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Creamy sweetcorn and Tajín pasta

By: Emily Gussin
Food producer and sustainability lead, delicious.

Published: 8 Jul 24
Updated: 8 Jul 24

This budget recipe is the storecupbard saviour you didn’t know you needed but will always come back to. Tajín is a Mexican seasoning that combines lime and chilli, and when paired with sweetcorn it makes a wonderful sauce for pasta. Did we mention it’s also ready in 15 minutes and needs just 5 ingredients?

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Easy
July 2024

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Hands-on time 15 min

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 420kcals
Fat: 4.8g (1.1g saturated)
Protein: 14g
Carbohydrates: 76g (15g sugars)
Fibre: 8.7g
Salt: 0.2g

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Ingredients

150g dried fusilli (or similar)
325g can sweetcorn, drained
1 shallot, roughly chopped
2 tbsp whole milk or dairy-free alternative
1 tsp Tajín seasoning, plus extra to serve

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Method

Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water for 2 minutes less than the pack instructions or until al dente.
Meanwhile, put half of the sweetcorn in a blender with the shallot, milk, Tajín and a pinch of salt. Whizz until smooth.
Drain the pasta, reserving a mugful of the cooking water. Tip the pasta back into the pan and put over a medium heat. Add the blended corn mixture plus the rest of the corn and a glug of the cooking water. Stir together quickly to combine and coat the pasta, adding more of the water if needed. Serve with a sprinkling of extra Tajín on top.