FUSILLI / PENNE ALLA VODKA

Saying hello to a new week with this creamy, tomatoey vegan pasta that takes just 30 minutes to achieve. You can use either fusilli or penne pasta to get this quick yet delicious dish.

I. Ingredients:

- 1 ⅓ cup o. dried fusilli/penne pasta

- 1 cup o. white onion (1 medium onion); 3 cloves o. garlic (smashed)

- ⅛ - ¼ tsp o. dried chilli flakes (depending on your spice tolerance)

- ¼ tsp o. dried oregano

- ¼ tsp o. ground black pepper, ¼ tsp o. salt

- 3 tbs o. tomato paste

- ½ cup o. heavy cream/cooking cream

- ⅓ cup o. pasta water

- 1 tbs o. butter, ¼ cup of shredded parmesan/mozzarella cheese

*If you wish to use vodka in your pasta, use ¼ cup o. vodka. But you can do without the vodka just fine :)

II. Instructions:

Sauté your onion in 2-3 tbs o. olive oil until fragrant and translucent, then add in your smashed garlic, season with salt

Put in your black pepper, dried oregano, and chilli flakes. Stir in your tomato paste and cook for 3-5 minutes on medium-high heat. Remember to cook it so that you don’t get a raw tomato flavor.

After having thoroughly cooked your tomato paste, you can put in your vodka and let simmer for 5-7 minutes or until the alcohol has completely evaporated. Taste to check, because the last thing you want is for your sauce to taste like liquor. The vodka is here to enhance the sweetness and balance out the flavors of the sauce ;)

Now add in your cream, pasta water and butter. Let the sauce simmer to emulsify into a silky texture. Grate in your cheese and stir your pasta into the sauce. Cook for 5 minutes on medium-low heat with a lid on.

Garnish with some parsley and some more parmesan and you’re done! Enjoy!