Shrimp Feta and Rotelli Pasta with Homemade Vodka Sauce
Homemade Vodka Sauce is delicious with shrimp and feta over Rotelli pasta.
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 large shallot chopped
- 1/4 yellow onion chopped
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 28 oz can whole Italian peeled tomatoes and juice drained Cento San Marzano tomatoes are good.
- 3 medium size Tomatoes fresh chopped
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1 Tbsp basil fresh chopped
- 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour if necessary for thickening
- 1 Lb shrimp peeled and deveined. I used a package of flash-frozen shrimp
- 1 Lb Rotelli pasta or pasta of your choice
Instructions
- In a saucepan, brown garlic, shallots, and onion in oil for about 5 minutes
- Add canned tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, and red pepper. Mix, breaking up the tomatoes and let cook on medium-high for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the heavy cream, vodka, feta, and basil. Let it cook for 10 minutes. If the mixture doesn't thicken, quickly stir in 1 Tbs of flour.
- Add the shrimp and cook until heated (or if raw until pink) Keep the vodka sauce heated until ready to serve.
- In the meantime, boil water in a pasta pan and cook 1 lb of multi-colored Rotelli until done (according to package directions) Or use the pasta of your choice.