Lunch: Bow-Tie Pasta with Chorizo and Tomatoes

Satisfy your carb cravings with this flavorful farfalle pasta that's tossed with sautéed garlic, chorizo sausage, grape tomatoes, crushed red pepper and crumbed queso blanco cheese.

Ingredients

12 oz. bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (6 cups)
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. minced garlic
6 oz. chorizo sausage
1 pt. grape tomatoes
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/3 c. crumbled queso blanco or shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Garnish: chopped flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

Cook pasta in lightly salted boiling water as package directs.
Meanwhile heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; sauté until fragrant. Add chorizo; sauté 3 minutes or until browned. Add tomatoes and crushed pepper; cook 1 minute 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 parsley.

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