Carbone Spicy Rigatoni (Copycat Recipe)
This Carbone Spicy Rigatoni recipe is a quick and easy dinner made in under 30 minutes, featuring vodka, cream, tomato paste, and Calabrian chilis.
Equipment
- Large pot
- stirring spoon
Ingredients
Pasta and Sauce Ingredients
- ½ lb pipette pasta
- ½ cup vodka
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon chopped Calabrian chili peppers
- ½ teaspoon sugar or to taste
- ¼ cup pasta water the water you cook the pasta in
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese freshly grated
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- oil
- ½ medium onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to packaging instructions.
- In a large pot, heat some oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and Calabrian chili peppers and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes while stirring frequently.
- Pour in the vodka and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the heavy cream and mix well.
- Add the pasta cooking water, sugar, and season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the butter, fresh parmesan cheese, and check for seasoning.
- Fold in the pasta and enjoy!
Notes
Cook the pasta until al-dente. Only use ½ lb of pasta if you like it saucy and creamy. If you use the entire box, it will be a little dry. Double the sauce recipe if you use 1 lb of pasta! If you can't find chopped Calabrian chilis feel free to use red crushed chili flakes instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 561kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 11gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 409mgPotassium: 634mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1621IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 2mg
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