What's Your Favorite Pasta?

[CO Liberal]

[BOSSHOG]

1. Angel Hair

However, I can whup up a good meal with any of it.

CRAWFISH TAILS, HOT AND SPICY IN A RED HOT ROUX, POURED PIPING HOT OVER A PLATE OF ANGEL HAIR.

Great subject..

[bif]

2. Linguini with white clam sauce or with pesto.

[neoteric lefty]

3. I used to love fettucine

but now I am into thin spaghetti again. weird.

[gyopsy]

4. Ravioli

It's great. Cheese stuffed or meat stuffed. When I was a kid, my mom would make it for us once a week. It's easy to get fat off of that stuff though.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. Ravioli's fatter cousin -- Capeletti!

[gyopsy]

6. Wow

Now that's the stuff that heaven is made of! I've never had that before! I'll be sure to try it soon though.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. That's two tips you owe me now -- MAME and capeletti.

:toast:

[gyopsy]

10. I guess you're right!

I'm in your debt...but it'll have to wait until after my St. Patrick's day hangover clears. :beer:

Ah, I know I love the holiday at heart.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

20. By the way, the way I used to eat them was

With sliced Calabrian sausages, covered with cheese, put in oven to melt cheese. Oh vey.

[thom1102]

7. Tortellini...

Speaking of which, it has been a while since I had some. Hmmm...

[Rowdyboy]

9. Angel hair, linguine and penne

[citizen snips]

11. Fettuccine Alfredo.

[Kellanved]

12. Strangolapreti

Small spinach-Parmesan gnocchi.

Or, as good, malfatti, basically just the filling of tortellini.

[AlinPA]

13. Linguine with vodka sauce and topped with about 8 jumbo

shrimp.

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Lumache - shells - the big ones

Best stuffed pasta - though I also love tortellini, cannelloni, manicotti, etc.

:9 :9 :9

[Lefty48197]

15. It's gotta be al dente, and it's gottta have red sauce

Other than that? Bring it on!

[CBHagman]

16. I have a real weakness for the San Giorgio small shells...

I can shovel them into my mouth at an alarming rate.

Runners-up: Angel hair, ravioli

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. It's a toss up: Fettaccini and Garden Rotini

The Fettaccini with shrip and crawfish with Alfredo...Garden Rotini with chicken and Alfredo. I'm not as into red sauces as I used to be.
Duckie

[DS1]

18. anything but angel hair

[Crowdance]

19. Rigatoni

I love those hearty, chewy tubes. Something substantial to wrap your teeth around and chomp!

[Donkeyboy75]

21. gnocchi

no comparison

[fudge stripe cookays]

22. Yup! Especially alla panna. Yum!

[Kool Kitty]

23. Orchiette (sp.?) with broccoli rabe

and sausage. I make that quite a bit and it is good, damn good, if I say so myself. The fans here at home seem to like it, too.

[TahitiNut]

24. Verde.

The shape of the pasta is intended to acommodate the various sauces or seasonings. Thus, I choose a shape that matches the sauce I'm going to use. I sometimes choose angel hair when I intend to use olive oil (XXV) and finely-grated hard cheeses for a light dish, for example.

See http://www.ilovepasta.org/shapes.html

[BrotherBuzz]

25. Cannelloni

I had the same dish in an Italian restaurant in Germany at least once a week for a year and a half. I never got tired of it. It was served in a ramekin and arrived at the table still bubbling hot with crusted browned cheese on the top. To kill for! Sadly, all other dishes of cannelloni I have had since have paled in comparison.

[scarlet_owl]

26. Gemelli.

[opiate69]

27. My grandmother's manicotti

Damn.... I need to get her recipe

[Mick Knox]

28. spaghetti or cheeseburger hamburger helper nt

[Rhiannon12866]

29. Linguini

Is there any other choice?:shrug:

[Nile]

30. Baked lasagna

with sauce, lots of cheese and meat.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. I like the same, but with mushrooms and eggplant

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[Nile]

32. Yes, must have mushrooms.

How could I forget the mushrooms and if the question was favorite Italian dish I would have said baked eggplant. Eggplant is great on pizza also.

[cetasika]

33. tortelini

and shells

[Whitacre D_WI]

34. It depends on what kind of sauce I'm eating with it.

:shrug:

[peacefreak]

35. Radiatore

fun to look at & great in Mac & Cheese.

My favorite pasta recipe:
1/2 lb. pepperoni, sliced thin
12 oz. mushrooms, sliced thin
1 bunch scallions sliced with some of the green.

Saute pepperoni until soft & slightly crispy. Remove from pan.
Add mushrooms to leftover grease. Saute. Add scallions when
mushrooms are just about soft. Blend for a minute or so. Put
pepperoni back in pan. Add heavy cream to make sauce. Warm.
Serve over linguini or favorite pasta. I've used spinach
spaghetti in the past & it was great. Top with Reggiano
parmesan.

Admittedly, this is not heart smart or Atkins friendly in the slightest way, but sometimes you've got to say what the hey!