Butternut, Bacon, Chorizo and Fetta Pasta

This Butternut, Bacon, Chorizo and Fetta Pasta is a riot of colour and and an absolute flavour bomb that explodes as it hits your tastebuds. The spicy, salty combination of the chorizo and bacon is perfectly offset by the butteriness of the butternut and sweet acidity of the tomatoes. Add a dash of fresh herbs and you have a hearty dish that’s good for all seasons and occasions.

With a few fresh ingredients, you’ll be able to whip us this recipe up with

Ingredients

• Butternut
• Bacon
• Chorizo Sausage
• Red Onions
• Garlic
• Fresh herbs – Continental Parsley, Basil and Chorizo
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Feta Cheese with black pepper
• Parmesan Cheese
• Spaghetti pasta

Roll-up your sleeves and get get everyone involved in the chopping

The hardest part of the recipe is the chopping. But there’ll be no regrets once its done.

1. Beautiful jewel like colours ready for roasting
2. Roasted to perfection
3. Ready for serving – minus the Fetta as we crumble this on top of each serving

Some Cheat Sheet notes for a

• Lose the bacon and the Choriza for a vegetarian feast. If you want you can even add avo to the vegetarian version
• Add some the liquid from boiling your pasta if it looks a bit dry. The water holds some of the yummy starchiness of the pasta and enhances the flavours.

Print Recipe

​​Butternut, Bacon, Chorizo and Fetta pasta

Dinner, Lunch – Mediteranean, Italian,

By Mrs Robinson – Serves: 6

Prep Time: 30 Hour – Cooking Time: 30 Hour – Total Time: 1 Hours

This Butternut, Bacon, Chorizo and Fetta Pasta is a bold earthy pasta dish. The rich jewell like colours of the fresh ingredients transform into a robust explosion of flavour as they attack your tastebuds. This flavour bomb or a recipe delivers a touch of spice from the Chorizo, saltiness from the Bacon, butteriness from the butternut all rounded off by the sweet acidity of the tomatoes. This recipe is a firm family favourite for hearty appetites.

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 Medium Butternut
• 500g bacon
• 1 Chorizo Sausage ( Pair)
• 2 Medium Red Onions
• 1 Whole Garlic cut in half
• Fresh herbs - 1 Bunch each of Continental Parsley, Thyme and Oreganum
• 2 Punnets Baby Cherry Tomatoes
• 500g Spaghettini or thin pasta
• Garnish
• Fetta and black pepper / fresh herbs
• Fresh chopped Parsley
• Parmesan

Instructions

Ingredient Preparation:

1

Peel the Butternut and cut into bite size chunks

2

Dice the Red Onion

3

Chop bacon into fine cubes keeping fat on. This will melt and provide additional flavour

4

Cut the chorizo into lengthwise quarters and then cube

5

Cut the whole Garlic in half

6

Shred the fresh herbs keeping some parsley aside for garnishing at the end

Production

7

Pre-heat the oven to 200° celcius

8

Place all the ingredients into into a large baking / roasting tray

9

Sprinkle the shredded herbs on top

10

Drizzle with lashings of Olive Oil and season with salt and cracked pepper

11

Roast for 20 minutes turning from time to time, or until butternut is cooked through.

Pasta Preparation

12

Cook the pasta according to packet / box instructions - but make sure it is al dente

13

To serve:

14

Mix the pasta and veges together in a large serving bowl until the veges are evenly distributed through

15

Sprinkle with fresh parsley

For individual servings

16

Divide the pasta into serving bowls

17

Crumble fetta over the top

18

Sprinkle with fresh parsley

Notes

Grated parmesan is an optional extra. The Fetta is quite rich and cheesy and may be enough of a cheese hit. Al dente means "cooked so its still firm to the bite". We've used spaghettini in our recipe as its a family favourite.