Baked Penne a la Vodka

original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2015/09/baked-penne-la-vodka.html

Ingredients

1 ½ - 2 cup mushroom marinara

1 cup vodka

1 ½ cup heavy cream

¼ cup goat cheese or ricotta cheese

1 teaspoon sugar (to balance the flavors)

1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella

1 box cooked al dente penne

Garnish with chopped basil leaves

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
• Place a salted pot of water to bring to a boil
• In another pot on high heat combine the mushroom marinara and vodka allow it to come to a boil
• Add the heavy cream and goat cheese turn the heat to low and allow it to simmer while occasionally stirring
• Place the pasta in the pot of salted boiling water to cook according to the package directions
• After the sauce has simmered for 5-8 minutes add ½ cup parmesan cheese and the sugar
• Simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes
• Strain the pasta from the boiling water and add to the vodka sauce
• Pour into an oven safe dish sprinkle the top the remaining parmesan cheese and mozzarella
• Bake in a 400 degree oven until the top is golden brown
• Garnish with chopped basil leaves

Greedy tips:

• If you don’t have goat cheese or don’t like goat cheese you can use ricotta or cream cheese instead.