5 Ingredient Vegan Vodka Pasta
Total Time
25 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Rating
4.6 out of 5 stars
(57)
Ingredients
~6 servings
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1 14-ounce can full fat coconut milk
- 1 pound rotini (or any pasta, but rotini is fun)
- a little bit of reserved pasta water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- season to taste with more salt, black pepper, olive oil, red pepper flakes, garlic salt, etc.
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Preparation
Step 1
Heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
Step 2
Add the tomato paste and stir until the tomato paste is a deep red color.
Step 3
Add the vodka – let it sizzle out. Add the coconut milk and salt. Let the mixture simmer a bit.
Step 4
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and toss with the sauce (and a little reserved pasta water to achieve desired consistency).
Step 5
Curl up with a bowl of this goodness and enjoy.
Step 6
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Chef's notes
Garlic:
Stir your garlic constantly, and keep the heat low! You don’t want browned garlic – it’s bitter. If you happen to step away for a minute and your garlic browns (happens to me all the time), I recommend starting over! Normally I wouldn’t be so particular, but in a recipe where there’s only five ingredients and the garlic carries so much of the flavor, you want it to be just right.
Pasta:
I used whole wheat because this recipe is happening during Sugar Free January and I’m trying to limit refined grains!
Vodka:
Add more if you want! I found this post really interesting when researching vodka pasta flavors, amounts, etc.
