Corn, Bacon and Parmesan Pasta
Corn, Bacon and Parmesan Pasta is a wonderful pasta to celebrate summer. Incorporating fresh, sweet corn and lots of fresh herbs, this pasta is easy, light and very delicious!
To make this pasta, just boil up pasta until al dente. Save some of the pasta water and drain the pasta.
Meanwhile, cook the bacon until crisp and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. In the same skillet, sauté the corn for a couple of minutes until it is crisp-tender.
Add the pasta back in with a few splashes of cooking water and half of the parmesan cheese. Toss them together really well until the parmesan cheese melts and coats the pasta. You may have to add more water if it doesn’t feel saucy enough.
Add the scallions, and stir the bacon in. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and lots of fresh herbs.
Serve!
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Corn, Bacon and Parmesan Pasta
Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dried pasta (I used spirals here and radiatore in the past)
- 1/4 pound bacon, ideally thick-cut, diced
- 2 ears corn, shucked and kernels cut from cob
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper or red pepper flakes
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan
- Fistful of fresh basil and chives, chopped
Instructions
Cook your pasta in boiling salted water until al dente, or 1 to 2 minutes before it is done. Reserve a cup of pasta cooking water and drain.
Scatter bacon in large sauté pan over medium-high heat, no need to heat the pan first. Cook, stirring, until evenly browned and crisp. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon bits to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat from pan (save for other fun stuff, like frying eggs) and add corn to it. Season corn with salt and pepper and cook, stirring for 1 to 2 minutes, until crisp-tender.
Add pasta and a couple splashes of the cooking water and half the parmesan and toss, toss, toss the pasta with the corn, seasoning with more salt and pepper if needed and adding more cooking water if it doesn’t feel loose enough. Add scallions and stir to warm. Stir in bacon and transfer to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and fresh herbs. Dig in.
Recipe from Smitten Kitchen
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