Pasta alla Vodka with Blue Cheese
A decadent twist on the classic pasta alla vodka sauce. Combining this rich classic tomato sauce with blue cheese adds a whole new dimension of flavour. Save this one for date night!
Ingredients
- 18 oz (500 g) 500g dried pasta, I used orecchiette
For the sauce
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, more if you want some spice in it!
- ½ cup (120 ml) vodka
- 28 oz (800 g) canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup (240 ml) plain passata / tomato sauce
- 8 oz (225 g) blue cheese , I used Stilton
- ¼ cup (60 ml) cream
- 4 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- A couple handfuls of chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Gently fry the garlic, dried herbs and chili flakes over a low heat until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Be careful not to let the garlic brown or burn.
- Add the 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and vodka.
- Simmer on low heat for around 1 hour. If you don't have time, it's OK to skip this part, but give it as long as you can.
- Add the blue cheese and stir in until fully melted.
- Add the cream and parmesan.
- Now is a good time to start cooking your pasta
- Keeping the heat low, simmer for another 10-15 minutes, or as long as it takes your pasta to cook to al dente.
- Add the fresh basil and salt and pepper to taste, before mixing into the pasta.
Calories: 515kcal, Protein: 21.1g, Fat: 16.9g, Cholesterol: 42.9mg