Corn and Sausage Pasta Recipe

Corn and Sausage Pasta Recipe

Our Corn and Sausage Pasta recipe is an easy dish to make that uses fresh corn, Italian sausage and basil. It’s a nice and light pasta with a creamy buttery cheese sauce.

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Ingredients:
1 lb. rigatoni pasta
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage (casings removed)
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 sprigs fresh basil
1 cup fresh basil leaves for serving
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 ears of corn, kernels removed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 oz. Parmesan coarsley grated
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions in a large pot of boiling salted water (until al dente.)
2. Reserve 2-cups of the pasta water before draining.
3. In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat oil.
4. Add sausage and cook until browned, breaking up with a wooden spoon (6-8 minutes).
5. Use a slotted spoon and transfer sausage to a bowl.
6. Reduce heat to medium and cook garlic until light golden around the edges (2-minutes).
7. Add basil sprigs and red pepper flakes and cook for 1-minute.
8. Add corn and 1/2 cup pasta water to pot and cook, stirring until corn is tender (3-minutes).
9. Stir in pasta and 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
10. Add butter and cook, stirring until butter is melted and sauce is smooth and creamy.
11. Add 2 oz. Parmesan slowly, stirring until sauce is smooth.
12. Return sausage to pan and cook for 1-minute until flavors meld.
13. Add any additional pasta water to thin it out if needed, add salt and pepper and top with fresh basil leaves.

Wine Pairings:
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Sangiovese
Our Corn and Sausage Pasta recipe is a light pasta dish, that pairs well with a nice light fruity red wine. I think a Sangiovese is the perfect accompaniment for this recipe. Sangiovese wines have dry cherry flavors that wouldn’t overwhelm the flavors from this dish. Follow the link to our wine review site to find our favorite Sangiovese wines-LetsHaveWine.com

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