Bucatini in Vodka Sauce

This Vodka Sauce recipe is easy, quick and SO delicious! Guaranteed to bring your loved ones to the table. Serve with your favourite pasta and add chicken or shrimp for extra protein.

The Simple Prairie Life

I went for a drive in the country today. I started on the highway and got up to a great cruising speed with some good driving tunes to egg me on. Driving eastward, in the direction of home (Saskatchewan, the place of my birth and childhood). All the while knowing that I couldn’t go all the way there.

Instead I settled for some rain soaked gravel roads. They were just gravelly enough to be fun and rutted enough to jostle my body to wake me up. Then I went home for breakfast and back to real life. I’m a prairie girl at heart and the prairie roads will always bring me home.

The Dish That Brings You Home

Is there a dish that brings you home? For me that dish will always be my grandpa’s Goulash made with wild meat. He’s in a home now and at 92 years old I’m sure cooking Goulash is the last thing on his mind.

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For many people, pasta is the dish that brings them home. It’s pure comfort, especially when laden with a rich, creamy sauce. There were many smiles and compliments around the table the day I made this sauce. Perhaps this sauce will be the dish that brings my kids home someday. 

The Vodka Sauce That Checks All the Boxes

This Vodka Sauce really checks all the boxes. Creamy and rich, with just that hint of a bite from the vodka. Then there’s the hint of umami and acidity from the tomatoes. Perfection. I used to buy this sauce all the time because the kids love it so much. Now I’m saving money and I can pronounce all the ingredients!

The whole family was really happy with my little experiment and I think I lucked out in creating such a great recipe on the first go. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

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Yield: 4 servings

Bucatini in Vodka Sauce

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This Bucatini alla Vodka recipe is easy, quick and SO delicious! Guaranteed to bring your loved ones to the table. Add chicken or shrimp for extra protein.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1/2 onion; finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic; finely minced
• 1 cup vodka
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 (4 oz) cup passata
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves; shredded or torn
• Salt and Pepper
• pasta

Instructions

1. Sauté the onion in oil and butter until it’s translucent, then add the garlic and sauté for another minute.
2. Pour in the vodka and allow it to reduce by half.
3. Add the chicken stock and tomatoes (and/or passata) and bring to a simmer. Season.
4. While the sauce is simmering cook the pasta according to directions. I used Bucatini which is a long pasta like spaghetti but with a hole running through the center. You can use any pasta you like.
5. Add the cream to the sauce and bring up to temperature. Do not boil.
6. Drain your pasta and toss it in the sauce, along with the torn fresh basil leaves. Add cooked shrimp or chicken if you like. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 372Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 247mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 5g

Nutritional calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is an estimation only. For special diets or medical issues please use your preferred calculator.

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