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Prep time
10 minutes -
Cook time
9 minutes -
Serves
6
Author Notes
Easy, creamy and comforting pasta for a quick weeknight dinner! —nicolelupu
Ingredients
1 pound
penne pasta (cooked according to package directions)
1/4
yellow onion (finely diced)
1-2
cloves of garlic
1/2 cup
vodka
2 cups
marinara sauce (pureed, use your favorite kind or make homemade)
2 teaspoons
tomato paste
1 1/2 tablespoons
olive oil
1/2 cup
pasta water
2 tablespoons
cashew cream
3/4 cup
frozen peas (organic if possible)
1 teaspoon
salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon
pepper
Directions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and add diced onion and cook over medium-low heat until softened about 5 mins, then add in garlic and sauté until fragrant (don’t let it burn) and then slowly add in your vodka and cook until it begins to reduce slightly.
- Add in the pureed marinara, tomato paste and cook about 3 mins to bring flavors together, then add in your cashew cream and pasta water and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add frozen peas and combine, these will cook in 2-3 mins from frozen in the warm sauce.
- Add cooked hot pasta into the sauce pan with vodka sauce and peas and toss to combine, season with chili flakes if desired.
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