I tried Ina Garten's penne alla vodka. It's one of the best pasta dishes I've ever made.

Ina Garten's penne alla vodka is one of my favorite homemade pasta dishes.

Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I love making Ina Garten's pasta recipes, so I had to try her penne alla vodka.

Garten roasts her pasta sauce in the oven, infusing the dish with so much flavor.

The beautiful dish is one of the most delicious pastas I've ever made.

Ever since I began ranking Ina Garten's pasta dishes back in 2021, nothing has come close to topping her weeknight Bolognese .

That all changed when I tried her penne alla vodka.

The recipe was inspired by one of Garten's favorite dishes, the Penne Alla Vecchia Bettola from Nick & Toni's, a restaurant in East Hampton.

Now, it has a permanent spot on my list of best Barefoot Contessa dishes .

You probably already have most of the ingredients for Ina Garten's penne alla vodka.

Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider To make Garten's penne alla vodka for four, you'll need: ¾ pound of penne (Garten recommends DeCecco) 2 ½ cups of chopped yellow onions 2 28-ounce cans of whole peeled plum tomatoes, drained 3 minced garlic cloves 1 cup of vodka 1 cup of heavy cream ½ cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese (plus extra for serving) ¼ cup of good olive oil 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh oregano leaves (plus extra for serving) 1 ½ teaspoons of dried oregano ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes To get started, I chopped my onions and minced my garlic.

Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider My prep was done in a matter of minutes.

I threw the onions into my Dutch oven, where I had already heated some olive oil.

Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I cooked my onions over medium-low heat for about five minutes, until they turned translucent.

I added the garlic, red pepper flakes, and oregano once my onions were cooked.