Pumpkin Vodka Sauce
A delicious and creamy vodka sauce with pumpkin added in for a tasty meal, piled high with chicken meatballs, and pour it over pasta and you have a real WINNER how ever you serve it.
Servings: 6 +servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups tomato/marinara sauce marinara, tomato sauce or any other well flavored jarred or homemade sauce. If using a plain tomato sauce be sure to saute 1/2 cup onion, and 1-2 teaspoons garlic in oil over medium-high heat for 1 minute.
- 1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
- garnish with fresh basil or oregano if desired
Instructions
- I linked my chicken meatball recipe in the post, you can serve this sauce over pasta, or chicken breasts, beef meatballs, and sausage is another great option. Using this pumpkin vodka sauce over chicken meatballs also makes a great appetizer.
- In a deep skillet or saucepan over medium heat stir in pumpkin puree. tomato sauce, and vodka, simmer for 10 minutes. Why 10 minutes? to ensure the alcohol of the vodka cooks off.
- Stir in heavy cream.
- Add in crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Toss the sauce over any protein you may be adding.
- Or simply serve this sauce over a plate of pasta.
- Top with grated Romano or Parmesan cheese, add some fresh basil or oregano.