Fancy Manchego Mac And Cheese With Chorizo

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb cavatappi pasta (hollow corkscrew) or 1 lb other short- cut pasta
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 1/2 lb raw chorizo sausage, casting dicarded, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/3 cup dry sherry
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup whole milk or 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 cups shredded manchego cheese
• 2 cups frozen peas, thawed1/4 cup chopped jarred pimiento peppers
• 1/2 cup coarsley chopped flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to boil, salt it. add the pasta and cook until aldente. drain.
• 2 while the pasta is working, in a large skillet, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. add the chorizo and cook until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, over medium heat add the shallots and garlic and cook until tender about 5 minutes. whisk in the flour and whisk in the sherry. stir in the chicken broth andmilk and cook until thickened; season with pepper. stir in the cheese. fold in the peas and pimientos.
• 4 drain the pasta, toss with sauce and top with chorizo and parsely.