"Penne" alla vodka from Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way with Everyone's Favorite Food (page 116) by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg

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    Can substitute rigatoni or penne for fusilli.

  • rachel_q1lg6q on May 30, 2026

    This was a hit! I usually make my vodka sauce with pancetta but this was a great change and loved the addition of the Calabrian chiles. My parm goo-ed up at the end so need to figure out how to prevent that.

  • katiesue28 on February 20, 2026

    This was pretty good and I really enjoyed the addition of Calabrian chilies for an underlying heat. Added some sauteed crimini mushrooms and peas. Still looking for the perfect vodka sauce, though I'm thinking the secret ingredient is just gobs of butter! Ha!

  • Mhlsea22 on February 15, 2026

    Used Calabrian chili paste since it’s what I had on hand and ended up using about 3-4 tbls and doubled the cheese

  • Rubyclaire29 on January 14, 2026

    The Calabrian chili was awesome. I added more onion and used an adorable pasta shape, vesuvio that looks like its namesake, a pointed volcano. Anyway, sauce came together beautifully! Great recipe!

  • srahndennis on January 04, 2026

    So good! I used Rummo gluten free rigatoni which I'd cook in the pot at least a minute longer before transferring to the sauce. First time making a vodka sauce and using Calabrian chiles but would definitely make again.

  • prkrgrant on December 22, 2025

    A very nice vodka sauce, simple but very tasty

  • jenburkholder on October 02, 2025

    Delicious. Used rigatoni since I had it in the pantry and served with Italian sausage balls. Only tweak was subbing Aleppo pepper for the Calabrian chili; while I’m sure that would be lovely, I didn’t have any and didn’t feel like purchasing. Excellent rendition of a classic.

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