Summer Pasta with Corn and Zucchini

Summer Pasta with Corn and Zucchini and Rao’s Homemade Marinara Sauce!! It’s simply the best and the only sauce I keep in my pantry! Friends, I hope you try this delicious pasta dish! It’s so flavorful and sure to be a family fave!

Friends, school is coming to an end and the official start of summer is right around the corner! Our summer is jam packed! We are headed to Orlando at the end of June for our last volleyball tournament and then we’re going to Italy mid July! I can’t wait!!! Our first time! What am I the most excited about? The food!

Summer Pasta with Corn and Zucchini

Friends, you simply must try this recipe! I picked up the Rao’s homemade Two-Pack Marinara Sauce from Costco. Rao’s Homemade creates products with the highest quality ingredients that are authentically Italian and slow crafted to perfection! I love that I can pick up a two-pack from my local Costco because it’s such a great deal! Be sure to pick up your Rao’s Homemade Two-Pack Marinara Sauce from Costco and bring it home to create this dish! Take advantage of fresh, seasonal vegetables and you can thank me later! 

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5 from 1 vote

Summer Pasta with Corn and Zucchini

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Main or Side

Cuisine: Italian, italian american

Keyword: easy pasta, pasta

Servings: 4

Author: hipfoodiemom

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
• 2 cups sweet corn freshly cut from cob or defrosted from frozen
• 1 1/2 cups zucchini diced
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 cloves garlic minced or finely chopped
• 2 cups Rao’s Homemade Marinara Sauce
• 1/2 lb. Rao’s Homemade Spaghetti Pasta cooked to al dente (reserve 1/3 cup pasta water*)
• 2 to 3 handfuls fresh baby spinach
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 to 2 teaspoons crushed hot pepper flakes optional

Instructions

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. After a minute or two, add the corn and zucchini and let cook for a few minutes or until the vegetables are lightly browned. Add the butter and the garlic and mix together and let cook for another 2 minutes or so.
• Add the Rao’s Homemade Marinara Sauce into the pan and mix together and let cook and heat through for about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cooked pasta directly into the pan and the baby spinach and add a splash of two of your reserved pasta water*.
• Turn the heat off and, using tongs, toss together the pasta with the cooked vegetables and the Rao’s Homemade Marinara Sauce until the spinach has wilted and is softened. Season with salt and pepper to taste and some crushed hot pepper flakes if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!