Chorizo Tomato Sauce
Chorizo Tomato Sauce is a delicious, rich tasting sauce that is good on polenta, spaghetti squash, pasta, and potatoes. This sauce is also quick to cook up!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chorizo Sausage*, casings removed
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- ½ Onion, diced (or 1 Tbsp dried onion, or ½ tsp onion powder)
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- ½ tsp Basil dried
- ½ tsp Thyme, dried
- ½ tsp Italian Seasoning
- 2 15oz Cans of Tomato Sauce (or 1 29oz can)
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 1 Roasted Red Pepper, chopped
- ½ cup Water
- 1 15 oz Can of Diced Tomatoes (juice and all)
Instructions
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Heat a large skillet on medium, and add chorizo. Brown the meat until it is done. Drain any fat and remove from pan. Set aside.
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Put pan back on the heat and add the olive oil.
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Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until mostly translucent.
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Add the garlic and the spices. Stir well to incorporate, and cook for a minute.
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Stir in the tomato sauce, sugar, and roasted red pepper, water, and diced tomatoes.
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Add the sausage back in. Turn heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
*Chorizo is usually pretty salty, so I don't recommend adding salt until after you taste it. I never add salt to this sauce.
Also, chorizo is spicy! If you don't like your sauce too hot, try ½ chorizo and ½ Italian or breakfast sausage to cut the heat!
This sauce reheats well on med-low heat. Add a little water if too thick.