Penne Alla Vodka

One of my favorite pasta recipes. I like it spicy but you can reduce the amount of spice or delete it entirely. This is easy to make and will impress your friends.

Penne Alla Vodka

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 2 tbls Butter
• 1 tsp Hot Pepper Flakes
• 2/3 cup of vodka you can use the cheap stuff
• 16 oz Can of Plum Tomatoes puree with an Immersion Blender or Food Processor
• 3/4 cup of Heavy Cream or Evaporated Skim Milk
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup of Romano Cheese
• 1 lb of Whole Wheat Penne Pasta

Instructions

 

• Add the butter, hot pepper flakes and vodka to a sauce pan and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Than add the pureed tomatoes, heavy cream and salt. Simmer an additional 5 minutes.
• In a bowl mix the Romano cheese with the sauce until it's incorporated and then pour over whole wheat penne pasta.
• Optional: You can toss in cooked frozen peas at the last minute. It adds some nice color.