Food & Cooking Recipes Creamy Corn-and-Spinach Pasta 5.0 (6) This easy one-pan pasta melds sweet summer corn with fresh baby spinach, pasta, cream cheese, and pecorino cheese. Close Credit: Johnny Miller Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 35 mins Servings: 4 Summer brings both hot days and quick-cooking produce like corn and spinach so the logical thing to make for dinner is a quick one-pan pasta like this. Everything cooks in one skillet and a fresh and creamy pasta dinner is on the table in 35 minutes. Directions Strip corn kernels from cobs (you should have about 2 cups); reserve. Place cobs in a large pot filled with water, season generously with salt, and bring to a boil. Add pasta; cook 2 minutes less than package directions. Reserve 1 1/2 cups pasta water, remove and discard corncobs, and drain. Return pot to medium-high heat; swirl in butter. Add scallion whites and light-greens and corn kernels, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; add spinach, both cheeses, and 1/2 cup reserved pasta water and stir until spinach wilts and cheeses melt. Return pasta to pot; cook 1 minute more, adding more pasta water as needed to create a silky sauce. Serve, sprinkled with scallion tops, more pecorino, and pepper.