# Creamy Vodka Pasta

This is a recipe for a creamy vodka rigatoni, perfect for your next pasta night.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 16 oz rigatoni
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 0.5 cup vodka
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 0.5 cup mozzarella cheese
- 0.5 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- salt
- 0.5 cup pasta water

## Instructions

1. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a pan.
2. Add the diced yellow onion to the pan and sauté until golden brown.
3. Add minced garlic to the pan and cook briefly.
4. Stir in the tomato paste and cook it down for a few minutes.
5. Pour in the vodka and mix well.
6. Stir the sauce until it reduces slightly.
7. Cook the rigatoni pasta in boiling water.
8. Pour heavy cream into the sauce.
9. Stir the cream into the sauce until fully combined and the sauce becomes creamy and orange.
10. Add red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and salt to taste.
11. Mix the seasonings into the sauce.
12. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
13. Add pasta water to adjust the consistency of the sauce.
14. Drain the cooked rigatoni and add it to the pan with the sauce.
15. Toss the pasta with the sauce until evenly coated.
16. Top with mozzarella cheese and a pat of butter.
17. Mix the cheese and butter into the pasta.
18. Serve the creamy vodka pasta on a plate.

## Equipment

- pan
- spatula
- measuring cup
- pot
- wooden spoon
- strainer
- plate
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8A5kBdP/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/279cc95b-6222-444e-aa7c-724a80b62e08
- Extracted: 2025-10-12

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