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Bacon and Chorizo Pasta Sauce

Published: Oct 2, 2022 · Modified: Jan 2, 2023 by Nicole B.

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30 minutes

This easy, creamy tomato bacon and chorizo pasta sauce is the perfect comfort food for a weeknight dinner. It’s got meat, vegetables and a ton of delicious, smoky, spicy flavor from bacon, chorizo and chipotle powder.

For more tomato and chipotle flavors also check out this easy chipotle pizza sauce!

Bacon and chorizo pasta sauce in a cast iron skillet.
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Recipe ingredients and notes:

This pasta sauce is made with Mexican chorizo, which is raw, seasoned ground meat that you can buy in bulk. (That’s as opposed to Spanish chorizo, which is a dried and cured sausage.) Mexican chorizo is seasoned with various chili peppers and other spices and adds tons of flavor to any dish. (It’s great in these chicken and chorizo fajitas and in this chicken and chorizo pasta!)

Ingredients for chorizo bacon pasta sauce on a table.
You need parsley, mushrooms, celery, onion, chipotle powder, Mexican chorizo, bacon, heavy cream and tomatoes for this sauce.

How to make the sauce:

See full ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below!

Step 1. Cook bacon and chorizo.

Cooked bacon and chorizo in a cast iron skillet.

Step 2. Transfer the cooked meat out of the skillet.

Cooked bacon and chorizo in a bowl with a slotted spoon.

Step 3. Cook the vegetables.

Cooked celery, onion and mushrooms in a cast iron skillet.

Step 4. Add meat back and stir in chipotle powder.

Cooked bacon, chorizo and vegetables in a cast iron skillet.

Step 5. Add tomatoes and cream and reduce.

Bacon and chorizo pasta sauce in a cast iron skillet.

How spicy is this sauce?

This pasta sauce has a medium level of spiciness.

What pasta is best with this sauce?

This sauce is great with any short-cut pasta, such as rigatoni or penne.

How to store leftovers:

It’s best to consume this sauce fresh. Storing it in the fridge and reheating it can cause the sauce to separate.

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Bacon and chorizo pasta sauce in a cast iron skillet.

Bacon and Chorizo Pasta Sauce

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This creamy, meaty bacon and chorizo pasta sauce is smoky, spicy and delicious!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican, World
Servings 4
Calories (estimated) 478 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • knife and cutting board
  • cast iron skillet or non-stick pan
  • wooden spoon
  • slotted spoon
  • bowl

Ingredients:
  

  • 4 slices regular cut bacon (not thick cut), diced
  • 8 ounces bulk Mexican chorizo sausage
  • 3 ounces cremini mushrooms stems removed and caps thinly sliced
  • 1 celery stalk, diced
  • 3 tablespoons finely diced white or yellow onion (you need about ⅓ of a small onion for that)
  • ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
  • ½ cup canned petite diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (you need about six 6-inch sprigs of flat leaf parsley or an equivalent amount for that)

Instructions:
 

  • Add bacon and chorizo to a cast iron skillet. Turn on the heat and cook until the chorizo starts to brown and the bacon is crispy (about 13 minutes). Use a wooden spoon to break up the bulk chorizo sausage as it's cooking.
  • Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked meat to a bowl and set aside.
  • Pour off all but about 1 tablespoon of the fat in the skillet, then add mushrooms, celery and onion. Cook, stirring continuously, until starting to soften (about 3 minutes).
  • Add the meat back to the skillet, then stir in the chipotle powder.
  • Stir in tomatoes and cream. Bring to a boil and cook until the sauce has thickened and coats the back of a wooden spoon (about 5 minutes). Stir in the parsley.

Notes:

Serve with any short-cut pasta.

Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 478kcalCarbohydrates: 4.8gProtein: 22.2gFat: 20.4gSaturated Fat: 8.3gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 1157mgPotassium: 534mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 1.4gCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: bacon and chorizo pasta sauce, chorizo bacon pasta

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