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vegan penne alla vodka

Ingredients

  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp Italian herb blend pre-made or make your own with dried basil, dried oregano, etc..)
  • 1 cup vodka
  • 1 can coconut cream
  • 2 tbsp plant milk
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • nutritional yeast
  • freshly cracked salt & pepper
  • fresh sage or basil

Instructions

  • Start by dicing an onion
  • Add the diced onion to a pot with olive oil
  • Sprinkle some freshly cracked salt into the pot
  • Stir onions frequently until translucent
  • After about 10 minutes (until onions are translucent), add tomato paste, Italian seasoning blend, minced garlic
  • Stir mixture for another 1-2 minutes
  • TURN OFF THE STOVE (alcohol is extremely flammable)
  • Add 1 cup of vodka (I used Absolut) to deglaze the pot
  • Turn stove back on, let vodka cook out completely
  • Once vodka is completely cooked out, add coconut cream, plant milk, cherry tomatoes, sundried tomatoes
  • Stir pot and cover, let sit for 10 minutes on low heat (until cherry tomatoes are blistered)
  • While the sauce is cooking, in a separate pot bring water to a boil. Follow the instructions on the package and boil penne pasta of choice (I used a high protein chickpea gluten-free pasta)
  • Either use an immersion blender or transfer mixture to a regular blender. Blend everything in the pot
  • Add a HEAPING ;) amount of nutritional yeast to the blended sauce, along with freshly cracked pepper, flaky sea salt, and a few sprinkles of sage (or basil)
  • Stir in cooked pasta to sauce, enjoy :)