{"id":148751,"date":"2025-02-24T21:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/?post_type=recipes&#038;p=148751"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:07:46","slug":"penne-with-nduja-vodka-cream-sauce","status":"publish","type":"recipes","link":"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/recipes\/penne-with-nduja-vodka-cream-sauce\/148751\/","title":{"rendered":"Penne with Nduja Vodka Cream Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Get the Penne with Nduja Vodka Cream Sauce Recipe<\/h2>\n<p>Penne pasta tossed in a vodka cream sauce is a perfect entree. What could make it even better? Nduja. The spreadable nduja is great to incorporate into cream sauce to give it an enhanced flavor and increase the spice level. Try this basic recipe. Experiment with the nduja vodka cream sauce to fit your customer base. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/topics\/menu-development\/nduja-sausage-spread-the-love\/\">More on nduja.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Penne with Nduja Vodka Cream Sauce<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Entree<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Pizza Today<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 cups crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons tomato paste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup yellow onion, small dice (1\/2 onion)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon garlic, slivered (3 cloves)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\u00bc cup vodka<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon sea salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\u00bd teaspoon red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">4 ounces nduja<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 pound penne (cooked to al dente)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Basil, chiffonade<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Grated Parmesan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat EVOO over medium heat and add onions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Saut\u00e9 for 4-5 minutes until translucent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add garlic and nduja.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Saut\u00e9 another 1-2 minutes until the sausage has melted.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add salt, pepper, chili flakes and tomato paste.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add vodka and cook 2 minutes or until fully reduced.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add crushed tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook for 2 minutes and then stir in heavy cream.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let simmer another 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Toss penne with cream sauce.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Plate penne and top with basil, Parmesan and sea salt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[3274],"tags":[2895,2541,2853,2966],"topic":[3248],"class_list":["post-148751","recipes","type-recipes","status-publish","hentry","category-recipe","tag-nduja","tag-pasta-recipes","tag-pasta-sauces","tag-penne-with-nduja-vodka-cream-sauce","topic-entrees"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Penne with Nduja Vodka Cream Sauce - Pizza Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get the Penne with Nduja Vodka Cream Sauce recipe. 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