for about 10-12 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked. Keep checking and stirring to make sure the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom, and add more water if needed.
4. When the pasta is cooked and the sauce is reduced, stir in the sliced chorizo and spinach until wilted and all mixed together. Then serve with some fresh rosemary on top!

Enjoy :)

Quick sausage casserole

This is just a really simple but good recipe I got from a student cookbook. It's a perfect student or family meal as it is fairly inexpensive, using mainly store-cupboard ingredients, and is very satisfying and warming for the upcoming colder months! This recipe made enough for 3 big portions - the first time I had it we had mash with it, and the second time I served it on a jacket potato with green veg. In the recipe it says just to used baked beans but I wanted more types of beans so instead of using cannellini as well I bought the new Heinz 'five beans' which has the normal baked bean in plus kidney, cannellini and 2 others. I definitely recommend doing this!
(Sorry for the not-so-great photo - I've started using my phone now instead)

Serves 4
- 6 sausages
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 green peppers, chopped
- tin of chopped tomatoes
- tin of Heinz five beans

1. Fry the sausages in some oil until browned, then set aside.
2. In the same pan, fry the onion and pepper until soft. Add the chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil then simmer.
3. Cut up the sausages and add back to the pan, followed by the baked beans. Stir and heat through for a few minutes.
4. Serve with anything you like - mash, wedges, jacket potato, or even rice or pasta!

Enjoy :)