Ingredients

  • About 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped fine
  • 4 ounces angel hair pasta or coiled fideos, broken into about 2-in. lengths
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large pinch saffron threads (optional)
  • 1 can (15 oz.) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 pound Spanish chorizo or andouille sausages, halved lengthwise and sliced thickly
  • 2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 pound medium shrimp (36 to 42 per lb.), deveined; or shelled clams
  • Salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leafed parsley

Method

  • Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a large wide pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook, covered, until starting to soften, 5 minutes. Add pasta and more oil if it looks dry, then toast over medium-high heat, turning constantly with tongs, until golden. Add garlic and saffron (if using), tomatoes and tomato paste, sausages, and broth.
  • Boil pasta in soup, uncovered, until noodles are tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add shrimp and cook just until pink and curled, about 1 minute. Season with salt to taste and stir in parsley.
  • Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.