Pumpkin Vodka Sauce Penne
This savory pumpkin recipe features a creamy blend of pumpkin puree, cashew cream, tomatoes, and vodka sauce served over a bed of hot penne pasta. It’s like fall on a plate!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings
- 10 oz rigatoni or penne pasta
- 6 oz can of tomato paste
- 1 14 oz can pumpkin puree
- 1 onion diced
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- ½ tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups cashew cream I made very thick cashew milk using JOI cashew nut base! you could also use heavy cream!
- ½ cup vodka
- reserve 1 - 2 cups pasta water
- sage for garnish
- tablespoon of olive oil
Begin cooking your penne pasta (or rigatoni!) in a pot of boiling water.
In a large skillet sautee the garlic, onion, and olive oil for 4-5 minutes.
Add in the tomato paste, pumpkin puree, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and vodka. Cook for 15 minutes.
Stir in the cashew cream to the pumpkin sauce and combine well.
The pasta should be done by now, so ladle in a cup of the pasta water and stir.
Stir the cooked pasta into the pumpkin cream sauce.
Serve garnished with sage!