Lighter Penne à la Vodka

HealthierMamasita

Prep: 5 minutes; Cook: 20 minutes.


Ingredients

* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups bottled marinara sauce, preferably no-sugar-added
* 1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk or plain soy milk
* 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
* 1 pound whole-grain penne
* 1/4 cup vodka (inexpensive)
* 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

Preparation

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add salt when simmering.

2. Warm marinara in a saucepan over medium heat. Slowly add milk, stirring until combined. Bring to a simmer, then lower heat; simmer until sauce reduces slightly. Add crushed red pepper.

3. Add penne to boiling water. Cook until almost done; add vodka to marinara mixture, and raise heat slightly. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.

4. In a large bowl, toss pasta with sauce and Parmigiano-Reggiano, adding some reserved water to thin sauce, if needed. Garnish with parsley, and serve.


Nutritional Info

* FAT 4g (sat 1g, mono 2g, poly 1g)
* PROTEIN 11g
* CARBOHYDRATE 49g
* FIBER 4g
* CHOLESTEROL 4mg
* IRON 2mg
* SODIUM 409mg
* CALCIUM 76mg
* CALORIES 299

HealthierMamasita

Prep: 5 minutes; Cook: 20 minutes.


Ingredients

* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups bottled marinara sauce, preferably no-sugar-added
* 1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk or plain soy milk
* 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
* 1 pound whole-grain penne
* 1/4 cup vodka (inexpensive)
* 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

Preparation

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add salt when simmering.

2. Warm marinara in a saucepan over medium heat. Slowly add milk, stirring until combined. Bring to a simmer, then lower heat; simmer until sauce reduces slightly. Add crushed red pepper.

3. Add penne to boiling water. Cook until almost done; add vodka to marinara mixture, and raise heat slightly. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.

4. In a large bowl, toss pasta with sauce and Parmigiano-Reggiano, adding some reserved water to thin sauce, if needed. Garnish with parsley, and serve.


Nutritional Info

* FAT 4g (sat 1g, mono 2g, poly 1g)
* PROTEIN 11g
* CARBOHYDRATE 49g
* FIBER 4g
* CHOLESTEROL 4mg
* IRON 2mg
* SODIUM 409mg
* CALCIUM 76mg
* CALORIES 299

keiko

I love this dish! I have some homemade sauce in the freezer I might try it with.

metalpalace

Good god that looks and sounds delicious *licks his lips*

Tiddle

what if you want to use expensive vodka? :laugh:

Innerglow

I Have my mom make this for my birthday every year, It's AWESOME! And if you use expensive vodka you're gonna waste your money cause sadly most of it will boil away!

Tiddle

I Have my mom make this for my birthday every year, It's AWESOME! And if you use expensive vodka you're gonna waste your money cause sadly most of it will boil away!

I dont know, I'm a pretty firm believer in not cooking with something you wouldnt drink....!

HealthierMamasita

I Have my mom make this for my birthday every year, It's AWESOME! And if you use expensive vodka you're gonna waste your money cause sadly most of it will boil away!

I dont know, I'm a pretty firm believer in not cooking with something you wouldnt drink....!

Then have a glass of the good vodka while cooking with it :bigsmile:

Innerglow

I Have my mom make this for my birthday every year, It's AWESOME! And if you use expensive vodka you're gonna waste your money cause sadly most of it will boil away!

I dont know, I'm a pretty firm believer in not cooking with something you wouldnt drink....!

Then have a glass of the good vodka while cooking with it :bigsmile:

That's what i'm talking about, when I drink I my vodka!

keiko

I Have my mom make this for my birthday every year, It's AWESOME! And if you use expensive vodka you're gonna waste your money cause sadly most of it will boil away!

I dont know, I'm a pretty firm believer in not cooking with something you wouldnt drink....!

I usually go with that same belief. Except when it comes to Marsala. Yuck, I would not drink that at all but in Italian Wedding soup or Chicken Marsala then I like it.

I was going to try this today but DH wanted pizza. I'm going to make it with a mid price vodka. It's what I already have from mixing martinis.

arewethereyet

mmmmmm:flowerforyou: