Spaghetti in Vodka Sauce

Another recipe in the series of semi homemade food that tastes like you’ve labored for hours is this Spaghetti in Vodka Sauce. The store bought vodka sauce has tomato puree, diced tomatoes, vodka, garlic, Parmesan and Romano cheese. Adding fresh herbs and freshly grated Parmesan to this sauce only wakes up the flavors and brings out the taste of the sauce even better. If you feel like it, you can add some extra vodka too @sarchakra

PREP TIME: 5 mins

COOK TIME: 10 mins

YIELDS: Serves 4

Ingredients

Spaghetti 8 oz
Chicken breast, cut into thin slices
Vodka sauce 24 oz
Butter ½ stick
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Garlic powder 2 tsp
Parsley ¼ cup, freshly chopped
Parmesan ½ cup, freshly grated plus for garnish
Sea salt
Black pepper 2 tsp

Method

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Keep aside.
Heat a cast iron pan. Add the olive oil. Add the chicken. Sauté on high heat for a couple of minutes. Remove the chicken. Let it rest for 5 mins. Cut the chicken into thin slices. Keep aside.
Pour the vodka sauce into the pan. Add 2 cups of water. Add the spaghetti. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add the butter. Let the spaghetti cook according to box directions. In the last couple of minutes of cooking, add the chopped chicken to the pan.
Add the chopped parsley and sprinkle grated Parmesan. Stir.
Serve immediately with some more parmesan.

Notes

Replace the chicken with vegetables, salmon or any white fish sautéd in butter.

This dish freezes really well.

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