Penne with Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce
- Prep Time 10 min.
- Cook Time 15 min.
- Serves 4
Submitted by Star Pooley
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1. Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked penne pasta
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vodka
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 (3.5 ounce) links sweet Italian sausage
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 871 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 97 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7 g
- Fat: 41 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Sugars: 4 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In large skillet, heat oil over moderate heat. Remove casing from sausage and add to skillet. Cook, breaking up the meat, until brown. Add garlic and red pepper and cook, stirring until garlic is golden brown.
- Add tomatoes and salt; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- Add vodka and cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and add pasta, toss for 1 minute. Stir in fresh parsley and serve!
Yield: 4 servings
3. Still Hungry?
Hearty Italian sausages sauteed with garlic and red pepper flakes are simmered with tomatoes and cooked with vodka and cream to make a rich, spicy sauce. Toss with penne and fresh parsley to serve.
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Things to change
fimbo - December 10, 2007 01:04:35 PM PSTMy wife and I use a recipe from Joy of Cooking for this dish. You sautee 1/2 onion first, it helps. A little less garlic, too, maybe two cloves. But that is just taste. Also, we use much more vodka, Joy suggested 1/4 cup, but we like 1/2 cup. All the alcohol cooks off, leaving an excellent kick. Lastly, fresh basil is really great with this dish.
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We will have this dish again
Patti - January 24, 2007 09:23:56 AM PSTI did not remove casing from sasauge but cut them into pieces about 2 inches.
When we reheated portions 3 and 4, I added extra cream to revive the sauce.
My husband, an excellent cook, really liked this dish which means it was a good combo of ingredients! He is very picky!9 of 11 found this review helpful.
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a little healthier????
hermalindapriscilla - December 10, 2007 01:37:15 PM PSTchuckle....
that was a joke, right?
(the comment about making the recipe healthier by deleting the olive oil and adding more sausage?)8 of 12 found this review helpful.
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Yummy!
shelleygreenduck - June 25, 2008 10:44:13 AM PSTI made this for dinner last night and it was really good. I'm still sort of learning to cook, so it was nice that the directions were nice and easy. I bought ground Italian sausage instead of links so I didn't have to remove the casing and added a little extra garlic. I also added freshly grated Parmesan cheese at the end. It wasn't quite as spicy as I expected, but still really good nonetheless. I'd make it again.
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made the recipe a little healthier
medwaylablover2 - January 24, 2007 04:29:36 PM PSTI changed the the recipe a bit.
I omitted the 1/4 C extra virgin olive oil & parsley
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (instead of 1/2)
1 (28 ounce) can chunky tomatoes (instead of crushed tomatoes)
1/2 Cup Light Cream instead of heavy whipping cream
Added 3 sausage links instead of 2.
The dish was very good and I will definitely make it again.9 of 18 found this review helpful.
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