Creamy Cheese Pasta with Asparagus and Corn

Cream-y Cheese Pasta Recipe with Asparagus & Corn

Kerry recently started working one night a week, leaving Wyatt and I to fend for ourselves at dinner. When it’s just Wyatt and I, we spend a lot of time out of the house. Coming up with quick and easy dishes is the difference between a home cooked meal and the two of us grabbing a burrito.

The flavors of this pasta are light and creamy, accented with bursts of asparagus and corn. If you don’t eat all of it in one sitting, served cold it makes a great pasta salad.

This dish can be prepped, cooked in 45 minutes. During two of the steps, when things are boiling, you have time to wash what you’ve already dirtied. Something else that’s great about this dish, it can all get cooked in one pot!


It took Wyatt a few minutes to realize the sauce on the outside of the asparagus was a cheese sauce, but once he did he tore through his entire serving.

Cream(y) Cheese Pasta with Asparagus & Corn


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Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 25 minutes
Total time 45 minutes
Meal type Main Dish
Misc Child Friendly

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch Asparagus
  • 1/2 box Pasta
  • 1 cup Frozen Corn Kernels
  • 1 sprig Rosemary
  • 3 tablespoons Cream Cheese
  • Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Granulated Garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil (for finishing)

Directions

Step 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil
Step 2
Snap the ends of the asparagus off. You should be able to get a sense of where they will break without a lot of resistance. Discard the ends.
Asparagus Ends
Step 3
Chop the remaining asparagus into pieces about an inch long. Then drop them into the boiling water for 4 1/2 minutes.
Chopped Asparagus
Step 4
Fill a bowl with ice water. Once the asparagus is done, use a slotted spoon to move them from the boiling water to the ice bath.
Ice Bath
Step 5
Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as directed on the package.
Step 6
When there is two minutes left on the pasta, add the corn.
Corn in Pasta Water
Step 7
While the pasta cooks, mince up the rosemary.
Rosemary
Step 8
Drain pasta and reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water. The starchy water helps bind the sauce and the heat helps melt the cheese.
Drain Pasta
Step 9
While the pot is off the heat add cream cheese, rosemary, granulated garlic, pepper, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, pasta, corn, asparagus, and reserved water. Stir well.
Combine Ingredients
Step 10
Plate and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.
Creamy Cheese Pasta with Asparagus and Corn
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