Penne With Vodka Salmon Sauce Recipe

ingredients

1 pound penne, ziti or rigatoni
3 small cans deboned, skinned salmon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 pound feta cheese, crumbled
10 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped coarsely
black pepper
1/2 cup ketchup or cocktail sauce
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
3 ounces vodka
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

directions

Melt butter in medium sized saucepan. Add cream and cook until hot, stirring constantly. Add cheese, simmer slowly until melted.

Cook pasta; drain and rinse with hot water. Return pasta to cooking pot.

Heat oil in frying pan. Add garlic; let brown lightly. Add salmon, stirring until slightly browned. Add 1 ounce vodka; stir, remove from heat.

Add remaining vodka to the butter and cheese sauce. Add ketchup or cocktail sauce to give sauce a slightly pink color.

Add salmon to cream sauce. Stir well. Add sauce to cooked pasta. Toss well. Add grated Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle well with ground pepper.

nutrition data

1070 calories, 67 grams fat, 70 grams carbohydrates, 40 grams protein per serving.

reviews & comments

FrancesDarling REVIEW:
September 11, 2017

This was delicious, rich and filling. And it should have been, considering that one serving of this creamy dish is probably the equivalent of eating a big wedge of birthday cake. With all the cheese, pasta and oil called for in this recipe, this dish is fairly loaded with fat and carbohydrates. But go ahead and enjoy it "every once in a while." That's just what we did! And change the 1 pound of feta to 6 ounces.