Food & Cooking Recipes Ingredients Pasta and Grains Orecchiette with Sausage, Corn, and Chiles 2.9 (69) Orecchiette ("little ears" in Italian) pasta is the perfect shape to capture bits of corn and chile in every bite. Close Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 6 If you prefer a milder pasta, go light on the chiles. Directions Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, and then drain pasta. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to break into bite-size pieces, until golden brown and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate; drain fat from skillet. Add butter to skillet, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Add chiles and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add corn and continue cooking until corn turns a deeper yellow and chiles are softened, about 2 minutes. Return sausage to pan along with pasta and toss to combine, adding enough pasta water to form a smooth sauce that coats pasta. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with sour cream and cilantro.