Across
- 3. Flat, thick ribbons famously tossed with butter and Parmesan in an "Alfredo" sauce.
- 4. A tiny rice-shaped pasta that works beautifully in summer pasta salads.
- 10. This "little tongue" pasta is the perfect partner for clam sauce or summer seafood.
- 11. The ultimate long, thin strand. Just don't break it before putting it in the pot!
- 13. Ring-shaped stuffed pasta, sometimes said to be modeled after the navel of Venus.
- 14. Short, curved elbow tubes that are the undisputed crown jewel of comfort food cheese bakes.
- 15. Little pillows of dough, often made with potato, that melt in your mouth.
Down
- 1. Large smooth pasta tubes that are typically stuffed with a meat or cheese filling and baked.
- 2. "Little ears" from Puglia, traditionally paired with broccoli rabe.
- 3. Bowtie-shaped pasta whose actual Italian name translates to "butterflies."
- 5. Stuffed square pockets of dough, sealed tightly with crimped edges.
- 6. Large, ridged tubes stuffed with cheese and baked, translating to "little sleeves."
- 7. Corkscrew or helical-shaped pasta that is excellent at holding onto chunky sauces.
- 8. Hollow tubes cut at an angle; their name translates to "quills" or "pens."
- 9. A baked, layered masterpiece of wide noodles, ricotta, meat, and sauce.
- 12. Large, ridged tubes whose name means "striped." Great for trapping heavy meat sauces.