Name: Penne alla Vodka
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 lbs penne pasta (1 pound penne pasta); 2 tbsps olive oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 0.5 yellow onion (1/2 medium chopped in small dice yellow onion); 2 garlic (2 finely chopped garlic cloves); 28 ounces San Marzano tomatoes (1 28 ounces can of San Marzano tomatoes); 0.25 cup vodka (1/4 cup vodka); 0.5 cup heavy cream (1/2 cup heavy cream); 3 tbsps unsalted butter (3 tablespoons unsalted butter); 0.5 cup parmesan cheese (1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese); 0.25 cup flat-leaf parsley (1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley)

Penne alla Vodka

20 mins total
5 mins prep
15 mins cook
serves 5

IntroductionSkip To The Recipe

Penne alla Vodka.

After a long wonderful summer traveling and enjoying the best food that each place we visited had to offer, coming back to my kitchen has been hard. I guess my mind is still in vacation…

With that said, we wanted something new and easy last night. Penne alla Vodka has been a recipe that we love but never make it at home. I must say it is surprisingly easy to make and quite addictive. A huge platter all gone before we know it.

There are so many recipes for Pennne alla Vodka that it can get pretty confusing. This is my adaptation, easy and tasty. If you have children, not to worry about the alcohol content has it has been evaporated in the cooking process.

Penne alla Vodka

20 mins total
5 mins prep
15 mins cook
serves 5

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 5 servings Serving Size

US - Metric

1 pound penne pasta

1.00 lbs
2 tablespoons olive oil

2.00 tbsps
1/2 medium chopped in small dice yellow onion

0.50
2 finely chopped garlic cloves

2.00
1 28 ounces can of San Marzano tomatoes

28.00 ounces
1/4 cup vodka

0.25 cup
1/2 cup heavy cream

0.50 cup
3 tablespoons unsalted butter

3.00 tbsps
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

0.50 cup
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

0.25 cup

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to al dente package instruction, 11 to 13 minutes. Reserve ½ cup pasta water and drain pasta.
In a large skillet, large enough to hold all of the cooked pasta, over medium heat add olive oil, onions and garlic. Sautee until translucent, about 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, vodka, and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes until alcohol burns off. Stir in heavy cream and butter.
Add the pasta to the skillet with the sauce. Toss the pasta in the sauce over high heat until well coated. Add a little of the cooking water if the sauce is too thick.
Top with Parmesan and parsley and mix gently.
Serve immediately.

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