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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (373g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 998
Calories from Fat 397		(39%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 44.2g	68%
	Saturated Fat 22.2g	110%
	Monounsaturated Fat 15.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 246mg		82%
Sodium 1987mg		82%
Potassium 863mg		24%
Total Carbohydrate 119.9g		39%
	Dietary Fiber 7.0g	27%
	Sugars 7.8g
Protein 28.1g		56%
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Rigatoni Ala Vodka

Recipe #159272 | 1 hour | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Chef #217139 H Forst
Mar 9, 2006

Every time I make this. I get a compliment on how good it is. Never any left overs.

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 lbs rigatoni pasta
24 ounces canned tomato sauce (plain)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 quart heavy cream
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1 ounce grated romano cheese
1 ounce bacon bit
1/2 ounce Italian parsley, chopped

Directions

1
In a medium sauce pan, heat oil until hot. Add garlic and saute until golden brown.
2
Add tomato sauce, salt, red pepper, black pepper, and basil.
3
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.
4
Add heavy cream and vodka. Stir to mix and cook for a few minutes.
5
Boil rigatoni according to package instructions (do not overcook).
6
In a mixing bowl, combine drained pasta with cream sauce. Mix thoroughly. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with grated cheese, bacon, and parsley.
7
Serve immediately.

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From: Chef #1417882

On Oct 23, 2009

I made this today. I like to try recipes as written the first time but the 1 Tablespoon of salt sounds like a lot to me so I used 1 teaspoon of salt and it was perfect. No leftovers I have a new favorite now. Will make again and again! Thanks

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From: Chef #965732

On May 14, 2009

Holy begeezuz! Why this is not on the top of the "popular recipes" lists now with 300 five-star ratings I do not know. Amazing. Fine restaurant quality. SO EASY to make! I halved the recipe because I only had one cup of cream. I will never make that mistake again. Also, instead of bacon bits, I turkey bacon I cooked and then ground in my coffee grinder (according to something I found on the web, 6T of bacon bits are equvalent to 1 ounce; and 1T of bacon bits is equivalent to 1 slice of bacon. So six slices of bacon should be the right amount for this recipe.) Thank you for posting!!!

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From: ChefborID

On Aug 18, 2008

I tried this recipe about a year ago, however I just signed up today to be apart of this website. I have made this recipe so many times, it is my absolute favorite. I actually made this last night for about 10 people for dinner. I want to thank you for posting such a fantastic recipe. It is definitely one that I will wow people with forever.

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From: Marie Nixon

On Aug 23, 2008

I liked everything about this recipe except I thought the 1 tablespoon of salt made the sauce way too salty. I added a private note to drop the salt down to about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon. This is a great bring-along dish as 2 pounds of rigatoni can feed alot of people.

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