Penne alla Vodka
This Penne alla Vodka is a super easy and delicious, restaurant-quality pasta dish with a simple creamy tomato sauce!
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes Cook Time 15 minutes minutes Total Time 25 minutes minutes
- 1 pound penne rigate
- 1 tbsp salt for the pasta water
- 3 tbsp butter
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 shallot minced
- 4 cloves garlic pressed or minced
- 6 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/3 cup vodka choose as high quality a vodka as your budget will allow
- parmesan for serving
- chili flakes for serving
- parsley for serving
Boil your pasta to al dente in heavily salted water.
Melt your butter and olive oil together in a pan over medium heat. As they melt, add the chili flakes.
Add the pressed garlic, shallot and the tomato paste and sautée until the shallot becomes translucent and the garlic and tomato paste are fragrant.
Add the heavy cream and cook until the sauce darkens. About 5 minutes.
Add the vodka and cook for 5-6 minutes until the alcohol cooks out.
Drain your al dente pasta and reserve 1-2 cups of pasta water.
Add 3/4 cups of pasta water to your sauce and cook until it starts to thicken, about 5-10 minutes.
Add the pasta to the sauce and allow to finish cooking. If necessary, add a little bit more pasta water - just until the sauce is the desired texture.
Add fresh grated parmesan, chili flakes, parsley and serve.
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 738kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1364mg | Potassium: 413mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1538IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg