Awesome Penne Alla Vodka

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon, crumbled
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes (or 1 15 ounce can of diced and 1 1 15 ounce can crushed)
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 -4 tablespoon red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 fry bacon in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat until evenly browned (about 10 minutes).
• 2 remove bacon and put on a plate with paper towel.
• 3 drain some of the drippings from the skillet/pot.
• 4 cook and stir garlic with the bacon grease until garlic is tender; 1-2 minutes.
• 5 stir tomatoes, salt, pepper, italian seasoning, sugar, and minced onion into the bacon mixture.
• 6 add in the bacon, crumbled.
• 7 simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 8 pour vodka over bacon mixture and simmer until sauce is slightly reduced; about 15 minutes.
• 9 bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• 10 cook pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally until pasta is tender yet firm to bite; 8-10 minutes.
• 11 drain and transfer pasta to a serving bowl. stir in a little oil or butter to keep from sticking.
• 12 stir cream into the vodka sauce and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• 13 toss penne and vodka sauce together until coated.
• 14 serve warm.