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 | |
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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.  | |
| Step 3 | |
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Chop the remaining asparagus into pieces about an inch long. Then drop them into the boiling water for 4 1/2 minutes.  | |
| Step 4 | |
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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.  | |
| Step 5 | |
| Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as directed on the package. | |
| Step 6 | |
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When there is two minutes left on the pasta, add the corn.  | |
| Step 7 | |
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While the pasta cooks, mince up the rosemary.  | |
| Step 8 | |
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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.  | |
| Step 9 | |
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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.  | |
| Step 10 | |
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Plate and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil. | |
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