Creamy Sausage & Corn Penne Pasta made with fresh corn & basil, Italian sausage, and mascarpone & parmesan cheeses. Simple pasta perfection in 30 minutes.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 665kcal
Author Sandra
Ingredients
1poundpenne pasta
2tablespoonsolive oil
1poundsweet or spicy Italian sausagewe prefer spicy
1/2cupdiced yellow onion
2cupsfresh or frozen cornthawed, not canned!
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
8ouncesmascarpone
1tablespoonSambal chili pastefound in the Asian aisle at your local grocery store
1cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4cupfresh basilchopped
Instructions
Boil a large pot of salted water on medium-high heat. Add penne and cook according to the package directions. Once noodles are al dente, reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water, then drain the remaining water from the noodles. Make sauce while pasta is cooking.
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage; cook for about 5-6 minutes, breaking up the sausage as it cooks with a wooden spoon. Break the sausage into bite-sized pieces.
Add the yellow onion and cook for another minute or two. Stir in the corn and salt. Stir until the corn is warm, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a large serving dish.
Add mascarpone, chili paste, the hot pasta, and the 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water to the large serving bowl with the corn and sausage. Add the Parmesan directly over the hot pasta. Then using a large serving spoon, toss everything together well. Then add the basil and lightly toss again.
Serve immediately and with additional Parmesan cheese if desired.