Matching Sauces & Pastas

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Published 2012

While most pasta shapes can be used with most sauces, here is a general pairing guide.

Butter sauces conchiglie, farfalle, tagliatelle
Cheese sauces bucatini, conchiglie, farfalle, fusilli, gemelli, macaroni
Cream sauces gemelli, pappardelle, penne, tagliatelle
Oil-based sauces capellini, farfalle, spaghetti, spaghettini
Pesto bucatini, linguine, penne
Ragù & meat sauces bucatini, conchiglie, fettuccine, fusilli, gemelli, linguine, orecchiette, pappardelle, penne, rigatoni, spaghetti, ziti
Seafood sauces linguine, spaghetti, spaghettini
Tomato sauces conchiglie, farfalle, linguine, penne, spaghetti, spaghettini, tagliatelle
Vegetable sauces cavatelli, gemelli, orecchiette, penne, rigatoni, ziti
Baked pastas cannelloni, lasagna, penne, rigatoni, ziti
Broths & soups small pasta shapes such as ditali, ditalini, orzo, tubetti

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