Vegetarian

No Cream-No Cry Penne Alla Vodka takes several minutes to prepare.

No Cream-No Cry Penne Alla Vodka takes several minutes to cook.

No Cream-No Cry Penne Alla Vodka makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for No Cream-No Cry Penne Alla Vodka are:

8 ounces whole wheat penne
2 cups low-fat marinara sauce
Pinch crushed red pepper
1 7-ounce container 2 percent Greek yogurt
1 cup chopped fresh basil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
6 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Here is how you make No Cream-No Cry Penne Alla Vodka:

Directions1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions, about 9 minutes; drain.2. While pasta is cooking, bring marinara sauce and crushed red pepper to simmer in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Cook sauce, stirring it occasionally with a heat-resistant rubber spatula, until it is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove saute pan from heat.3. Stir about 1/2 cup marinara sauce into yogurt until smooth (this prevents yogurt from curdling). Then whisk yogurt mixture back into saute pan with remaining sauce.4. In a large bowl, toss sauce with drained penne and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle cheese on top.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STHOGAN.

The nutritional information for No Cream-No Cry Penne Alla Vodka is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 298.4

• Total Fat: 3.3 g
• Cholesterol: 7.5 mg
• Sodium: 424.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 56.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 15.8 g