shrimp sausage pasta — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 1/4 pound Italian sausage
• 5 strips bacon, chopped
• 1 medium onion, peeled and diced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• Kernels from 2 – 3 ears of corn
• 1/2 cup chicken broth or water
• 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound rotini or fusilli pasta, cooked and drained, with 1/4 cup of the starchy cooking water set aside
• Freshly shredded Parmesan cheese