No Cream - No Cry Penne Alla Vodka

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces whole wheat penne
• 2 cups roccoa s how low can you go low-fat marinara sauce or 2 cups store-bought low fat marinara sauce
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 7 ounces container 2% greek yogurt
• 1 cup chopped fresh basil
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add the pasta and cook according to the package directions, about 9 minutes; drain.
• 2 while the pasta is cooking, bring the marinara sauce and crushed red pepper to a simmer in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat. cook the sauce, stirring it occasionally with a heat-resistant rubber spatula, until it is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. remove the saute pan from the heat.
• 3 stir about 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce into the yogurt until smooth (this tempers it and prevents the yogurt from curdling). then whisk the yogurt mixture back into the marinara sauce.
• 4 in a large serving bowl, toss the sauce with the drained penne and the basil. season with salt and pepper to taste. sprinkle the cheese on top, and serve.