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.