Whole Wheat Pasta and Light Vodka Sauce
photo by Meghan at Food.com
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon light butter
- 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (no-salt-added, preferred)
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1 dash pepper (mixed-up pepper is our favorite, actually!)
- 1 cup fat-free half-and-half (she also uses cream or 2% low-fat milk)
- 1⁄4 cup vodka
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more)
- 1 lb whole wheat pasta
directions
- Melt butter with oil in large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 8 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook until almost no liquid remains in pan, stirring frequently about 15-25 minutes. (At this point, start a pot of water for the pasta.).
- Add cream, vodka and red pepper and boil until thickened to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Sauce may be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
- Pour sauce over 1 lb cooked whole wheat pasta. Toss well, and serve with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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