Vodka Sauce Recipe

Learn how to make this vodka pasta recipe even better than a supermodel... in 20 minutes!

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Grab all your ingredients

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INGREDIENTS

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and reserve almost 2 cups of pasta water!

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in a little bit of olive oil until slightly crispy

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Add a little butter and saute the shallots until golden. Add the garlic.

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the tomato paste and crushed red pepper and caramelize for a bit

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to the pan and cook for 2 minutes

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is the pasta water...you'll use as much as you need to make it saucy and creamy!

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THE BEST VODKA SAUCE RECIPE...SUCH AN EASY WEEKNIGHT MEAL!

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Vodka Sauce Recipe

The Best Spicy

Learn how to make this vodka pasta recipe even better than a supermodel... in 20 minutes!

Grab all your ingredients

STUFF TO DO

...and a large wide skillet with higher sides.

Play some of your favorite cooking music!

INGREDIENTS

bow tie pasta tomato paste olive oil butter light cream shallots garlic vodka crushed red pepper salt and pepper

01

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

and reserve almost 2 cups of pasta water!

02

COOK THE PASTA

in a little bit of olive oil until slightly crispy

03

SAUTE PANCETTA

Add a little butter and saute the shallots until golden. Add the garlic.

04

NEXT UP...SAUTE

the tomato paste and crushed red pepper and caramelize for a bit

05

SWIRL IN

to the pan and cook for 2 minutes

06

ADD the VODKA

is the pasta water...you'll use as much as you need to make it saucy and creamy!

07

THE SECRET INGREDIENT

THE BEST VODKA SAUCE RECIPE...SUCH AN EASY WEEKNIGHT MEAL!

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