Grammy's Kitchen · Penne alla Vodka · Chef John's Penne with Vodka Sauce

One of 67 penne alla vodka recipes we measured

Chef John's Penne with Vodka Sauce

from www.allrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 67 for brightness among the penne alla vodka recipes we compared. 73 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.8★.

hands-on10m
waitingnone
makes6
each$1.12
kcal602
levelbeginner
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 67.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 67 for brightness
  • #1 of 67 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 67 for sauce cling
  • #2 of 67 for saltiness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

113 g4 ounces pancetta bacon, diced
1 g1 small sprig fresh rosemary
14 g1 tablespoon olive oil
111 g0.5 cup vodka
119 g0.5 cup heavy whipping cream
freshly ground black pepper to taste
735 g3 cups prepared marinara sauce
177 g0.75 cup water
411 g1 (14.5 ounce) package multigrain penne pasta (such as Barilla®)
50 g0.5 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Method: 3 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Yay, I get to be the first again to rate another one of Chef John's masterpieces. This was outstanding!! I quadrupled this partly because we had company and the other part is we all love pasta! This was so very easy to make and using the bacon really made it s” — a cook, 5★
“Absolutely some of the best sauce I've ever tasted! Doubled this recipe and made it just as written (like Chef John, I used bacon instead of the pancetta). I also made the Best Marinara Sauce Yet from Allrecipes the day before to use as the prepared marinara s” — a cook, 5★
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