wonderful on pumpkin bars or cookies.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 2 quarts |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ½ cup vodka (such as Ciroc®)
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1 (28 ounce) jar tomato sauce
- 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan over high heat until the surface is very hot; add minced garlic and sear until brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour vodka into the saucepan, taking care to avoid any flames that ignite from the alcohol meeting the hot surface of the pan. Quickly pour cream into pan to douse the flames and stir; add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, basil, and parsley.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from heat, and rest sauce long enough to let herbs flavor the sauce, 5 to 10 minutes.
- I have occasionally added sauteed shrimp or chicken for an complete meal when not using as a side dish. Just toss 1 pound shrimp or bite-size chicken breast chunks with garlic and butter in a separate pan until cooked. Add to sauce just before serving.
- You can substitute 1 teaspoon dried basil or parsley for the tablespoon of fresh basil or parsley.
- Diced tomatoes can be used in place of crushed.
- Since this recipe has a high yield, you can freeze the leftovers for quick meals on another day!
- Adding alcohol to a hot pan can cause spontaneous combustion. Only experienced cooks should use this technique.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 153 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 43 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 344 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Turned out great! I added a little more cheese and a little more crushed tomato than recipe called for but OH MY GOSH delicious!
I loved this. Added about 1/2 lb prosciutto with little olive oil. There was a lot so I jarred it and will add shrimp for tomorrow’s dinner.
Excellent and very easy. Made with whole milk instead of heavy cream. Worked well.
It was delicious! I made this with homegrown pureed tomatoes and added a bit of salt for taste. I also substituted half-and-half since I didn’t have heavy cream so the sauce was a little thin (but nothing a few sprinkles of flour couldn’t fix!)
Very good! Added minced onion and a pinch of crushed red peppers for a little heat.
Delicious and easy!
I made the sauce today and although it was very tasty, the consistency was too soupy. I followed it to the T.
Excellent vodka sauce! Absolutely loved it. Used fresh garlic cloves, minced, fresh parsley and basil (gotta use fresh basil!), canned diced tomatoes and sauce, and New Amsterdam vodka, which I’m told is a decent inexpensive vodka and not top shelf (not a vodka drinker myself). Loved how quick and easy this recipe is!
.Luckily I never had a problem with the vodka combusting and I am a newer cook so don’t shy away because it makes or breaks the recipe! Once I make it: my sister, my parents, my boyfriend and in-laws all want to tray!!! I made this twice for a charity event and was asked for the recipe it at least a dozen times, It’s a way cheaper alternative to making trays of baked ziti with meat and a lot easier
My husband loved it! I will serve this to guests next time.
I made this sauce with my son. It is amazing! Nothing in it is overpowering. The flavors blend together nicely. We will be making this again.
Yummy! I substituted basil pesto for the fresh garlic, basil and parsley which made it super easy…no chopping, easy cleanup. Hubs LOVED it with shrimp over zoodles. Super low carb!
I have made this four times over the last year, and I continue to get requests for it at gatherings. After playing around with the base recipe, I now increase the garlic and italian spices by about 30%, I sauté a medium onion with the garlic, basil, and parsley in a little EVOO before adding the vodka (top shelf), I find that one to two tbsp of sugar takes the edge off of the acidic tomatoes, and lastly, I add either sautéed chicken or shrimp, and a bag of peas to add some greens.
I followed the directions to the T. The name of the dish is true, it is the best vodka sauce! It is definitely better than any restaurant. I am keeping this recipe for a lifetime.
Yum! Followed the recipe, and added cooked shrimp and steamed pea pods at the end. Everyone asked for the recipe at the end of the meal.
fabulous recipe!
Very good and so easy!! Followed recipe as written , delicious
This was great, loved the easy to make sauce, I also sautéed some chicken breast in garlic, parsley, adobe, salt & fresh pepper, cut the chicken in to small pieces and added to the sauce with penne past, it was delicious
I love the easiness of this sauce and the taste is outstanding. I always add a little more cheese but it is not necessary! This time I use thin spaghetti noodles and topped off the dish with some boiled and sautéed Argentinian Shrimp! Yum!
very easy to make and just as delicious!
This was absolutely delicious and EASY! I did do what another cook did and crushed San Marzano tomatoes with my hands instead of crushed tomatoes. They are the best! I also added chicken which I cooked separately in garlic and butter and added right before I severed it. This was something easy to throw together and would be a good dish for entertaining. Everyone raved about it!