These Mexican chorizo recipes are perfect for a lazy weekend brunch at home.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 150g chorizo, sliced
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 2 eggs
• Olive oil

Method:

Make two wells and crack the eggs. Cover and cook until the whites are set.

Heat oil in a large frying pan and cook the potatoes until golden.

Add the chorizo, onion, and pepper; cook for 5–7 minutes.

This high-protein stew is hearty, warming, and one of the best healthy chorizo recipes to save for colder days.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 150g chorizo, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tins butter beans, drained
• 400g chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

Method:

Stir in paprika, tomatoes, and butter beans. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Fry the chorizo until it releases its oil. Add onion and garlic; cook until soft.

There are so many chorizo uses. A comforting soup full of flavour and low in calories.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2 leeks
• 2 potatoes
• 100g chorizo
• 1 litre vegetable stock
• Butter

Method:

Simmer 20 mins, then blend until smooth.

Sauté leeks and potatoes in butter, add chorizo, and pour over stock.

Mexican recipes with chorizo.

Stir-fried spicy chorizo meets creamy arborio rice.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 150g chorizo
• 1 onion
• 200g risotto rice
• 600ml chicken stock
• 100g peas
• 50g cheddar cheese

Method:

Fold through peas and cheese.

Cook chorizo and onion, add rice and gradually stir in stock.

Mexican chorizo dishes.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 tin black beans
• 100g chorizo
• 1 egg
• 50g breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp paprika

Method:

Delicious in a bun with avocado and chilli mayo.

Mash beans, mix with chopped chorizo, egg, and crumbs. Form patties and fry until crisp.

A Mexican recipe with a chorizo twist!

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 150g chorizo
• 1 onion
• 1 red pepper
• 200g rice
• 500ml chicken stock
• Cajun seasoning

Method:

Simmer 20 mins until tender.

Fry chorizo and chicken, add veg and seasoning, stir in rice and stock.

Ingredients:

• 100g chorizo
• 1 onion
• 1 red pepper
• 4 eggs

Method:

Serve with crusty bread for a satisfying chorizo dinner recipe.

Sauté chorizo, onions, and peppers, then pour over four beaten eggs. Cook gently, then bake until set.

Comfort food perfection!

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 100g chorizo
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp flour
• 200ml cream
• Puff pastry

Method:

Bake 25 minutes.

Layer cooked chicken, chorizo, and onion. Stir in flour and cream. Transfer to an oven dish and top with puff pastry.

A slow cooker classic – chorizo, chicken thighs, peppers, and tomatoes slowly cooked for unbeatable taste. Low-effort, high rating. In our house, this is one of our top chorizo dinner recipes!

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 Spanish onion, diced
• 12 boneless chicken thighs
• 225g chorizo
• 3 peppers, diced
• 150g pitted olives
• 1 white wine stock pot, or 300ml dry white wine
• Tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp mixed herbs

Method:

Served with toasted ciabatta or paprika roast potatoes. 

Add everything to a slow cooker, cook on low for 6–8 hours for a rich, smoky taste.

Mix cooked chorizo pasta with tomato sauce, spinach, and mozzarella.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 300g pasta
• 150g chorizo
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1 handful of spinach
• 100g mozzarella

Method:

Bake 20 minutes.

Cook pasta, mix with chorizo and sauce, and top with cheese.

Serves 3-4

Ingredients:

• 200g mince
• 100g chorizo, diced
• 1 courgette, grated
• 1 red onion, diced
• 500ml of passata 
• 1 tbsp of Italian herbs
• 50g feta

Method:

Scatter feta before serving.

Mix the mince and chorizo and form into meatballs.

Add to the baking tray with the vegetables, passata, and Italian herbs and cook for 25 minutes.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 200g orzo
• 100g chorizo
• 2 garlic cloves  
• 400ml stock
• 4 hake fillets

Method:

Add hake, bake 10 mins more.

Bake orzo, garlic, and chorizo with stock for 15 minutes.

Ideal for lunch or a save time midweek dinner.

Serves 3

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 100g chorizo
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 2 spring onions, diced

Method:

Fry until set at the edges, then grill until golden.

Cook chorizo and potatoes

Whisk the eggs and pour over

Scatter the spring onions in beaten eggs.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 300g new potatoes
• 75g chorizo
• Rocket
• Sun-dried tomatoes
• Balsamic glaze

Method:

Drizzle with balsamic dressing for a warm salad that’s full of nutrition and flavour.

Boil potatoes

Fry chorizo until crispy

Combine with the rocket, sun-dried tomatoes, and crispy chorizo slices.

It’s fancy yet surprisingly simple.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 1 avocado
• 50g crab meat  
• 50g chorizo
• Lemon juice

Method:

Top with crab and crisped chorizo, drizzle lemon.

Griddle avocado halves

Serve 2

Ingredients:

• 4 bread slices
• 75g chorizo
• 50g cheddar cheese
• 1 tbsp caramelised onion chutney

Method:

Toast until melty and crisp – snack heaven!

Spread the chutney on the bread

Layer sliced chorizo and cheddar cheese

Restaurant-quality chorizo dishes at home.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 2 monkfish fillets
• 75g chorizo
• 100g cherry tomatoes
• 100ml white wine

Method:

Wrap fish in chorizo, roast with tomatoes and wine for 20 mins.

Wrap monkfish with chorizo slices

Roast with cherry tomatoes and white wine for 20 minutes. 

Perfect spread on toast or dolloped onto burgers.

Ingredients:

• 150g chorizo
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp brown sugar

Method:

Cook chorizo and onion, add other ingredients, and simmer on a low heat until sticky and jammy.

Fold crispy chorizo into creamy macaroni cheese for an indulgent twist. The smoky paprika cuts through the richness beautifully.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 300g macaroni
• 100g chorizo
• 40g butter
• 40g plain flour
• 400ml milk
• 100g grated cheddar cheese

Method:

Transfer everything to an ovenproof dish, and bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.

Stir in the flour and cook for 1–2 minutes to make a smooth paste (this is your roux).

Gradually add the milk, a little at a time, whisking constantly until smooth and thickened.

Once the sauce has thickened and is gently bubbling, remove from the heat and stir in the grated cheddar until melted.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Cook the macaroni

Fry the chorizo until crispy.

A quick and healthy chorizo recipe with plenty of protein.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 2 salmon fillets
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic 
• 100g chorizo
• 150g rice
• 400g chopped tomatoes
• 500ml chicken stock

Method:

Serve the salmon on top of the chorizo rice.

Fry the chorizo for 3-4 minutes, or until crisp. 

Fry the onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, or until soft.

Place the chorizo, onion, garlic, rice, and tomatoes into a casserole dish. 

Pour over the chicken stock, cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.

Roast the salmon pieces in the oven for 6-8 minutes, or until cooked through

Serve 4

Ingredients:

• 1kg of braising beef, trimmed and cut into chunks
• 200g chorizo
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 300g butternut squash, diced
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• Red wine stock pot or 250ml red wine
• 500ml beef stock
• 2 sprigs of thyme
• Puff pastry
• 1 egg, beaten

Method:

Place on a baking tray and cook for about 40 minutes, until puffed and golden.

Brown the beef and set aside. 

Fry the chorizo until crispy.

Add the onions, cook for a few minutes, then add the garlic and cook for a minute.

Return the meat to the pan and pour in the red wine. Simmer for a minute, then add the stock, thyme, bay leaf and tin of tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Add the butternut squash and cook for a further 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.

Pour the filling into a pie dish. Top with the puff pastry and brush with the beaten egg, and cut a steam vent in the top.

Fill wraps with rice, black beans, spicy beef and chorizo, then top with avocado salsa and a squeeze of lime for a satisfying Mexican recipe with chorizo.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 300g beef mince
• 100g chorizo
• 1 tbsp of fajita seasoning
• 1 tin black beans
• Tortillas
• 1 avocado
• Lime

Method:

Fill wraps, top with salsa (avocado and lime).

Fry beef and chorizo, add the fajita seasoning and beans.

Dishes with chorizo – sweet, spicy, and irresistible.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 150g prawns
• 75g chorizo
• 200g linguine
• 1 tbsp hot honey
• Lemon

Method:

Once cooked, add the honey, toss with linguine and lemon juice.

Cook the linguine

Cook the chorizo until crispy and add the prawns.

A dish with chorizo made for brunch – fried eggs, spicy tomato sauce, chorizo, and black beans, all served on tortillas.

Serve 2

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 100g chorizo
• 1 tbsp of fajita seasoning
• 1 tin black beans
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• 2 tortillas

Method:

Top tortillas with the sauce, chorizo and fried eggs.

Fry the chorizo until crispy.

Add the beans, chopped tomatoes and seasoning and simmer for 15 minutes.

Fry the eggs.

It’s easily the best chorizo recipe for breakfast lovers.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 2 sourdough slices
• 1 avocado
• 75g chorizo
• 4 halloumi slices
• 2 eggs

Method:

Toast sourdough, top with smashed avo, fried halloumi and chorizo, and finish with an egg.

Fry the halloumi and chorizo.

Poach or fry the eggs.