What type (shape) of pasta..

Do you love/hate?

What shape for what sauce?
What can't you use for XYZ? What has to be used for XYZ?


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My mom made something with Kasha when I was a kid w/ bow tie pasta - i HATE that shape.

I can use anything else - prefer Angel hair over thicker spag's.

Mostly penne b/c its easy for DS although I still get excited for Wagon Wheels.


If I make meatballs w/ brown gravy it HAS to be wagon wheels...

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love penne, fussili, ziti or linguine
oh, I like Fettuccine too b/c it's thick

never liked angel hair... too thin and it reminds me of hair. just the name bothers me.

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I LOVE rigatoni and LOVE fettucini

HATE spagetti, angel hair...haaaaaaaate.

Bowties are okay with like a cheesey-based sauce.

I'm "okay" with penne and ziti.

Fusilli scares me, unless it's in a cold pasta dish.

Elbow noodles are only okay for me in a tuna salad.


Tortellini has to be in a cold pasta dish.

I have pasta quirks, to say the least.

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I dislike the plain ziti, the one without ridges, like ziti or mostaccioli.

I have a love/hate relationship with rotini.

My new fave is cellantani. Holds the sauce really well and doesn't fall apart.

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I love rigatoni and I don't know why. I also prefer ziti with lines over plain ziti.

I'm also not a fan of bow ties b/c I feel like they always fall apart and if you cook them al dente then they're really hard in the middle.

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Posted by EricaAlt



never liked angel hair... too thin and it reminds me of hair. just the name bothers me.

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I love all pastas. Depends on my mood. Sometimes I HAVE to have linguini. other times I need penne. lol.

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Pesto has to be with bowties, Rotini, Gemelli or Cavatappi. It needs a pasta that can catch the sauce IMO.

I don't like linguini, but I can handle angel hair and I LOVE spaghetti and thick spaghetti.

I make Alfredo with almost any pasta on hand, but I like it with the curly pastas mainly b/c those are my favorite types.

I don't love rigantoni, but Mom makes it a lot when she makes sauce and meatballs. When I make sauce, I like spaghetti

MMmmmMmMmm pastaaaa

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hmm.. not a fan for angel hair.. freaky..
i think some combo are just made in heaven
pesto and bowtie
fettucini and alfredo
rigatoni and spaghetti in with some hearty meat sauce

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I don't really like spaghetti or angel hair.

but everything else depends on the sauce I am making.

I love egg pastas. LOVE them. and funky shaped pastas too.

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LOVE LOVE LOVE:
gnochhi
cavatelli

LOVE:
rigatoni
linguine
medium shells
gemilli
fetuccine

don't like:
ziti

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I am not really a fan of long pastas, because the sauce splatters when you eat, and I make a mess of myself, LOL. I love angel hair though.

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LOVE:
Rigatoni
Penne
Cappellini (angel hair)
Cavatelli
Fusili
Fettuccini


Not a huge fan of:
Spaghetti
Bowties
Ziti
Paparadelle

ETA: we only use spaghetti or angel hair with marinara sauce or garlic and oil. If I make "gravy" (i.e. thicker sauce with meat) or a cream sauce I use any other type.

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i like almost all pasta. i hate regular spagetti because it reminds me of worms.

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We typically buy penne or fusili (the spiral). My favorite kind of pasta is spaghetti though...the thicker the better!

I also LOVE tortellini, but I guess that's kind of different...

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I don't like kasha varnishkas either. Please don't tell my grandma.

I like thicker spaghetti. I don't like it when it's to thin.

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Favorites are:
Rigatoni
Ziti
Fusilli /Rotini (spirals - I like the tri colored ones)
spaghetti/angel hair/fettucini (doesnt matter to me)
for anything cheesy, has to be shells
Bow Ties are good for something different

Everthing else is fine

Except:
Dont like:
Lasagna noodles - because I cant cut them with a fork.
Gemili - I dont know why, I just dont like em.

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This thread makes me

There are certain shapes of pasta I just don't like and I always thought I was nuts considering it's all basically the same thing! I am so glad to see I am not alone

I am not a fan of Ziti or fettuccine... Angel hair kind of skeeves me too! I also hate when spaghetti is too thick

Riagtoni is probably my favorite.

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I like rotelle, ziti with ridges, rigatoni, and vermicelli.

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love fussili and cavatelli

don't really like spaghetti

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Love spaghetti (reminds me of when I was little and my mom used to make spaghetti and meatballs- a big favorite of mine). I also like penne and rigatoni.

I HATE Angel Hair!

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My favorites are gnocchi w/meat sauce or pesto.

Pappardelle with meat sauce, creamy (like a vodka)

Penne with tomato, sausage, meatballs

linguini with white or red clam sauce

spagetti with meatballs, sausage,tomato

I like fusilli cold in a pasta salad only

Tortellini I like cold in pasta salad or w/oil and garlic.

Pastina I like in soup...

Elbows &shells- mac and cheese

angel hair can be nice with garlic oil, fresh mussels or clams and lots of parsley

I could go on

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Is it terrible of me that there is not one pasta I dislike...I LOVE pasta of all kinds yes including angel hair.
And I have to thank my LIF ladies for turning me onto orzo one of my new favs

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I really love all pasta. But I always seem to buy fusilli, rotini, angel hair.

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I hate elbows for anything but macaroni salad. I don't know why.

DH and I use Cavatappi, Penne, and Shells for a lot of recipes (lentils, pasta fagioli, lemon chicken pasta, mac and cheese, etc.). Fusilli is one of my favorites with tomato sauce.