Vegan Pasta alla Vodka Sauce

Bowl of vegan penne alla vodka with ja sauce jar in the background

Penne alla Vodka recipe without cream - this delicious pasta sauce is quickly conjured up with pantry ingredients. This aromatic vodka sauce not only tastes good with penne, it is also an amazing pizza sauce.

Try this easy vegan vodka sauce on a sandwich or eat it as a tomato soup. Your dinner can be on your table within 30 minutes with this vegan pasta recipe.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword oil free dinner recipe, vegan dinner, vegan pasta recipe, vegan penne alla vodka, vegan tomato sauce, vegan vodka pasta, vegan vodka sauce, wfpb dinner

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 474kcal

Author Jasmin

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound 450 g penne
5 cloves garlic minced
1 medium onion chopped finely
½ cup 120 ml vodka
1- 14- ounce 400 g can tomato puree or tomato passata
½ cup 75g cashews or sunflower seeds, raw
¾ cup 180 ml water
1 generous pinch red pepper flakes plus more if needed
5 tablespoon vegan parmesan
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Freshly ground black pepper
Vegan Parmesan for serving

Instructions

Start with the penne, cook them according to the package instructions.
Now chop the onion and the garlic cloves and put ingredients are a sufficiently large pan.
Sautee the onions with a little water. Just add a small sip of water each time you notice the pan turning brown.
When the onions are lightly brown, add the vodka and let it simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
In the meantime, you can mix the cashews with the water in a high speed blender. If you want to, you can also mix the tomatoes with the cashews.
Now add the cashew cream to the onions and season with chilli flakes, parmesan, chopped parsley, onion powder and garlic powder, and fresh ground black pepper.
Let the sauce simmer again for about 5 minutes and taste it. If the sauce is too thick for you, add a little more water. If it's too runny for you, let it boil down a little more.
Now fold the penne into the sauce and serve with parmesan and fresh parsley.

Notes

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