# Vodka Rigatoni

A pasta dish made with rigatoni noodles in a creamy tomato-based vodka sauce.

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

## Ingredients

- boxes rigatoni pasta
- salt
- bit extra olive oil
- 1 diced onion
- 6 minced garlic cloves
- 8 ounces tomato paste
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 0.5 cup vodka
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups shaved parmesan cheese
- pepper
- crushed red pepper flakes
- bit salt
- basil leaves

## Instructions

1. Add rigatoni to salted boiling water.
2. Cook the noodles until al dente.
3. Reserve pasta water before draining.
4. Drain the noodles.
5. Add drained pasta to a serving dish.
6. Drizzle olive oil in a pan.
7. Add diced onion and cook for a couple minutes.
8. Add minced garlic and cook until the onions are translucent.
9. Add tomato paste and cook down a little bit.
10. Add heavy whipping cream and mash it into the tomato paste until it becomes an orange-red color.
11. Add vodka.
12. Set the heat to low and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
13. Add butter.
14. Add a ladle or two of pasta water depending on the consistency you want.
15. Add parmesan cheese and mix until melted.
16. Add pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and salt.
17. Pour sauce over noodles.
18. Sprinkle basil leaves on top.

## Equipment

- pot
- ladle
- colander
- serving dish
- pan

## Tips

- Cook the noodles until al dente and reserve some pasta water before draining.
- Mince the onion nicely so that you are not getting chunks of onion in there.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjUjHbwL/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/679d5e1c-4e18-4379-a719-aabb089890a9
- Extracted: 2025-05-08

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