Recipes with penne

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Penne all'Arrabbiata (Spicy Tomato and Garlic Pasta)

All of the heat in this penne comes from the peperoncino, so adjusting that one teaspoon sets the spice level. The chili gets only 10 seconds in the garlic oil before the tomatoes go in; blackened garlic or chili leaves a bitter streak through the sauce. Simmered uncovered for 8 minutes, the tomatoes thicken enough to coat the outside of each tube and fill the hollow. A pinch of sugar rounds off tomatoes that taste too sharp.

Prep 8min Cook 18min 2 servings

Pasta Medium

Chili Garlic Pork Belly Arrabbiata Penne

Pork belly, fried until the fat turns translucent and the edges crisp, gives this arrabbiata a richer, meatier base than the usual garlic and chili tomato sauce. The heat comes from Korean gochugaru instead of dried Italian chili, so it lands as a familiar, warm Korean spiciness.

Prep 18min Cook 25min 4 servings

Pasta Easy

Penne alla Vodka

Two tablespoons of vodka bubble for about a minute, long enough to soften the harsh alcohol smell but not so long that the aroma disappears. The tomato puree reduces until its color deepens before any cream goes in, and from that point the pan stays at its lowest heat so the sauce never boils and splits. The finished sauce should slip into the hollow centers of the penne as well as cling to the outside.

Prep 10min Cook 18min 2 servings

Pasta Medium

Perilla Pesto Chicken Penne

Blended with walnuts, perilla leaves make a pesto whose scent recalls perilla oil: slightly bitter, quietly nutty and nothing like basil. Bite-size pieces of chicken breast stay lean and plain, letting the pesto carry the flavor, and the hollow penne fill with sauce.

Prep 20min Cook 25min 4 servings

Pasta Medium

Sesame Soy Eggplant Tomato Penne

Even with no meat in the dish, each cube of eggplant, seared over high heat until just browned, soaks up tomato and soy sauce like a sponge and turns soft and savory. Sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds lend a nutty Korean finish, and fresh basil sits on top.

Prep 18min Cook 25min 4 servings

Pasta Medium

Spicy Octopus Rose Penne (Octopus Penne in Rose Sauce)

Pre-cooked octopus is patted dry and seared hard over high heat so the outside turns chewy, then tossed with penne in a tomato cream sauce warmed up with gochugaru (Korean chili flakes). The sauce fills the tubes of the penne, so every forkful with a piece of octopus brings plenty of it along.

Prep 12min Cook 22min 2 servings