# Penne, Sausage & Vodka Sauce

A delicious penne pasta dish featuring both ground and sliced sausages in a rich vodka sauce.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- sausage
- hot spicy ground sausage
- olive oil
- diced onions
- spoonful pureed garlic
- mild sliced sausage
- vodka
- red chili flakes
- dried oregano
- dried basil
- pinch salt
- black pepper
- marinara sauce
- heavy whipping cream
- grated Parmesan cheese
- shredded Parmesan cheese
- penne pasta
- pasta water

## Instructions

1. Put the sausage in the oven and cook it off at 375 for about 40 minutes.
2. Let the cooked sausage cool for a second, then slice it.
3. Start cooking the hot spicy ground sausage in a little bit of olive oil.
4. Add diced onions and let them cook for a second.
5. Add a big spoonful of pureed garlic and mix it up really good.
6. Add the sliced sausage and mix everything around to marry the flavors.
7. Carefully add vodka, light it on fire, and burn off the alcohol for a few minutes.
8. Season with red chili flakes, dried oregano, dried basil, a big pinch of salt, and black pepper, then stir all around.
9. Add marinara sauce and give it a nice stir, incorporating all the flavors.
10. Add heavy whipping cream and stir it up well to give it a nice pink tone.
11. Add grated Parmesan cheese a little bit at a time, stirring after each addition.
12. Add shredded Parmesan cheese and let it mix in, then let it simmer for just a second.
13. Meanwhile, cook the penne pasta.
14. Add a little bit of pasta water to the sauce to prevent it from getting too thick, then stir.
15. Once all mixed up, let it simmer for just a second or two.

## Equipment

- oven
- lighter
- pan

## Tips

- Be careful when adding vodka to avoid flame-ups.
- Burn off the alcohol from the vodka to avoid a drunken pasta dish.
- Add red chili flakes after the vodka is burned off to prevent them from burning.
- Use a mix of grated and shredded Parmesan for different flavors.
- Add a little pasta water to prevent the sauce from getting too thick.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBkBomYu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/99017316-9f60-4c57-a367-fc7e1a048933
- Extracted: 2026-06-01

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