Chef John’s Penne with Vodka Sauce

Name: Chef John’s Penne with Vodka Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams bacon, chopped; 6 servings freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 small sprig fresh rosemary; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 710 milliliters prepared marinara sauce; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 411 grams package multigrain penne pasta (such as Barilla®); 118 milliliters vodka; 177 milliliters water

Chef John’s Penne with Vodka Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 16g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 531 calories. If you have marinara sauce, heavy whipping cream, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Cook and stir bacon and rosemary sprig with olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat until bacon renders its fat but is not crisp, about 5 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Rosemary

Bacon

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Pour vodka into the skillet, standing back to avoid any flare-ups. Raise heat to high and continue to cook until the vodka reduces to about 2 tablespoons.

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Vodka

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Pour heavy cream into skillet, stir briefly, and add black pepper; bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until sauce has slightly reduced, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Black Pepper

Heavy Cream

Sauce

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Mix marinara sauce and water into cream mixture and bring to a simmer. Lower heat and simmer sauce 20 to 25 minutes to blend flavors.

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Marinara Sauce

Cream

Sauce

Water

Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still chewy, about 10 minutes; drain and return to pot.

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Pasta