From The Food Channel

This simple-to-prepare Mexican "fondue" combines gooey cheese with spicy Mexican sausage for a craveable flavor combination that will be the life of your party.

Queso Fundido con Chorizo

From Better Homes and Gardens

These super fast quesadillas can be grilled and used as an appetizer or main dish.

Chorizo and Cheese Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Chorizo is a fresh sausage that can be mild or spicy-hot. It can be found in Mexican markets or major grocery stores. This toss-together dinner in a bowl is packed with lively flavor.

Mexican Chorizo Noodle Bowl

From Food & Wine

This hearty paella, created by cooking club member David Joud, is brimming with browned chicken, seared squid, spicy chorizo, and briny shellfish. For a faster version, omit the sole and crabmeat.

Seafood Paella

From Better Homes and Gardens

Brazilians have been cooking up this national dish of spicy black bean stew, known as Feijoada, for more than 300 years.

Feijoada (fay-ZHWAH-duh) Baskets

From Food & Wine

"Chorizo is so underused," says Shea Gallante. Here, he uses the spicy Spanish sausage in a savory crostini topping.

Crostini with Creamy Ricotta and Chorizo

From Food & Wine

Chiles rellenos (literally, stuffed chiles) are a classic Tex-Mex dish of roasted poblanos filled with cheese or meat, then battered and fried. For his version, Tim Love scoops succotash into poblanos, then grills the chiles rellenos in a cast-iron pot for smokiness.

Chiles Rellenos with Corn-and-Okra Succotash

From Family Circle

Chorizo sausage is a popular ingredient in both Spanish and Mexican cooking. Use a Spanish wine such as Rioja for these open-faced sandwiches.

Chorizo and Sweet Pepper Saute with Crusty Bread

From Pace Salsa & Picante

How about a little Gulf Coast flavor in a puff pastry shell? These shells, filled with a spicy sausage and shrimp mix, are special enough for company, but easy enough for everyday.

Chorizo and Shrimp en Croute

From Food & Wine

These little patties are moist and dense, almost like a griddle scone. Grace Parisi cooks them on a griddle, just like pancakes, and serves them with a spicy butter made with sambal oelek (Asian chile sauce).

Chorizo-Olive Griddle Cakes with Chile Butter

From Food & Wine

"I don't know if I invented this combo, but since I don't remember stealing it from anyone, I'll take the credit," says Michael Schwartz of his ingenious pizza topping of shrimp, escarole, tangy Manchego, and spicy chorizo. He gets his chorizo (the firm kind; the soft one would make the pizza too greasy) from Miami's El Palacio de los Jugos marketplace.

Shrimp-and-Chorizo Pizza with Escarole and Manchego

From Better Homes and Gardens

Stuff your holiday turkey with a Tex-Mex stuffing. Chorizo sausage and serrano peppers add a load of spiciness to the Blue Corn Bread crumbs.

Blue Cornmeal Chorizo Stuffing

From Food & Wine

Seamus Mullen cooks the rice for this chicken-and-seafood paella as if it were risotto, adding chicken stock gradually. Stir stock or canned chicken broth into the rice all at once and cook.

Paella Valenciana

From RO*TEL

A colorful egg bake filled with chorizo, black beans, tomatoes, and corn.

Fiesta Breakfast Casserole

From Better Homes and Gardens

Packed with chili peppers and warm spices, Mexican chorizo is the perfect substitute for beef in this unique chili. Thicker than you'd like? Simply add more chicken broth as needed to reach desired consistency.

Hominy and Chorizo Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

Look for highly seasoned, coarsely ground Spanish sausage and chorizo in ethnic markets and large supermarkets. Remove the casing and crumble the sausage before cooking.

Philippine Empanadas

From EatingWell

This recipe follows the Spanish and Portuguese tradition of pairing mild white fish with full-flavored cured sausage--just a bit gives the whole dish a rich, smoky flavor. Make it a meal: Enjoy with steamed green beans and roasted potatoes tossed with thyme and coarse salt.

Baked Cod with Chorizo & White Beans

From Better Homes and Gardens

Chorizo sausage and beer flavor this hot cheese dip. Serve it as an appetizer along with a variety of dippers.

Mexican Fondue

From Family Circle

Spicy chorizo sausage and two kinds of beans--great northern and red kidney--team up in this chunky soup.

Zesty Bean Soup

From Family Circle

Making this Cajun recipe in the slow cooker allows the flavors of the various ingredients to mingle and develop into a zestfully robust meal.

Jambalaya

From EatingWell

Prince Edward Island may account for a healthy share of the world's mussel production, but this recipe takes those mollusks farther south for a Latin American preparation that combines chorizo, chiles and beer.

Mussels South of Two Borders

From Family Circle

Spicy shrimp and Mexican chorizo sausage team up with a medley of peppers to make a colorful filling for this fajita recipe.

Shrimp and Sausage Fajitas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Mexican-Style Meatballs and Mini Sausages

From EatingWell

A bit of chorizo sausage gives these beans a sassy hint of smoke and spice. Serve them as is (on small plates) or heaped onto slices of garlic-rubbed toast.

Lima Beans with Chorizo

From Midwest Living

Chorizo (a seasoned ground pork sausage) and chipotle peppers add a smoky flavor to this chili. Serve it for dinner with corn bread or crackers.

Slow-Cooked Smoky Chili