Creamy Sweet Corn Pasta with Basil

 

Creamy Sweet Corn Pasta with Basil is the ultimate summer pasta dish. This 30 minute meal is creamy and decadent yet full of vegetables, and no actual cream required!

Although summer seems to be slipping away with each passing day, there’s still loads of fresh sweet corn arriving at the grocery store from local, nearby farms. I’m savoring the late season produce by slicing sweet and crispy kernels off the cob to dot this plate of deliciousness – Creamy Sweet Corn Pasta with Basil!

Creamy Sweet Corn Pasta with Basil

Join me in refusing to acknowledge time’s inevitable passing with this incredible taste of summer. Cooked pasta is tossed with the holy trinity of summer cooking – sweet corn, basil, and butter – plus lots of garlic, pan-roasted cauliflower, and a wee squeeze of fresh lemon juice. The ingredients are then enveloped in an easy, creamy pan sauce made from parmesan cheese and pasta cooking water. It is so, SO good!

Add Creaminess with Pasta Cooking Water

Pasta cooking water is a great way to create a creamy sauce without having to add cream to a recipe. Since it contains all the starch from the pasta, it thickens things up nicely without diluting the flavor of the dish. All you do is scoop water from the pasta cooking pot into a skillet then stir until the dish is saucy. Couldn’t be easier!