Name: Penne alla Vodka Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 4 ounces sliced pancetta, chopped; 8 cans (8 ounces each) no-salt-added tomato sauce; 1/3 cup vodka; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; Hot cooked penne pasta; Shredded Parmesan cheese

"This was the first Italian dish I made for my husband and the kids. Not being Italian like them, I was a little nervous. I passed the test! This is now a family-favorite recipe that I usually double for entertaining." &mdash;Kathy Kochiss Mongillo, Trumball, Connecticut

Penne alla Vodka Sauce

butter, cubed

sliced pancetta, chopped

tomato sauce

vodka

heavy whipping cream

penne pasta

Parmesan cheese

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add pancetta; cook and stir until slightly crisp. Stir in tomato sauce and vodka.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Add cream and heat through. Serve sauce with pasta; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Recipe did make way too much and I only made 1/2 recipe.  I usually love vodka sauce but this one didn't do it for me.

Very good recipe, very easy to make.  My husband and I loved it!

I made this recipe for dinner and I must say it was delicious!  It makes quite a lot and since it's only my husband and I, we had leftover for a couple of nights.  When I made it I added about 1/3 cup more heavy cream and mixed in about 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan with the pasta.  This recipe is a keeper for sure.

Just to simplfy a little; 8 oz is one cup, so that would be 8 cups of any basic sauce you have, whether jarred, homemade, or whatever (I didn't use all tomato sauce from a can, and why open 8 small cans, unless it's all you have on-hand; two large 28 oz can, plus a little more would work).  Plus, someone posted a question of how much pasta to use?  This recipe is for a sauce, doesn't involve any specific amount of pasta.  You just cook the amount of pasta you want, and pour the sauce over it.  All in all, I'd say this recipe is practically fool-proof; it'll be delicious every time!  Mine was (used 8 cups of homemade sauce).  Thanks!!

A friend gave me this recipe years ago but she added shrimp and/or scallops.  Delicious.

This recipe sounds delicious....will have to put on the bucket recipe list. The amount of pasta a sauce is served over is usually a personal preference. Would recommend a cooked pound of penne to start...serve, and if you need more penne prepare accordingly.

I used prosciutto instead of the pancetta because I happened to have it on hand, halved the butter and used crushed tomatoes instead of sauce.  This came out really nice, my husband had thirds.

Penne alla Vodka Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Taste of Home

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