Chorizo Greek Yoghurt Pasta
DinnerChorizo pasta with honey mustard Greek yogurt. A ridiculously tasty pasta dish and you won’t believe how easy it is to throw together! You’ll be making this one again for sure.
Calories600kcal
Carbs65g
Protein30g
Fats26g
For Intensive ExercisePerformance Benefits
This is a high carbohydrate recipe. If you are training for a marathon, endurance evening or participating in intermittent sports, this recipe is certainly one to add to the bank. It is important that you are meeting your carbohydrate requirements around your training and recovery to ensure you are leaving nothing on the table when it comes to performance. Read more about carbohydrates for endurance and intermittent sport here - The 4 R’s for Total Recovery Strategic Fuelling for Training and Games Perform at your best with the right food and fluids
Health Benefits
Inadequate intakes of carbohydrates can have negative effects on our health as well as performance. It can impair our immune function, hormone production and lead to low energy availability (LEA). LEA is a growing concern with increased prevalence being observed in both elite and non-elite sports, especially among female athletes. Read more about LEA here - Low Energy Availability in Females - A Growing Concern - daveynutrition
Expert Tips
Be sure not to cook the yoghurt for too long, add in just before serving. Use gluten free pasta for a gluten free meal.
Equipment
- Large pan
- Medium sized pot
- Colander
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Rapeseed oil
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves Garlic (crushed)
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Parsley
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch Pepper
- 80 g Chorizo (chopped)
- 10 Mushrooms (chopped)
- 10 Tomatoes (halved)
- 10 Broccoli (chopped)
- 1 cup Spinach
- 2 tbsp Tomato puree
- 280 g Pasta
- 4 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp Mustard
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 100 g Parmesan cheese (grated)
Servings
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to the boil.
- Add the pasta, and reduce the water to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes or as per packet instructions.
- Heat the oil on a pan. Saute the onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chorizo, oregano, parsley and salt. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Mix in the tomatoes, broccoli and mushrooms and cook for 10 minutes until soft.
- Add the spinach, tomato puree and pasta, mix well.
- Mix the yoghurt, mustard and honey together in a small bowl before stirring in through the pasta.
- Fold in the grated parmesan cheese and mix well before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 30gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 771mgPotassium: 970mgFiber: 7gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 257ugVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 383mgIron: 3mg
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