Choripán with Grilled Beef Chorizo and Oregano Chimichurri
Butterflied Argentine-style beef chorizo grilled until crisp and stuffed into crusty rolls with chimichurri and a quick tomato-onion salsa criolla. This Argentine-inspired beef recipe, ready in about 35 minutes, pairs Argentine-style beef chorizo sausages, crusty French rolls, fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped for a weeknight-friendly dinner that comes together with one pan and minimal cleanup. Each serving lands at about 640 calories and feeds 4, so it slots cleanly into a weekly meal plan and pairs well with a quick salad or grain on the side. Tap "Plan a meal with the AI" below to drop this recipe into your week and send the ingredients straight to Instacart. Nutrition values are approximate, calculated from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov) — verify against ingredient labels for any health-driven dietary plan.
Ingredients
- 4 Argentine-style beef chorizo sausages
- 4 crusty French rolls
- 3/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 plum tomato, finely diced
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1/2 tsp salt
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Instructions
- Step 1: Make the chimichurri: combine parsley, oregano, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, 2 tbsp of the vinegar and the olive oil. Rest 20 minutes.
- Step 2: Make the salsa criolla: toss tomato, red onion and green pepper with the remaining 1 tbsp vinegar and a pinch of salt.
- Step 3: Heat a grill to medium. Grill the chorizos whole for 10 minutes, turning often.
- Step 4: Butterfly each sausage lengthwise (mariposa) and grill cut-side down 3-4 minutes until crisp and cooked through to 160°F.
- Step 5: Split the rolls and toast them cut-side down on the grill for 1 minute.
- Step 6: Place a chorizo in each roll, spoon over chimichurri and top with salsa criolla. Serve immediately.






