Goat Cheese Tomato Pasta with Chorizo and Spinach

Ingredients

• 8 ounces short-shaped pasta
• 4 fresh chorizo sausage links (see notes)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 14 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 5 ounces goat cheese
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• 3 ounces baby spinach leaves
• Parmesan cheese (to serve)

Instructions

1. 1

   cook pasta: Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. Before draining, remove 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.

2. 2

   cook chorizo: While the water is heating, remove the sausage meat from the casing and add it to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage, breaking it up into small pieces, until it is no longer pink.

3. 3

   make sauce: Add the garlic and and Italian seasoning and cook for 1 minute. Add the crushed tomatoes and goat cheese and bring to a simmer. Stir until the goat cheese melts into the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper and then stir in the spinach.

4. 4

   Add the drained pasta to the sauce and stir well. Add a little of the reserved pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce. Serve with some parmesan cheese over top.