rigatoni

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Tossed with olive oil, tomatoes, jalapeño, feta and Parmesan cheese, the expertly al dente Rustichella rigatoni is not your everyday mac ‘n’ cheese dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

I’m especially fond of rigatoni with sausage and this maple-pumpkin pasta sauce, Bibi Hutchings’ chicken spaghetti and an adaptation of my grandmother’s baked spaghetti — all cozy, all freezer-friendly, all a little unexpected.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Varieties range from classic durum-wheat spaghetti to heart-shaped rigatoni and whole-wheat striped bow ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Judge Sheindlin took a bite of rigatoni Bolognese, and this reporter tried again: Why was her son Adam the best possible option for the third “Tribunal Justice” adjudicator?

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

He sat back down to his plate of Mrs. Ellsworth’s famous rigatoni and picked up his fork.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin