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Chorizo Mac 'n' Cheese Sourdough Toastie

Chorizo Mac 'n' Cheese Sourdough Toastie

with Cos Salad & Caesar Dressing
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh KavanaghUpdated on June 10, 2026
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Calories
1110 kcal
Protein
38.6g protein
Total
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Soy
  • Eggs
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Soy
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Sesame
  • Almond
  • Cashew
  • Fish
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

½ packet

Orecchiette

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Soy)

½

Cos Lettuce

2

Radish

200 g

Mild Chorizo

1 sachet

Garlic & Herb Seasoning

½ packet

Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 packet

Grated Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

4

Sliced Sourdough

(Contains: Gluten, Soy, Wheat May be present: Eggs, Milk, Sesame)

1 packet

Caesar dressing

(Contains: Eggs, Milk May be present: Almond, Cashew, Fish, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame)

1 packet

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

20 g

butter (softened)

(Contains: Milk)

Energy (kJ)4660 kJ
Calories1110 kcal
Fat80.4 g
of which saturates38.9 g
Carbohydrate58 g
of which sugars7.8 g
Dietary Fibre2.2 g
Protein38.6 g
Sodium1940 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Large Non-Stick Pan
Large Pan

Cooking Steps

Cook the orecchiette
1
  • Boil the kettle.
  • Half-fill a large saucepan with boiling water and add a generous pinch of salt.
  • Cook orecchiette (see ingredients) over high heat, until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes.
  • Reserve pasta water (2 tbs per person). Drain orecchiette, then return to saucepan and drizzle with olive oil.
Get prepped
2
  • Meanwhile, trim cos lettuce (see ingredients), then roughly tear leaves.
  • Thinly slice radish.
  • Roughly chop mild chorizo.
Make the mac n' cheese
3
  • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat.
  • Cook chorizo until golden, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic & herb seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
  • Reduce heat to medium, add cream (see ingredients) and the reserved pasta water and cook until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat, then stir through grated Parmesan cheese and cooked pasta until cheese is melted and pasta is coated. Season generously with pepper.
Toast the sandwich
4
  • Spread sliced sourdough with the softened butter, then fill with chorizo mac n' cheese and mozzarella cheese.
  • Heat toastie in a sandwich press for 2-3 minutes, until golden brown and cheese is melted.
Toss the salad
5
  • While the sandwich is toasting, in a large bowl, combine cos lettuce, radish and Caesar dressing. Season to taste. 
Finish & serve
6
  • Halve toasties.
  • Divide loaded chorizo mac n' cheese toasties and cos salad between plates to serve. Enjoy!