rigatoni

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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

Saturday’s menu includes focaccia with whipped ricotta, mortadella with shaved parmigiana, fregola sarda alle vongole, rigatoni amatriciana, and boneless chicken with caper, anchovy and parsley sauce.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023

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