Any one have a easy meat less pasta dish

theboss17, Jan 10, 11:46pm
i have three men to feed for tea an stuff all meat thought ill try some thing new

ant_sonja, Jan 11, 12:15am
this might appeal! 500gr Penne Pasta, 1/4cup extra virgin olive oil, 10 cloves garlic - peeled, hot red chilli, chopped or, if dry, crushed - amount to taste, 2 tins of chopped tomato, 1/4cup tomato paste, 1/4cup of vodka, 1/2cup of cream, 3tbsp chopped fresh parsley, 1 cup of cheese (Parmesan is nice) . Boil the pasta till al dente, in the meantime, heat the olive oil in a pan, flatten/crucsh the garlic cloves with a knife and add to the oil. cook stirring the garlic frequently until it is just taking on a bit of colour. Add the tomato paste and stir well then add the tomatoes and simmer for a couple of minutes adding salt/pepper and the chilli to taste. Add the vodka and allow to simmer (almost boil) for another 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat slightly and remove the garlic cloves from the sauce and stir in the cream. Stir well to incorporate. Add cooked pasta and heat through. Serve with Parmesan cheese liberally sprinkled on top.

theboss17, Jan 11, 12:36am
dose it still taste ok with out vodka

ant_sonja, Jan 11, 12:41am
It would be just a tomato/cream sauce - still nice but the vodka gives it a bit of a different flavour :-)