Whip up a fast and four-ingredient favorite with this top-rated recipe for Quick and Easy Vodka Pasta.
4.94 from 16 votes
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 15 minutesmins
Total Time 20 minutesmins
Servings 3cups
Ingredients
4slicesthick-cut bacon, diced
1/3cupvodka
2cupshomemade or store-bought marinara sauce (See Kelly's Note)
2/3cupheavy whipping cream
12oz.uncooked pasta, such as rigatoni or penne
Instructions
Place a large nonstick sauté pan over medium heat. Add the diced bacon and cook, stirring as needed, until all of the fat has rendered off the bacon. Drain out the grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon remaining in the pan with the bacon.
Add the vodka to the pan and cook it until it reduces by roughly half.
Stir in the marinara sauce then whisk in the heavy cream and reduce the heat to low. Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes. While the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.
Drain the pasta, toss it with the sauce and serve immediately.