Penne alla Vodka Sauce Recipe

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"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." Kathy Kochiss Mongillo, Trumball, Connecticut

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Penne alla Vodka Sauce Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 45 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

10 45 55

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

Directions

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. Yield: 7-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup (calculated without pasta and cheese) equals 265 calories, 22 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 1,117 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Penne alla Vodka Sauce in Taste of Home August/September 2010