Description
Rich tomato sauce gets a boost with the addition of vodka, cream, and ground chicken — and tender farfalle (bow tie) pasta ties it all together. Perfect to enjoy for lunch or dinner, my Farfalle a la Vodka with Chicken is quick and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb Organic Farfalle Pasta
- 28 oz. Crushed Fired Roasted Tomatoes
- 1 lb Ground Chicken
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/4 cup Chicken Stock
- 1/4 cup Vodka
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tsp All-Purpose Flour
- 3 tsp Minced Garlic
Seasoning for the chicken:
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Ground Thyme
- 2 tsp Oregano
- 2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Himalayan Salt
Seasoning for the sauce:
- 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Red Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Himalayan Salt
Instructions
- Place the ground chicken into a large bowl and season with chicken seasonings.
- Cook chicken at medium heat for 5 minutes until pink is removed. Remove from heat.
- Add butter to the same cooking pan along with minced garlic and flour. Add vodka to the cooking pan and cook on high for 5 minutes.
- Lower heat to medium and add chicken stock and heavy whipping cream.
- Once sauce ingredients begin to blend, add all sauce seasonings, crushed tomato sauce, and sugar. Continue to stir. Stir in Parmesan cheese then slightly lower heat and simmer for 7 minutes while the pasta is boiling.
- Boil the pasta according to the instructions. Drain from water and add pasta and chicken to the cooking pan with sauce. Fold ingredients together. Lower heat and simmer for 5 additional minutes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 584
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 631mg
- Fat: 22.6g
- Carbohydrates: 53.6g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Protein: 35.5g
- Cholesterol: 118mg