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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Coarsely chop the garlic. | 2. Find a sauce pan or skillet that will be large enough for all the cooked pasta and sauce at the end. | 3. Heat the oil the saucepan over medium heat and when the oil is warm add the chopped garlic and saute for 3 minutes. | 4. If using fresh tomatoes, cut them into 1-inch pieces. | 5. Add the fresh or canned tomatoes to the pan and cook for 20 minutes. | 6. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then add the red pepper flakes. | 7. Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil. | 8. Meanwhile, place the pan with the sauce over low heat and let it simmer while you cook the pasta. | 9. Add coarse salt to the boiling water, then add the pasta and cook for 8 to 11 minutes. | 10. How long it cooks really depends on the brand of pasta. | 11. You should let it go for 1 minute less than for normal al dente. | 12. Meanwhile, coarsely chop the parsley. | 13. Drain the pasta and add it to the pan with the tomato sauce. | 14. Add the vodka, mix very well, and raise the heat to medium. | 15. Saute for 1 minute, stirring the pasta vigorously with a wooden spoon. | 16. Add the cream, and taste for salt and pepper. | 17. Mix for 30 seconds to allow the cream to get well absorbed into the pasta, then sprinkle on the parsley. | 18. Transfer pasta to a serving dish, and serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
garlic	2	cloves	peeled	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
olive oil	5	tablespoons		596.7	0.0	0.0	67.5
tomato	1 1/2	1/2	ripe canned drained	93.1034	20.6447	4.8576	0.8096
salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
hot red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
penne	1	lb		571.5271	76.2036	25.8548	18.1437
italian parsley	15	sprigs		-	-	-	-
vodka	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1	cup		408.0	3.2880000000000003	3.408	43.29600000000001
salt			coarse	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.