This is not just “another” pasta dish. While you can never have too many pasta recipes up your sleeve, let me introduce you to the only creamy penne alla vodka recipe you will ever need. It’s comforting, nostalgic, and perfect for creamy tomato sauce lovers. You’re welcome. Ready in 45 minutes, this recipe is a great weeknight dinner choice.
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Can You Get Tipsy From the Vodka Sauce?
Sorry to those looking for a boozy adventure in their meal. during cooking, and what remains certainly isn’t enough to get you anywhere close to tipsy. What’s left is a subtle vodka flavor, complementing the creamy tomato sauce. You don’t need to splurge on the priciest vodka for this meal; use what you typically have on hand or what’s readily available (and affordable).
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Can I Use Another Pasta Shape?
Penne’s hollow tube shape is perfect for catching the sauce. However, if you can’t find it or have other pasta in your pantry you need to use, . You want the best sauce to pasta ratio. You can also serve this sauce with large white beans, like corona beans, instead of pasta.
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Creamy tomato sauce that’s slightly spicy from the crushed red pepper and flavored with vodka, this is a straightforward, hearty meal. Serve it with or , or both!
Recipe Tips
- Use the right kind of tomatoes—The secret to this creamy vodka sauce is using San Marzano tomatoes.These canned gems have more flavorful pulp and are sweeter than traditional canned plum tomatoes.
- Use salted water for the pasta—To ensure that the pasta is well-seasoned, .
- What does “al dente” mean—,” but in practice it just means that the pasta should still have a little texture, or bite, to it. This is because as the pasta is mixed with the sauce it will continue cooking, and no one wants mushy pasta.