Penne alla Vodka

Name: Penne alla Vodka
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g penne rigate; 1 can crushed tomatoes; ½ cup vodka; ½ cup heavy cream; 1 small onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; 2 tbsp olive oil; fresh basil to garnish; parmesan to serve

1980s Italian-American classic — crushed tomatoes simmered with vodka and finished with heavy cream and basil.

Total time

35 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

comfortpastaindulgent

Ingredients

400gpenne rigate

1 cancrushed tomatoes

½ cupvodka

½ cupheavy cream

1small onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

¼ tspred pepper flakes

2 tbspolive oil

fresh basilto garnish

parmesanto serve

Instructions

Sauté onion and garlic in oil; add red pepper flakes.

Add vodka; cook 2 minutes. Add tomatoes; simmer 15 minutes.

Stir in cream; simmer 5 more minutes. Season.

Toss with al dente penne and pasta water. Garnish with basil and parmesan.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

284

Protein

2.1g

Fat

28.3g

Carbs

6.7g

Fiber

1.1g

Sodium

19mg

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