Recipe of the Week – Penne Pasta in Vodka Sauce
March 10, 2009 at 9:59 am Leave a comment
(From The Vegetarian Entrée Collection at emealsforyou.com)
Penne Pasta in Vodka Sauce
Sometimes when I don’t know what I want to cook for dinner I fall back on some of the old standbys; those recipes that are easy to prepare and great tasting. My first choice is usually Chicken Piccata, but a close second is this recipe. So when I sat down to write a post today and didn’t know what to write about I thought why not share this great recipe with you.
I am a pasta freak, I like any and all pasta. I especially like a good, as they say on the east coast, red gravy sauce: tomato sauce. This recipe is so easy that I have been known to make it for my wife while having the “regular” spaghetti sauce for myself. Make it with your own homemade tomato sauce or buy one that you really like at the market and add the cream and vodka. The vodka sauce works well with ravioli too.
Penne Pasta in Vodka Sauce
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Vegetarian Entrée |
| Meal: | Veggie – Easy Italian Night (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | qt | pasta sauce |
| 1 | lb | pasta, penne |
| 1 | pt | cream, heavy |
| 3 | oz | vodka |
| 4 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 1 | Tb | basil, fresh chopped |
Cook penne pasta in salted water until al dente. Place pasta sauce in pan, add cream and vodka and simmer for 5 minutes. Plate and sprinkle with romano cheese and basil.
We teamed this with: Blue Cheese Stuffed Baby Portabellas, Chopped Salad, Penne Pasta in Vodka Sauce, and a Caramel Sundae on our Easy Italian Night Meal Plan on emealsforyou.com)
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