Noodles with White Beans, Chorizo, and Clams

In northern Spain, baked pastas are almost as beloved as rice, whether prepared with thin vermicelli-like fideos (noodles) or the sturdier ones reminiscent of our macaroni. This is one of my favorite pasta cazuelas, a dish I’ve been serving for years, always to raves. Once you’ve tried it, play around with the recipe, substituting diced potatoes for the beans, nuggets of pork sausage for the chorizo, mussels for the clams, and macaroni for the fideos. It tastes good eve