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Fettuccine with Corn and Tomatoes

This pasta dish is easy to make with simple, real ingredients and can be ready in under 30 minutes!

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • Extra -virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 2 ears corn, kernels cut off the cob
  • 1 box fettuccine
  • 1/2 cup grated parmigiano reggiano
  • 6 basil leaves, chiffonade
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil.

    2. Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and add the garlic and the crushed red pepper.  Bring the pan to a medium-high heat.  When the garlic has turned a golden brown color, remove it and discard.  Add the prepared grape tomatoes and half the stock and season with salt.  Simmer the pan until the tomatoes have wilted and let off their juices.  Add the corn and the remaining stock and simmer until the corn is cooked through.

    3. While the corn is cooking add the pasta to the pot of salty boiling water.  Cook the pasta until the water comes back to a rolling boil plus 1 minute.  Remove the pasta from the water and add it to the saute pan with the tomatoes and corn.  Add about a half a cup of the pasta cooking water and cook until the water has evaporated and the sauce clings to the pasta.  Remove the pan from the heat. Toss in the parmigiano reggiano, basil and a big drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.  Stir or toss the pasta vigorously.