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One of 67 penne alla vodka recipes we measured

Chicken and Penne in Vodka Cream Sauce

from www.seriouseats.com

It ranks #1 of 67 for brightness among the penne alla vodka recipes we compared. 6 cooks on www.seriouseats.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on5m
waitingnone
makes4
each$3.35
kcal1632
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.

40 g1 baguette, cut in half then halved lengthwise
113 g8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter
42 g14 cloves garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 1/4 cup)
Kosher salt
85 g3 ounces parmesan, grated (about 1 1/2 cups)
25 g1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
28 g2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 small shallots, minced (about 1/2 cup)
12 g4 medium garlic cloves, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
794 g1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes packed in juice
33 g2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
83 g6 tablespoons vodka
4 g1 teaspoon granulated sugar
178 g3/4 cup heavy cream
454 g1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, sliced crosswise against the grain into 1/2-inch thick strips
454 g1 pound dried penne pasta
33 g1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Method: 6 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I sautéed my chicken separately after first marinating it in lemon juice, EVOO, garlic, fresh oregano, chopped chiles, black pepper. Then all of it went into the hot skillet with butter. Cooked about 1.5 minutes. Set that aside. Made the sauce. Used sour cream” — a cook
“This is a beautifully rich sauce. I served it with fresh penne from a local Italian speciality store and it was an absolute crowd pleaser at a dinner party we hosted this week.A note, we made it a second time and substituted the chicken with chorizo we grilled” — a cook
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