Pasta

Cooking with alcohol gives an extra kick to the dishes. Be it Grilled Chicken marinated with wine or Almond Biscotti baked with little liquor. As you add alcohol to the food you are cooking, it evaporates with heat and only thing left behind is the lingering flavour. The alcohol in the food doesn’t make you tipsy therefore its even safe for kids. Although its optional to use alcohol in most recipes but in this one I would say it is mandatory. The pasta wouldn’t be the same without vodka and you have to trust me on that.

Directions
1. In a large deep pan heat some water. The water should be at least 3 inches above pasta. When the water boils add pasta and 1 tbsp salt to it. Cook the pasta al dente. Drain and reserve the water from pasta for later use .

2.In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and butter. When butter is melted, add in chopped onion and garlic. Stir and allow to cook for two minutes.

3. Pour in vodka. Stir and cook for three minutes. Do not worry you wont go tipsy 😛

4. Add in pasta sauce and stir. As a matter of fact my kitchen is always stocked with Pasta Sauce. It saves me a number of times when you have to cook something quickly.

5. Reduce heat to low and stir in cream. Allow to simmer, being careful not to overheat. Stir in red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.

4.If you feel the sauce is too thick you can add water reserved from boiling pasta. Add cooked pasta to the sauce, tossing to combine. Stir in Parmesan cheese.

5. Put pasta into large serving bowl. Garnish with more Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

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I confess openly that I am a dire fan of pasta. So I constantly look for different ways and means to cook it. Most of the pasta dishes can be made vegetarian. It depends on how you cook, you can make it as healthier and as cheesier you want. I stick to the one overloaded with vegetables. This one has blast of vegetables and it tastes soooo gooood.

Directions :

1. Boil water and add salt and a tea spoon oil to it(Yes yes I know its a blasphemy to add oil to pasta when you boil. But I add oil deliberately because I want them in texture like noodles where veggies do not get over mixed with pasta. Still not convinced! okay skip the oil ).Now add pasta to the boiling water and cook till al dente.

2. Chop all the vegetables thin and long.

3. In a wok put little olive oil and saute Onions followed by other vegetables. Ensure you saute them one after the other.

4. Add Cooking wine and Vinegar to make them tender. You can also add little pasta water from the boiled pasta . Once the veggies are tender add the red pasta sauce and salt n pepper.

5. After mixing for couple of minutes add drained boiled pasta in it and give it a gentle toss so that everything combines.

6. Sprinkle some Parmesan Cheese and serve hot.

Other Pasta dishes you can try on The Secret Ingredient: Vegetable Hakka Noodles, Avacado Parsley Pasta, Sauteed Red Bell Pepper and Olive Pasta

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Pasta Alla Vodka

Spaghetti Vegetable Pasta