KNOW YOUR
PASTA
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Here’s a guide to help you tell your paccheri from your penne, your rotelle
from your rotini. For more info on the sauces for each pasta, go to
www.chow.com / stories / 11099.
Acini di Pepe
Anelli/Anellini
Bavette
Bucatini
Calamari
sauces: Soup
sauces: Pasta Salad, Soup
sauces: Pesto, Seafood,
sauces: Baked, Tomato
sauces: Seafood, Tomato
Tomato
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Campanelle
Capellini
Casarecce
Cavatelli
Cavaturi
sauces: Cream/Cheese,
sauces: Cream/Cheese,
sauces: Pasta Salad,
Ditalini
Farfalle
Fettuccine
Fregula
sauces: Baked, Pasta Salad,
sauces: Butter/Oil, Cream/
sauces: Butter/Oil, Cream/
sauces: Soup, Tomato
sauces: Butter/Oil, Cream/
Cheese, Meat, Pasta Salad,
Vegetable
(a.k.a. Angel Hair)
sauces: Butter/Oil, Cream/
Cheese, Pesto, Seafood,
Soup, Tomato, Vegetable
Conchiglie
sauces: Cream/Cheese,
Meat, Pasta Salad, Pesto,
Tomato, Vegetable
Soup
Meat, Pesto, Seafood,
Tomato, Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Pasta Salad,
Pesto, Seafood, Soup,
Tomato, Vegetable
Meat, Pasta Salad, Soup,
Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Seafood,
Tomato, Vegetable
Vegetable
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Fusilli
Fusilli col Buco
Fusilli Napoletani
Gemelli
Gigli
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
Jumbo Shells
Lasagne
Linguine
Lumaconi
Macaroni
sauces: Baked, Cream/
sauces: Baked, Cream/
sauces: Butter/Oil, Cream/
sauces: Baked, Meat,
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
Cream/Cheese, Meat, Pasta
Salad, Pesto, Soup, Tomato,
Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Tomato,
Vegetable
Cream/Cheese, Meat, Pasta
Salad, Pesto, Soup, Tomato,
Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Tomato,
Vegetable
Cream/Cheese, Meat, Pasta
Salad, Pesto, Soup, Tomato,
Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Pesto,
Seafood, Tomato, Vegetable
Cream/Cheese, Meat, Pasta
Salad, Pesto, Soup, Vegetable
Tomato, Vegetable
Meat, Tomato
Cream/Cheese, Meat, Pasta
Salad, Tomato, Vegetable
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Malloreddus
Manicotti
Orecchiette
Orzo
Paccheri
sauces: Butter/Oil, Meat,
sauces: Baked, Meat,
sauces: Meat, Pasta Salad,
sauces: Baked, Pasta Salad,
sauces: Tomato, Vegetable
Pappardelle
Pastina
Penne Lisce
Penne Rigate
Radiatore
sauces: Meat
sauces: Soup
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
sauces: Baked, Tomato
Tomato
Tomato, Vegetable
Pesto, Tomato, Vegetable
(a.k.a. Mostaccioli)
sauces: Baked, Cream/
Cheese, Meat, Tomato,
Vegetable
Soup
Cream/Cheese, Pasta Salad,
Tomato, Vegetable
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Riccioli
Rigatoni
Rotelle
Rotini
Sfoglia
sauces: Baked, Pasta Salad,
sauces: Baked, Cream/
sauces: Baked, Cream/
sauces: Baked, Cream/
sauces: Baked, Meat,
Spaghetti
Spaghetti alla
Chitarra
Spaghettini
Stelline
Strozzapreti
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
sauces: Meat, Vegetable
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
Cream/Cheese, Meat,
Seafood, Tomato, Vegetable
sauces: Soup
Tomato
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
Cream/Cheese, Meat,
Seafood, Tomato, Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Tomato,
Vegetable
Cream/Cheese, Meat,
Seafood, Tomato, Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Pasta Salad,
Soup, Tomato, Vegetable
Cheese, Meat, Pasta Salad,
Tomato, Vegetable
Tomato, Vegetable
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Tagliarini
Trenette
Trofie
Tubettini
Ziti
sauces: Butter/Oil, Cream/
sauces: Baked, Tomato,
sauces: Pesto
sauces: Baked, Soup
sauces: Baked, Butter/Oil,
Cheese
Vegetable
Cream/Cheese, Meat, Pasta
Salad, Tomato, Vegetable
For more info on the sauces for each pasta, go to
www.chow.com / stories / 11099.