4.7 from 84 votes
Creamy bacon corn pasta
Everyone loves an easy, 20-minute dinner recipe and this creamy bacon corn sauce with pasta shells is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 557 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 250 g (½lb) Bacon chopped
- ½ red onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning / Italian herbs
- pinch of chilli flakes
- 2 cups corn kernels
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 1½ cups cream
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 500 g (1lb) pasta
- ¼ cup chopped chives
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese finely grated
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add pasta of your choice and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of cooking water then drain.
- While the pasta cooks, make the sauce. Cook the bacon in a large pan until crisp and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside. Drain the grease and leave behind around 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
- Saute the chopped onion in the same pan until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for a few seconds.
- Add the corn to the pan and allow to cook for a few minutes, stirring regularly. Add the bacon back to the pan with the herbs.
- Pour in the stock, cream and lemon juice. Simmer the sauce for a few minutes until slightly reduced and it coats the back of a spoon easily. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and add a splash of the reserved pasta water. Stir to coat the pasta in the sauce until the pasta is creamy and well-coated.
- Add Parmesan cheese and fresh chives and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
557kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
74g
(25%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
63mg
(21%)
Sodium
1113mg
(46%)
Potassium
296mg
(8%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
226IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 557
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 557kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 74g | 25% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 63mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 1113mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 296mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 226IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.