Vodka Sauce with Meat Pasta Recipe

Name: Vodka Sauce with Meat Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ½ pound uncooked penne pasta; ⅓ cup onion; 1 can (28 oz) canned tomatoes, diced; 2-3 tablespoon tomato paste; 1-2 tablespoon garlic; 1 teaspoon dried basil; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoon pepper; ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ½ cup vodka; ½ cup heavy cream; 2-3 tablespoon olive oil; ½ pound ground beef, pork, sausage (no casings), or turkey; 6 lices bacon or pancetta chopped, about ¼ pound; ½ pound shrimp, defrosted and deveined (10-12 shrimp); 1 -1 ½ cups rotisserie, leftover, grilled chicken, cut up into bite sized pieces; ½ pound raw chicken breast or chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, cut into bite sized pieces; ½ cup fresh mushrooms, sliced; ¼ cup peppers, green, yellow, orange or red, chopped; Parmesan cheese grated

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time, divided
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
462 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian, American

Vodka Sauce with Meat Pasta Recipe

Brayden Rivera

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Homemade vodka sauce with meat is an easy dinner meal you will come back to time again for its delicious flavor and the variety of different ways you can use it to create meals your family loves.

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Ingredients

Servings

½ pound uncooked penne pasta or rigatoni, bowtie or other short pasta
⅓ cup onion chopped
1 can (28 oz) canned tomatoes, diced diced
2-3 tablespoon tomato paste or ½ small can
1-2 tablespoon garlic minced
1 teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon salt or more to taste
2 teaspoon pepper or more to taste
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional, or add more to taste
½ cup vodka
½ cup heavy cream half and half
2-3 tablespoon olive oil

Optional Extras

½ pound ground beef, pork, sausage (no casings), or turkey
6 lices bacon or pancetta chopped, about ¼ pound
½ pound shrimp, defrosted and deveined (10-12 shrimp)
1 -1 ½ cups rotisserie, leftover, grilled chicken, cut up into bite sized pieces
½ pound raw chicken breast or chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, cut into bite sized pieces
½ cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup peppers, green, yellow, orange or red, chopped
Parmesan cheese grated for serving if desired

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Instructions

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil, onions, and garlic. Sauté until soft (about 5 minutes) stirring occasionally.
In a blender add the whole peeled tomatoes, sauteed onion and garlic, and the spices (basil, oregano, salt). Blend until a smooth puree.
Return the blended mixture to the skillet and add the cream and vodka. Stir. Cook over a medium/low heat for 25 minutes stirring often.
In a pot boil water. Add ½ lb of pasta of choice (penne, rigatoni, bow ties, etc..) and cook according to instructions.
Turn off heat but let sauce stay on burner.
Add drained pasta to the vodka sauce and serve. Garnish with desired choice like fresh basil.
Serve.

Bacon, Optional

Cook bacon, ham or pancetta until edges start to crisp in a large skillet. About 3 minutes.
Remove bacon from pan and place on paper towels. Crumble when cooled
Use bacon fat to cook the onions or wipe the pan with paper towel and add olive oil and set over medium heat.
Mix crumbled bacon into the sauce just before serving or sprinkle over the top of the pasta when serving.

Ground Meat, Optional

Crumble ground meat or raw, cut up chicken into the pan.
Add onions and mushrooms and cook for five minutes.
Add peppers and garlic and continue to cook.
Add salt and pepper.
When meat is cooked continue cooking the recipe as instructed in the recipe card.

Chicken, Optional

Add cooked chicken while sauce is simmering.

Shrimp, Optional

Add the shrimp to the sauce during the last few minutes of simmering. Shrimp only take a few minutes to cook.
Simmer for 3-4 minutes and remove from heat and serve.

Notes

Nutrition: Based on pasta with sauce and doesn't include of the optional ingredients.
If you're looking for more delicious ideas to serve at your dinner table, check out that link and your family will think you're a master in the kitchen!
Pork Chops and Pasta have been a key meal for as long as I can remember and will forever be.
Store the sauce and pasta separate if you know you will have leftovers to prevent the pasta getting too soft.
Experiment with different types of pastas like spaghetti or linguini, but the more common types served with this sauce are penne, rigatoni, macaroni and bowties.
Use real parmesan cheese, preferably a high-quality shaved or grated parmesan cheese if you don't want to buy a brick and grate it yourself.
Try to use high quality canned tomatoes like San Marzano to end up with the best-tasting sauce when all is said and done.
Use fresh ingredients whenever possible.
Add reserved pasta water if the sauce becomes too thick.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 462kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 8g Cholesterol 34mg (11%) Sodium 226mg (9%) Potassium 292mg (8%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 646IU (13%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 56mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 462 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	462kcal	23%
Carbohydrates	48g	16%
Protein	9g	18%
Fat	19g	29%
Saturated Fat	8g	40%
Polyunsaturated Fat	2g	12%
Monounsaturated Fat	8g	40%
Cholesterol	34mg	11%
Sodium	226mg	9%
Potassium	292mg	6%
Fiber	3g	12%
Sugar	4g	8%
Vitamin A	646IU	13%
Vitamin C	4mg	4%
Calcium	56mg	6%
Iron	2mg	11%