Penne alla vodka is a delicious and versatile pasta dish, perfect for any occasion and easy to make at home. It is a classic Italian dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. Several different recipes exist for penne alla vodka, but they all share a few key ingredients: penne pasta, vodka, tomatoes, and cream. This dish can be made with or without meat and can be adapted to suit your dietary needs. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special occasion dish, penne alla vodka is sure to be a hit.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
PENNE ALLA VODKA
This easy and impressive pasta is always on the menu when my husband and I have new friends over for dinner. Years later, they've asked me to make this Penne alla Vodka recipe again. -Cara Langer, Overland Park, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Add prosciutto; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in tomatoes, vodka, salt and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Stir in cream; cook 2-3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally., Drain pasta. Add pasta and cheese to sauce; toss to combine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 64mg cholesterol, Sodium 966mg sodium, Carbohydrate 62g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
PENNE A LA VODKA III
Delicious and easy to make! Crushed tomatoes, garlic and cream make this vodka sauce a winner.
Provided by KATHYCARINI
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a skillet, saute garlic in a little olive oil. Pour in tomatoes and cook for about 20 minutes. Stir in the vodka. Add cream and red pepper flakes. Cook for another 10 minutes. Serve over the cooked penne.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.3 calories, Carbohydrate 97.7 g, Cholesterol 54.3 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 19.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
LIGHTENED-UP PENNE A LA VODKA
You save big on fat here by replacing some of the cream with 2-percent Greek yogurt, which provides the same creaminess and richness as a full-fat version.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the penne and cook according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.
- Whisk the yogurt with the cream in a measuring cup and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and stir in the tomatoes and vodka. Return the skillet to medium heat, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring often, until the alcohol cooks off and the sauce comes together and thickens, about 7 minutes. Stir in the yogurt-cream mixture and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
- Add the pasta, Parmesan, parsley and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the skillet and toss to combine. Use the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce as needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560 calorie, Fat 14 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Cholesterol 30 milligrams, Sodium 1010 milligrams, Carbohydrate 79 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 19 grams, Sugar 4 grams
PENNE ALLA VODKA
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 25m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Saute the garlic and onions in 2 tablespoons butter and the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat until soft. Pour in the vodka, being careful if your stove has an open flame (remove the pan from the heat before adding). Cook and reduce for 2 to 3 minutes, then pour in the tomato puree. Stir the mixture until it's thoroughly combined, then reduce the heat to low. Pour in the heavy cream. Stir to combine, then turn heat to the lowest simmer possible. Sprinkle in the red pepper flakes and add salt and pepper to taste. Finally, stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Pour the drained pasta into the sauce and toss to combine. Sprinkle on the Parmesan, then sprinkle on more red pepper flakes if desired.
ONE-POT PENNE ALLA VODKA
You don't have to cook pasta and sauce separately anymore. In our version of this classic dish, all the ingredients come together in one pot and the pasta cooks while the sauce reduces and thickens.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the tomato paste and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring to coat the onions, about 1 minute. Add the canned tomatoes, penne, vodka, 1 teaspoon salt and 3 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce has reduced by about half and thickened, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the heavy cream, half the Parmesan and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Divide the penne among 4 bowls and garnish with the remaining Parmesan and torn basil leaves.
PENNE ALLA VODKA RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: penne pasta, olive oil, white onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, dried basil, salt, vodka, tomato sauce, heavy cream
Provided by Hector Gomez
Categories Dinner
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet.
- Add onion and 1 clove of garlic, and cook until onions are translucent.
- Add tomato sauce and mix to combine with onion and garlic.
- Add vodka, dried basil, red pepper flakes, and salt. Let this to simmer for 2 minutes to allow most of the alcohol to burn off.
- Add heavy cream and stir until fully combined. The sauce will turn into a beautiful light orange creamy mixture.
- Add cooked pasta to vodka sauce and mix until noodles are fully coated in sauce.
- Cover with a lid and let simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by half.
- Garnish with basil.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 874 calories, Carbohydrate 97 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 18 grams, Sugar 12 grams
HIGHLY RATED PENNE ALLA VODKA
This recipe was taken from America's Test Kitchen's Best-Ever Recipes with slight modifications. It has become a family favorite and is easy to make. I suggest using Smirnoff Vodka and whole tomatoes without any additional seasonings to avoid unnecessary sugar/salt. For those of you with allergies, I personally use lactose-free whipping cream and Tru Roots ancient grains penne to make it lactose-free and gluten-free. Baked chicken is a great addition to complete the meal!
Provided by amanda.nagy
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Puree half of the tomatoes in a food processor until smooth (about 20 seconds).
- Chop the remaining tomatoes into 1/2 inch pieces, discarding the cores. Combined the pureed and diced tomatoes in a liquid measuring cup (about 1 2/3 cups). Add the reserved liquid to equal 2 cups.
- Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot for the pasta. Add 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta to the boiling water. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is almost al dente.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is light golden around the edges (about 3 minutes).
- Stir in the garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Stir in the tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the vodka.
- Return the saucepan to medium heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until the alcohol flavor has cooked off (8-10 minutes).
- Stir in the cream and cook until hot (about 1 minute).
- Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water, drain the past, and return it to the pot.
- Stir in the sauce and toss to combine. Cook over medium heat until the pasta absorbs some of the sauce (about 1-2 minutes). You can thin the sauce with the reserved pasta cooking water if needed.
- Stir in the basil and serve. Pass grated Parmesan cheese separately for extra flavour!
- Slice and add baked chicken on top (optional).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 680.5, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 40.8, Sodium 2093.1, Carbohydrate 101.4, Fiber 15.5, Sugar 6.6, Protein 11.4
PENNE A LA VODKA II
This is an easy recipe. The sauce can be made while you cook the pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Provided by LIAROSE
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook garlic in olive oil until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, breaking up a bit with fork. Stir in basil, salt and pepper and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in vodka and cook 15 minutes more.
- 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.
- Stir cream into sauce and cook 10 minutes more. Toss with hot pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 631.8 calories, Carbohydrate 62.9 g, Cholesterol 108.7 mg, Fat 35.8 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 12.9 g, SaturatedFat 19.3 g, Sodium 221.4 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
FABULOUS PENNE A LA VODKA
This is the best Penne a la Vodka I have ever had! I cannot even order it in restaurants anymore, since it will never stand up to this fantastic recipe!
Provided by mosma
Categories Penne
Time 1h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan; when hot, saute the onions until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes to the saucepan.
- Stir in the oregano, basil, salt and pepper and simmer 1 hour to concentrate flavors.
- While the sauce is cooking, heat 4 T of the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the mushrooms and hot pepper flakes until the mushrooms are golden.
- Carefully add the vodka and simmer for 5 minutes to cook off the alcohol.
- Add the heavy cream and bring to a simmer; pour the cream mixture into the tomato puree; stir to mix. Keep the sauce warm while cooking the pasta.
- Add the kosher salt to 6 quarts of water. Bring to a rolling boil. Add pasta to boiling water; cook uncovered until pasta is al dente, about 12 minutes. Drain well.
- Melt the remaining 4 T of butter in a large skillet. Stir in pasta to glaze, then add Parmesan cheese and mix thoroughly. Stir in 1/3 or the sauce and mix with the pasta; divide among plates. Top each plate with some additional sauce; pass remaining sauce and additional cheese at the table.
PENNE ALLA VODKA
Steps:
- Bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil in an 8-quart pot over high heat.
- Pour the tomatoes and their liquid into the work bowl of a food processor. Using quick on/off pulses, process the tomatoes just until they are finely chopped. (Longer processing will aerate the tomatoes, turning them pink.)
- Stir the penne into the boiling water. Bring the water back to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook the pasta, semi-covered, stirring occasionally, until done, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Whack the garlic cloves with the side of a knife and add them to the hot oil. Cook, shaking the skillet, until the garlic is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Lower the work bowl with the tomatoes close to the skillet and carefully-they will splatter-slide the tomatoes into the pan. Bring to a boil, season lightly with salt and generously with crushed red pepper, and boil 2 minutes. Pour in the vodka, lower the heat so the sauce is at a lively simmer, and simmer until the pasta is ready.
- Just before the pasta is done, fish the garlic cloves out of the sauce and pour in the cream. Add the 2 tablespoons butter or oil, if using, and swirl the skillet to incorporate into the sauce. If the skillet is large enough to accommodate the sauce and pasta, fish the pasta out of the boiling water with a large wire skimmer and drop it directly into the sauce in the skillet. If not, drain the pasta, return it to the pot, and pour in the sauce. Bring the sauce and pasta to a boil, stirring to coat the pasta with sauce. Check the seasoning, adding salt and red pepper if necessary. Sprinkle the parsley over the pasta and boil until the sauce is reduced enough to cling to the pasta.
- Remove the pot from the heat, sprinkle 3/4 cup of the cheese over the pasta, and toss to mix. Serve immediately, passing additional cheese if you like.
PENNE A LA VODKA III
Delicious and easy to make! Crushed tomatoes, garlic and cream make this vodka sauce a winner.
Provided by Kathy
Categories Pasta Main Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a skillet, saute garlic in a little olive oil. Pour in tomatoes and cook for about 20 minutes. Stir in the vodka. Add cream and red pepper flakes. Cook for another 10 minutes. Serve over the cooked penne.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.3 calories, Carbohydrate 97.7 g, Cholesterol 54.3 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 19.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
PENNE A LA VODKA III
Delicious and easy to make! Crushed tomatoes, garlic and cream make this vodka sauce a winner.
Provided by KATHYCARINI
Categories Pasta Main Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a skillet, saute garlic in a little olive oil. Pour in tomatoes and cook for about 20 minutes. Stir in the vodka. Add cream and red pepper flakes. Cook for another 10 minutes. Serve over the cooked penne.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.3 calories, Carbohydrate 97.7 g, Cholesterol 54.3 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 19.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
PENNE ALLA VODKA
Penne alla vodka is the perfect recipe for easy entertaining: short pasta is easier to cook in quantity than long strands and the sauce is amusingly retro -- think 1960s Rome, where the dish originated. But it is seriously good.
Provided by Nigella Lawson
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 45m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place a large sauté pan over medium-low heat, and add onion, oil and a sprinkling of salt. Sauté onion until soft and beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and their juices, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Add heavy cream, and remove from heat.
- Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain pasta and return to cooking pot. Add vodka, butter and salt to taste. Gently mix penne until butter is melted. Add tomato mixture, and mix until pasta is coated.
- To serve, transfer pasta and sauce to a large warmed bowl. Pass Parmesan cheese for guests to serve themselves.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 459, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 72 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 485 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use high-quality vodka for the best flavor.
- Don't boil the vodka, as this will cook off the alcohol and leave you with a bland sauce.
- Use a good quality tomato sauce, or make your own from scratch.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a little heat.
- Garnish with fresh basil or parsley before serving.
Conclusion:
Penne alla vodka is a delicious and easy-to-make pasta dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is a versatile dish that can be customized to your liking. For example, you can add different vegetables, such as mushrooms, zucchini, or spinach. You can also add different types of meat, such as chicken, sausage, or shrimp. No matter how you choose to make it, penne alla vodka is sure to be a hit.
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