BOW TIE PASTA WITH CHORIZO & TOMATOES

12 oz bow tie pasta

1 tbs olive oil

2 tsp minced garlic

6 oz chorizo sausage, cut in 1/2 inch thick pieces

1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Cook pasta in salted boiling water as package directs. Heat oil in skillet. Add garlic, saute until fragrant.

 

 Add chorizo, saute 3 min. or until browned. Add tomatoes and crushed pepper, cook 1 min. or until tomatoes begin to release their juice.

 

Remove from heat. Ladle off 1/3 cup pasta cooking water, Drain pasta, return to pot. Add chorizo mixture and cheese, mix gently adding reserved water as needed to make saucy. Sprinkle with chopped flat leaf parsley.

This recipe makes 4 servings