Bacon & Sweet Corn Pasta

Name: Bacon & Sweet Corn Pasta
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 ounces dry pasta, campanelle or 8 ounces farfalle pasta; 4 slices thick-sliced bacon, chopped; 1 1/2 cups chopped zucchini; 1 1/4 cups fresh corn kernels, corn cut off cob (2 ears of corn); 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil; 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted; salt & pepper

Submitted by CIndytc

"This is a great summer pasta recipe that I found in my Cuisine at Home Magazine...Putting here for safe keeping and easy access..."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

8 ounces dry pasta, campanelle or 8 ounces farfalle pasta
4 slices thick-sliced bacon, chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped zucchini
1 ¹⁄₄ cups fresh corn kernels, corn cut off cob (2 ears of corn)
¹⁄₄ cup heavy cream
¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh basil
¹⁄₄ cup pine nuts, toasted
salt & pepper

directions

Boil pasta in a lar4ge pot of salted water according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel lined plated and reserve 1 T. of the drippings.
Saute zucchini and corn in the dripping in the same skillet until tender, 5-6 minutes. Add pasta to corn and zucchini in skillet.
Stir in bacon, cream, basil and pine nuts. Add reserved pasta water, as needed, to loosen sauce.
Season pasta with salt & pepper to taste.