Mezzi rigatoni with homemade vodka sauce and sausage

My first time making homemade vodka sauce and was it worth doing! I love a good vodka sauce and store bought just never has been to my liking. This sauce was just the right amount of sweet, spicy, creamy, and decadent. Paired with the mezzi rigatoni pasta, my wife said this was one of the best dishes we have ever made.

My wife prefers a slightly more cooked pasta so that would be the only thing she would prefer we change. And she didn’t actually enjoy the sausage (her idea to use it) but I enjoyed it immensely.

And we started with an arugula, prosciutto, burrata salad with balsamic glaze. What a happy end to a long week.

Happy cooking!