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With just a few ingredients, this penne pasta with tomato vodka sauce is ready in minutes. |
This is the recipe that made it easier for my dad to eat less meat. In the 1990’s he wasn’t wild about the occasional disappearance of meat from his plate and said vegetarian meals left him feeling like he hadn’t eaten supper yet. But he also hadn’t cooked supper so he didn’t always get a menu vote.
As cream sauces go it has a nice balance. The richness of the cream is cut by the heat from the crushed red pepper and both flavours are rounded out by the garlic. Even better, the sauce is just thin enough to get caught inside the noodles so every mouthful is loaded with flavour.
The appeal of the recipe is as much the speed to prepare as it is the flavour. Just a few simple ingredients that you can throw together in a flash. Add a salad on the side and you have a very satisfying meal.
Penne Pasta with Vodka and Cream
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¼ cup olive oil
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4 cloves of garlic, minced
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1/3 to ½ tsp. crushed red peppers
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1 large can of good tomatoes (28 oz.)**
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1 lb penne pasta
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2 Tbsp. vodka
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½ cup heavy cream
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¼ cup chopped parsley
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Hi there… after seeing this recipe (Penne with vodka) in the KV Style I decided to make it for tonight's "family supper". I felt it was a bit "flat". It was much better with added salt and pepper (I don't usually add salt to anything), and some grated Par. cheese. The recipe did not say how many people it would feed and also how much is 1 lb. of pasta. I used a box of 375 grams and hoped for the best.
I will make this again but add salt and pepper while making and also more red pepper flakes.
sorry I should have added my email address… suemceachern@bellaliant.net
thanks.
Great suggestions. I might try them myself!