 | Penne Pasta with Sausage Vodka Cream Sauce
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Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 30-60 min | | 
- 1 Tbs Olive oil
-1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 lb. Silva Sausage (choose flavor), casings removed
- 1 Tbs Butter
- 4 Garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup Vodka
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced, peeled tomatoes, un-drained
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 Tbs Italian Parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
- 1 lb. Penne pasta, cooked according to package directions
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional for garnish
1. Cook sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove sausage from pan, set aside.
2. Drain excess grease from skillet; melt butter and oil in skillet; add onion and sauté until softened and golden. Add garlic, cook and stir one minute. Add Vodka to skillet and reduce volume by half, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer 3 minutes.
3. Return cooked sausage to skillet, add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, salt and pepper.
4. Place cooked penne in a large serving bowl; pour sauce over pasta; add Parmesan cheese and toss to combine.
5. Serve sprinkled with additional Parmesan cheese. |