Vodka Sauce Recipe

If you are a fan of Penne alla Vodka, this Vodka sauce is one of the easiest recipes you will ever make!

The Italian American sauce is a smooth tomato sauce, vodka, typical Italian herbs, and heavy cream (which gives the sauce its creamy orange color).

If you’re looking for a rich, creamy, and flavorful pasta dish that feels like it came straight from an Italian trattoria, vodka sauce with sausage over gnocchi is a must-try.

It clings perfectly to any pasta of your choice and looks like you took all day to prepare it, when in fact it takes just a matter of minutes!

This sauce is perfect for entertaining the family or having a special dinner.

Our favorite pasta with this sauce is Homemade Gnocchi.

The options below will give you ideas on additions to the sauce to change it up every time, adding a few types of meat.

If you love this pasta sauce, do try our Traditional Sunday Italian Sauce or Marinara Sauce, both are fantastic on pasta!

Scroll down to the bottom to print off this simple recipe.

Tomato Basil Pasta

Farmer's market ripe tomatoes, sweet Italian basil, garlic and freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese make up this fantastic Tomato Basil Pasta recipe.

It’s light and fresh and on the table in less than 30 minutes,plus this Tomato Basil Pasta dinner is perfect for busy schedules and those who prefer a lighter meal.

Change the recipe up by adding leftover meat from previous dinners during the week or leftover pasta marinara sauce but if you want a true tomato basil pasta dish, the simplicity in this recipe is super delicious.

Of course, for those who love a traditional meat tomato sauce, or even an alfredo sauce, you can adapt this recipe and it will still taste marvelous.

We will add some suggestions below to make this dinner different every time you make it and no one won't know about our secret basic recipe sauce

All you need is your favorite pasta and a few simple pantry ingredients kept on hand and this will be a winner in your home for all your pasta lovers out there.

Scroll down to see our simple printable recipe with step-by-step instructions at the bottom o this page if you would like to skip all the tips and suggestions we added.