Vegan Vodka Sauce
easyhealthyrecipes.com/vegan-vodka-sauce/You only need 8 basic ingredients to make this super-creamy Vegan Vodka Sauce. Even better? It is ready in the time it takes to boil a pot of pasta for a fuss-free weeknight meal.
Recipe makes approximately 7
Ingredients Needed
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
- 1 small yellow onion (finely chopped)
- 3 garlic cloves (pressed or minced)
- ⅔ cup tomato paste
- 3 tbsp vodka
- 1 cup vegan heavy whipping cream (plus 1/2 cup more to taste)
- ½ cup vegan parmesan cheese (optional)
- plenty of salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Place a large skillet over medium heat. Once skillet is hot add the butter and sauté onions for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they begin to slightly caramelize. Add in the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 30-60 seconds.
- Add the tomato paste and stir together. Continue to stir until paste turns bright red. This should take about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Deglaze the skillet with vodka and stir together until it evaporates. Add about 1/4 cup of pasta water to skillet and stir together until smooth, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir the cream into sauce until mixture is smooth. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer together, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the parmesan and continue to simmer until sauce is smooth, glossy and has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Add more cream if you want to thin the consistency of the sauce.
- Add cooked pasta to the sauce and toss together until fully coated. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with more grated Parmesan and black pepper.
Recipe Notes
Here the sauce is pictured tossed through rigatoni, but any other short pasta shape like the classic penne or farfalle (pasta bows) will also work well.
Nutrition Info (Approximate)
Net Carbs: 0g