Rigatoni Alla Vodka
Tender rigatoni pasta tossed in a delicious and creamy vodka sauce
Servings 4 people
Calories 751kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz rigatoni
- 4 tbsp salted butter
- 1/2 yellow onion finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper optional
- 1/3 cup vodka
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- Boil rigatoni in a pot of heavily salted water. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before you drain the pasta.
- Add butter to a saute pan over medium-low heat. When butter is warm and melted, add diced onions to the pan and saute for about 3 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 2 minutes
- Add the tomato paste to the pan and mix with the butter, onion and garlic. Allow the tomato paste to toast in the pan for about 3 minutes. You want to be able to smell tomato cooking.
- Carefully pour the vodka into the pan and mix in with the tomato paste. Let this cook for about 2 minutes stirring the whole time.
- Pour heavy cream and parmesan cheese into the pan. Stir constantly until a smooth creamy sauce remains. Pour the cooked rigatoni noodles and 1/2 cup reserved pasta water into the pan. Toss to combine everything.
- Allow the noodles to cook in the sauce for a couple minutes to ensure that each noodle is nicely coated. Serve with more freshly grated parmesan cheese
Nutrition
Calories: 751kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 1631mg | Potassium: 687mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2203IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 523mg | Iron: 2mg
