14 summer pasta corn basil Recipes

tomatoes (imperfect or overripe ok), olive oil, salt, sugar, salt , to taste, pasta (farfalle, penne or fusilli), garlic cloves, finely minced and mashed, butter, extra virgin olive oil, ears corn, raw if very fresh or lightly steamed, cherries (preferably low-acid orange or yellow, halved or quartered) or 2 pints grape tomatoes (preferably low-acid orange or yellow, halved or quartered), fresh mozzarella cheese, diced, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, mixed herbs , torn into small pieces (mostly basil, with summer savory, parsley, orange mint and purple basil, whatever is available)

ears corn (steamed or grilled ), firm ripe tomatoes, peeled if desired, seeded, and diced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, basil leaves , slivered, farfalle pasta or 3/4 lb penne or 3/4 lb rigatoni pasta

fresh corn kernels or 2 cups frozen corn kernels, cooked, tomatoes, cut in chunks, black beans, rinsed, cooked, drained (can use canned , can also substitute shrimp or tuna), fresh coriander (cilantro) or 1/2 cup basil, finely chopped (cilantro), extra virgin olive oil, garlic clove, minced, jalapeno, seeded minced, green onions, finely chopped, salt, pepper, penne (or other short pasta 3 cups), feta cheese, crumbled (5 oz)

refrigerated cheese ravioli (can sub.: any regular medium. or small pasta), olive oil or 2 tbsp vegetable oil, onion, coarsely chopped, garlic, minced, zucchini , cut in half lengthwise,sliced (can sub.: 1/2 green pepper equals 1 ), frozen corn, vegetable broth, coarsely chopped seeded italian plum tomatoes, chopped fresh basil (can sub.: 2 tsp dried basil, which would have to be added in with the zucchini and/or green pepper), shredded fresh parmesan cheese

dried wagon wheel macaroni or 3 cups rotini pasta or 3 cups other desired pasta (8-oz), summer squash or 1 medium zucchini, halved lenghtwise and sliced (2 cups, you can use both.), frozen peas or 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn, thawed, red pepper , cut into strips, smoked cheddar cheese or 8 oz cheddar cheese, cubed, pitted ripe olives, drained and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, halved, red onion, chopped, snipped fresh oregano or 2 tbsp basil or 2 tsp dried oregano or 2 tsp basil, crushed, bottled balsamic vinaigrette or 1 cup red wine vinaigrette dressing

coarse salt (i use sea salt), gemelli or other pasta (i used farfalle), extra virgin olive oil, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, cut into 1/2-inch dice, zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch dice (i also added a summer squash, cut into 1/2-inch dice), green beans , cut into 1-inch pieces, corn kernels, cut from 1 ear , or defrosted (i used defrosted), freshly ground black pepper, baslamic vinegar, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, tomatoes , coarsely chopped - use whatever variety is fresh - i used grape, handful chopped fresh basil

broccoli floret, steamed for 5 minutes, asparagus, cut in 1 inch pieces,steamed for 5 minutes, sugar snap peas or 1 cup snow peas, blanched for 1 minute, zucchini or 1 medium summer squash, unpeeled,sliced in half lengthwise,then cut into 1 inch chunks and blanched for 1 minute, corn kernel (canned,or if fresh or frozen,blanched ), minced garlic (about 3 large cloves), olive oil, tomato, diced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, shredded carrot, minced parsley, fresh ground black pepper, spaghetti or 12 oz whole wheat or 12 oz linguine, butter or 2 tsp margarine, flour, skim milk or 1 cup 1% low-fat milk, chicken broth, grated parmesan cheese, minced fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil

farfalle pasta , bow tie, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, grape tomatoes , both red and yellow cut in half, ears corn , freshly roasted with kernels cut off, lemon juice, basil leaves, washed and torn in pieces, thyme, fresh with leaves removed, dijon mustard, salt, pepper

bow tie pasta, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, smashed, tomatoes, ears fresh corn , kernels cut off, unsalted butter, fresh basil leaf , torn into pieces

pasta, e.g. shells or 2 lbs elbow macaroni or 2 lbs rotini pasta, chickpeas, drained and rinsed, whole fruit mango, peeled and diced, sugar snap pea , cut into 1 cm sections, romas tomato, fresh diced, ears corn niblets, uncooked, whole medium fruit cucumber, diced, mandarin oranges, drained, peas, rinsed uncooked, orange juice, mayonnaise (helps to emulsify dressing) (optional), mustard, salt , to taste, ground pepper, garlic powder, ground ginger, fresh dill, paprika, dried basil, dried oregano, dried parsley, olive oil

bow tie pasta, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, rock shrimp, cleaned, tomatoes, diced, ears corn , cut from cob, zucchini, diced small, yellow squash, diced small, frozen peas, basil, chopped, lemon , zest and juice reserved, butter, fresh parmesan cheese, grated, kosher salt

orzo pasta, cooked and drained according to package directions (i like ronzoni best), red onion, diced, pitted black olives, sliced, grape tomatoes, rinsed and sliced, cooked sweet summer corn, stalks celery, diced, fresh parsley, fresh basil, salt, ground black pepper, minced and diced garlic, baby spinach, extra virgin olive oil , plus more to taste, red wine vinegar , plus more to taste, lemon juice , plus more to taste, shredded italian cheese