LJ's Easy Penne with Vodka Sauce

This is the best (and easiest) vodka sauce recipe I've found. I've given it out at least twenty times, and everyone raves about it!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 813 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup light cream
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup grated Romano cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 pound penne pasta
• ½ cup vodka

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for an additional minute.

Step 2

Stir the vodka, crushed tomatoes and light cream into the onion mixture, turn heat to high, and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stir in the Romano cheese and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Season finished sauce with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Transfer pasta to a large bowl and pour vodka sauce over, tossing to coat pasta with the sauce to serve.