# Penne Alla No Vodka

A creamy tomato pasta dish with bacon and mozzarella.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 16 oz pasta
- 1 cup pasta water
- 8 slices bacon
- 2 cups onions
- 1.5 tbsp garlic
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1.5 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups parmesan
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 0 salt
- 0 pepper
- 0 Mini Mozzarella balls

## Instructions

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook the pasta al dente by 1-2 minutes.
2. Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat. Pour the cooked bacon into a strainer to drain all the fat and set aside.
3. Over medium heat (in the same pan), add the olive oil, onion, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook for 3-5 minutes until the onions have cooked through.
4. Add the bacon and tomato paste to the pan and cook for 2 minutes with the onions.
5. Add the heavy cream to the pan and mix thoroughly with the tomato paste. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
6. Add the pasta water to the sauce and stir thoroughly. Cook for 1 minute.
7. Add the pasta into the sauce and mix well so that all the pasta is coated with the sauce. Turn off heat.
8. Add the parmesan, parsley and crushed red peppers.
9. Season with salt and pepper. Enjoy!

## Equipment

- Pot
- Frying pan
- Strainer
- Fork
- Knife
- Wooden spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/share/_9z4cmvjO
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/de435f44-5e12-40f3-a766-9fea7e75ea46
- Extracted: 2025-04-05

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