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March 24, 2012 By Kaitlin 13 Comments

Penne with Bacon Vodka Sauce

Yes, you read that title correctly. Penne with Bacon Vodka Sauce. I have wanted to make some recipes using Bakon Vodka ever since I heard of its existence. My mind immediately went to Bloody Mary’s (which I will have a post on soon), but a coworker suggested I use it for Penne Vodka. Brilliant, no?
Penne with Bacon Vodka Sauce
Ingredients:
1 can (28 oz) tomato sauce
1 shallot, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon basil
2/3 cup Bakon vodka
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 box penne pasta

Chop the shallot and garlic cloves. Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallot and cloves and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the tomato sauce, oregano, parsley, and basil. Add the Bakon vodka and stir to combine. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally; it will thicken and reduce a bit.
While waiting for the sauce to reduce, boil a pot of water and cook the penne according to directions, you want the pasta al dente. After the 15 minutes have passed, add the heavy cream and Parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
Add the pasta and mix to combine. Cook for another minute or so to allow the sauce to absorb into the pasta.
Mmmm. Smoky goodness.
This was really tasty! The bacon vodka added a subtle smokiness, kind of like using roasted tomatoes, or smoked paprika.
It wasn’t an overpowering, punch-in-the-face kind of bacon taste though. Honestly, it might be tough to pinpoint the flavor if you didn’t know that was in it.
So if you’re really in a bacon-y mood, I’d suggest adding some crumbled bacon or pancetta on top of the finished pasta.
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Penne with Bacon Vodka Sauce

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 can (28 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 2/3 cup Bakon vodka
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 box penne pasta

Instructions

  1. Chop the shallot and garlic cloves. Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallot and cloves and cook for 3 minutes.
  2. Add the tomato sauce, oregano, parsley, and basil. Add the Bakon vodka and stir to combine. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally; it will thicken and reduce a bit.
  3. While waiting for the sauce to reduce, boil a pot of water and cook the penne according to directions, you want the pasta al dente. After the 15 minutes have passed, add the heavy cream and Parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
  4. Add the pasta and mix to combine. Cook for another minute or so to allow the sauce to absorb into the pasta.
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Filed Under: Main Dish, Pasta, Quick, Weeknight Meal Tagged With: Bacon, Bakon, Garlic, Heavy Cream, Oregano, Parmesan, Parsley, Pasta, Penne, Quick, Shallots, Tomato, Tomato Sauce, Vodka

Comments

  1. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    March 24, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    This is insanely awesome

    Reply
  2. Tracy says

    March 24, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    Can you tell a difference between regular vodka sauce and this one. Since they don’t make small bottles of this kind I’d have to know there was a significant difference to buy it.

    Reply
    • Kait Lunny says

      March 27, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      Tracy, there is a smokiness not found in traditional vodka sauce. However, you might be able to get similar results with smoked paprika or fire roasted tomatoes if you don’t want to buy the Bacon vodka

      Reply
  3. Pola M says

    March 25, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    Wow this must be delicious! I would love to try some!

    Reply
  4. raquel@eRecipe.com says

    March 25, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Interesting ingredients. This is going to be a hit and must be on the must try list a.s.a.p =)

    Reply
  5. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    March 26, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    Yummy! Vodka and bacon- it doesn’t get any better than that.

    Reply
  6. Lisa @ tequilacupcakes says

    March 26, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    Oh wow, my fiance and I about died when we made regular vodka sauce….. I can only imagine how insanely delicious this is!!

    Reply
  7. Kiri W. says

    March 26, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Bacon vodka? Really? Hmm. I think I’d like the sauce better than the drink, haha! Looks delicious!

    Reply
  8. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:12 am

    I LOVE vodka sauce. So yummy and then you went and added bacon to make it even better!!

    Reply
  9. Sando @ the daily deelight says

    March 30, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    you had me at bacon. WOW this looks so good. And vodka sauce is one of my faves! Thanks for sharing!! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    March 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    You had me at bacon. And then I read the vodka part. And then I died 🙂

    Reply
  11. candice says

    April 9, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    Hi ICanCookThat,

    Thanks for sharing your recipe. Where can you purchase the Bacon Vodka? I’ve never seen it before. I’ve made penne with regular vodka, but for some reason, my sauce wasn’t as thick as your’s. I skipped the Parmesan cheese. Do you think that could be the reason?

    Reply
    • Kait Lun says

      April 9, 2012 at 8:15 pm

      Candice, head over to bakonvodka.com/where to see where you can get Bacon Vodka near you.

      My guess is you might want to allow the tomato sauce to simmer and reduce longer before adding in the heavy cream and cheese. But yes, the parmesan will help thicken the sauce.

      I hope this helps!

      Reply

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