This Corn Pasta with Basil is a quick pasta dish that is perfect for the warmer weather. Pasta, sweet corn, fragrant basil, creamy butter, and the crunch of pinenuts. 5 ingredients that sing together in this delicious summer pasta. Serve this corn pasta with a salad and some bread as a main course, or use it as a side dish to some grilled fish, chicken, or pork.
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Ingredients
12ozfarfalle(see note 1)
1tablespoonsalt
¼cupsalted butter(see note 2)
½teaspooncracked black pepper
2½cupscorn kernels(see note 3)
⅓cupfresh basil leaves
¼cuppine nuts
salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
Bring a large pan of water to a boil, and add the salt.1 tbsp salt
Add the pasta and cook for 1 minute less than the packet suggests.12 oz farfalle
Reserve 2 cups of the pasta cooking water and then drain the pasta.
Put the empty pan back over medium heat and add in the butter and black pepper.¼ cup salted butter½ tsp cracked black pepper
Add ½ cup of the pasta water and stir well until you have a thick glossy emulsion.
Add the corn and the drained pasta. Then stir gently to coat.2½ cups corn kernels
Let the pasta finish cooking in the sauce, adding more pasta water if needed.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir through the basil.⅓ cup fresh basil leaves
Check the seasoning and then serve garnished with pine nuts.¼ cup pine nuts salt and pepper
Notes
You can swap the farfalle/bowties for fusilli or go for a long pasta noodle like linguine or spaghetti.
Use salted butter, which helps pack even more flavor into the simple sauce. If you are using unsalted butter, add extra salt to your butter when it is melting.
You can use fresh corn cut off the cob, frozen corn kernels, or canned corn.