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    Home » All Recipes » Main Dish » Mushroom Corn Pasta

    Mushroom Corn Pasta

    Published: Feb 15, 2019 Updated: Nov 21, 2021 by Sophie Leave a Comment

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    This delicious mushroom corn pasta features earthy mushrooms, charred corn, and a light cream sauce. It is a quick, easy and satisfying meatless pasta dish you can throw together in half an hour.

    This Mushroom Corn Pasta is a fulfilling and satisfying vegetarian pasta, featuring mushrooms, charred corn and a light cream sauce. Very quick and easy to make!

    This dish is inspired by the corn pasta I had at Marea restaurant in New York last year. I was intrigued by the combination of sweet corn, mushrooms, and pasta – so many flavors and textures in one bite. It was among the most brilliant pasta dishes I have ever tried. I’m also happy with my homemade version of the dish which is flavorful and light though it isn’t exactly the same as the one I had at Marea.

    Marea is an Italian and seafood restaurant with two Michelin stars in New York. Though we weren’t very impressed with the crudo and seafood entreés we ordered that night, their pasta and desserts completely blew us away. Despite being a restaurant with two stars, it’s not too hard to get a reservation there just several days in advance. I totally recommend dining at Marea for their pasta and desserts :).

    Ingredients

    This vegetarian Mushroom Corn Pasta features mushrooms, sweetcorn and pasta in a cream sauce. An easy, delicious and fulfilling meatless meal that can be put together in 30 minutes.

    This mushroom corn pasta tastes quite sophisticated in my opinion, but it requires only a few easy-to-find ingredients. They are pasta, sweet corn, mushrooms, butter, cream, parmesan cheese, garlic and fresh thyme. No meat, but I think you will like this filling pasta.

    How tasty this dish will turn out depends on quality of the sweet corn, which should have even and plump kernels. We want sweet and juicy corn kernels in our pasta right :). For mushrooms, I use brown mushrooms, but feel free to experiment with other flavorful mushrooms like chanterelles.

    For pasta, I use orecchiette which have a round, concave shape. They are perfect for this dish because you can scoop up orecchiette, corn kernels and mushroom slices with your fork easily when eating. If you cannot find this pasta at your local grocery stores, you can buy it on Amazon or go with other short pasta shapes you have.

    How to Make Mushroom Corn Pasta

    One reason why I love this mushroom corn pasta (and this shrimp scallop pasta) is I can put it together in 30 minutes.

    Cooking steps for Corn Mushroom Pasta: sauté corn, mushrooms, add cream, cheese, pasta and toss together.

    To ensure the dish comes out delicious, it’s important to brown the mushrooms and corn kernels to concentrate their flavors. It’s best to use a stainless steel (or cast-iron) skillet for this task. I use my All-Clad stainless steel sauté pan which works wonderfully. You may also need to adjust heat and cooking time depending on your stovetop. I have a gas cooktop which cooks faster than an electric one.

    Once the corn kernels and mushrooms have developed nice colors, all you need to do is to add the remaining ingredients to the pan and toss them together. I don’t use a lot of butter or cream in the dish, just enough to add some richness and smoothness. I often feel a heavy cream sauce easily overpowers natural flavors of other ingredients. Please feel free to add more or less to your liking :).

    Besides mushrooms and sweet corn, I think mushrooms and asparagus is another fantastic combination. You may also want to try this quick sautéed mushrooms with asparagus.

    I’d love to hear what you think about this dish, so please feel free to leave a comment. New recipes are added every week so let’s connect on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.


    This delicious mushroom corn pasta features earthy mushrooms, charred corn, and a light cream sauce. It is a quick, easy and satisfying meatless pasta dish you can throw together in 30 minutes.

    Mushroom Corn Pasta

    This delicious mushroom corn pasta features earthy mushrooms, charred corn, and a light cream sauce. It is a quick, easy and satisfying meatless pasta dish you can throw together in 30 minutes.
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    Course: Main Dish, Noodle and Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: mushroom corn pasta
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 3 people
    Calories: 497kcal
    Author: Sophie

    Ingredients

    US Customary – Grams
    • 8 oz pasta, preferably orecchiette
    • 2 ears of corn
    • 12 oz brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 teaspoon finely chopped thyme (about 3-4 sprigs of thyme)
    • 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
    • 1/4 cup heavy cream
    • 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (plus more, to serve)
    • olive oil
    • salt
    • pepper
    • chopped parsley (to serve)

    Instructions

    • Prepare all ingredients. Separate corn kernels from the cobs and discard the cobs. Slice mushrooms, chop thyme, parsley and garlic, and grate parmesan cheese.
    • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the water. Add pasta and cook to near al dente (about a minute less than package instructions). Reserve about 2/3 cup of pasta cooking liquid.
      Cook pasta in boiling water
    • Place a sauté pan over medium heat. Add some olive oil to coat the pan, then add corn kernels. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until they start to develop colors. Some of the corn kernels will start to pop and jump around at that point. Transfer to a plate.
      Sauté corn kernels for mushroom corn pasta
    • Add more oil if the pan looks too dry. Increase the heat to medium high and add mushroom slices. Sauté until they are brown and lose a lot of volume. It can take 5-6 minutes, depending on your stove. Add butter, garlic and thyme, and season with some salt and pepper. Sauté for another 30 seconds until fragrant and butter is melted.
      Sauté mushrooms for mushroom corn pasta
    • Add reserved pasta cooking liquid and heavy cream to the pan. Stir and scrape the pan. Continue to add pasta, corn kernels and parmesan cheese. Toss everything together and cook until flavors are combined. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to your liking. If the pasta is too dry, you may add a splash of pasta water or heavy cream.
      Putting together mushroom corn pasta
    • Transfer to serving plates and garnish with more parmesan and chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    Orecchiette have a round, concave shape. They are perfect for this dish because you can scoop up orecchiette, corn kernels and mushroom slices  easily when eating. If you cannot find this pasta at your local grocery stores, you can buy it on Amazon or go with other short pasta shapes you have.
    You can use vegetarian parmesan to keep the dish truly vegetarian.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 853mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 625IU | Vitamin C: 5.5mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 1.9mg
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