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Penne is a short cylinder-shaped pasta with ridged sides. The ridges are perfect for meats and sauces to cling to and really hold flavor. Penne is also the perfect one-bite size, so no worrying ...
This creamy chicken Florentine casserole combines tender pieces of chicken, fresh spinach and a rich, creamy sauce, all baked to perfection with a golden, cheesy crust.
Cavatappi is a type of macaroni, or thick, hollow pasta that is made without using eggs. [citation needed] It may be yellow in color, like most pastas, or have vegetables or a food coloring added to make it green or red. It can be used in a variety of dishes, including salads, soups, and casseroles.
Penne are one of the few pasta shapes with a certain date of birth: in 1865, Giovanni Battista Capurro, a pasta maker from San Martino d'Albaro , obtained a patent for a diagonal cutting machine. His invention cut the fresh pasta into a pen shape without crushing it, in a size varying between 3 cm (1 in) mezze penne (lit.
Radiatori somewhat resemble fusilli in shape, but are generally shorter and thicker with a ruffled edge, circling the pasta. [4] They are modelled after an old industrial heating fixture, [1] [better source needed] having a straight "pipe" with concentric, parallel fins. Their design creates hollows to trap sauce.
[4] [3] Rigatoncini are a smaller version, close to the size of penne. Their name takes on the diminutive suffix -ino (pluralized -ini), denoting their relative size. Rigatoni is a particular favourite pasta shape in the south of Italy, especially in Sicily. Its eponymous ridges make better adhesive surfaces for sauces and grated cheese than ...
Campanelle (Italian: [kampaˈnɛlle]; Italian for 'bellflowers' [3] or 'little bells') is a type of pasta which is shaped like a cone with a ruffled edge, [4] or a bell-like flower. It is also sometimes referred to as gigli or trompetti. [5] It is intended to be served with a thick sauce, [3] or in a casserole. In Italian, campanelle can also ...
Canned spaghetti—short lengths in tomato sauce—was available long before rings were introduced. [5] Ring-shaped canned pasta was introduced in 1965 by the Campbell Soup Company under the Franco-American brand, by marketing manager Donald Goerke, nicknamed "the Daddy-O of SpaghettiOs", [6] as a pasta dish that could be eaten without mess.