easy vodka sauce

Vodka sauce is actually super simple, it is ready in about an hour with minimal effort, and can be spiced up with some add-ins. To make it more filling I added some chicken and peas, but you can add in anything really, from pancetta to mushrooms to anything you like in your pasta.
 

Ingredients (for 2):
3 shallots, minced
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup vodka
56 oz crushed tomatoes
2 cups heavy cream 
1/2 lb penne

Directions:
1. In a skillet over med heat, saute shallots in butter with a sprinkle of salt & pepper for 4 minutes or until soft and beginning to brown.
 

2. Add vodka and let simmer for 7 minutes, until almost all the way evaporated.
 

3. Add tomatoes, stir, cover & simmer for 30 minutes.
 

4. Uncover, stir, and add in heavy cream. Stir, cover, and let simmer for another 30 minutes.
 

5. At this time, prep any add-ins you may have. I chopped up some chicken, sauteed them with some tomatoes, and added in after the timer went off along with some steamed peas.
 

 

 

 

 

6. Cook pasta, reserve 1/4 cup of pasta-water, and add to pan.  Stir to coat & serve warm.
 

 

 

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simple weekend recap: edition 21

This weekend started early with this little blizzard you may have heard about...Nemo is it? After driving bans were lifted, Erin made her way to the dog park to enjoy the 2 feet of fluffy snow that was delivered...

...before heading home to sleep off all of that bounding through the snow, while Moose waited for more.

 

 

I made an easy vodka sauce with whole wheat penne, peas & chicken for a relaxing night in (recipe tomorrow)...

 

 

...and 5-minute light personal pizzas for lunch the next day ("recipe" this week).

 

 

Saturday night we braved the snowy roads to rejoin human civilization at Casa B.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday was spent in relaxing with corned beef, potatoes, and cabbage and prepping & planning for the week ahead.

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