Summer Vegetable Pasta
June 2009
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4 servings Prep: 20 mins Cook: 25 mins
Ingredients
- 1 pound corkscrew pasta, such as rotini
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
- 3 zucchini (about 1 pound), thinly sliced
- 4 ears corn, kernels scraped off
- 6 ounces Swiss cheese, shredded
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
Directions
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente.Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and the pot.
- Meanwhile, in a small skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add half of the garlic and cook until golden, about 30 seconds. Stir in the breadcrumbs and remove from the heat.
- In the reserved pasta pot, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add the remaining garlic and cook until golden, about 30 seconds; add the zucchini and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the corn, cooked pasta and reserved 1 cup pasta cooking water. Add 1 cup cheese and toss; season with salt and pepper.
- Stir the remaining cheese and the basil into the breadcrumb mixture and sprinkle on top of the pasta.