Penne alla vodka isn't just your average pasta. It's a pasta dish with a rebellious streak thanks to that splash of vodka mixed into the classic combination of heavy cream, penne, and tomato sauce.

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Dan "Grossy" Pelosi shared his recipe for Ultimate Pasta Week. It wouldn't be Ultimate Pasta Week without a classic vodka sauce recipe. "Good Morning America" tapped Dan "Grossy" Pelosi for his take ...

There's just something about penne alla vodka, or disco pasta — it's the ultimate comfort food. The sauce is rich and smooth, and the shape of the pasta ensures that every bite contains a little ...

After I gave birth to my son, my sister, Karen, came to visit me, and she made me homemade stuffed shells with her amazing ...

As for other ingredients that really don't "need" to be there, take red velvet cake for example: it doesn't need to be red, but without all that food coloring, would it feel just as delightful?

This post originally appeared on Food52. Sure, you could sling together penne alla vodka in half an hour and it will taste just fine—there’s spice and cream and tomato and, mysteriously but ...

Besides fettuccine Alfredo, is there a dish reviled by pasta snobs as much as penne alla vodka? The other day, one of these detractors summed up the recipe for us as follows: Bring a large pot of ...