How to Use rigatoni in a Sentence

rigatoni

noun
Definition of rigatoninext
  • Fat, springy rigatoni dance in a light and acidic Bolognese sauce.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Carbone’s spicy rigatoni has won the hearts of Drake and Adele — and for good reason.
    — David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
  • Continue adding rigatoni up the back of the hood, stopping about 2 in.
    — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Baked and fried fish, coleslaw, seasoned fries, baked rigatoni with sauce.
    — cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Fresh rigatoni with Texas wild boar ragu and the wild mushroom pizza.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Some pair the sauce with rigatoni instead of spaghetti.
    — Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • The cheese on top of a rigatoni dish was beautifully browned.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 12 July 2017
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook 1 pound ziti or rigatoni as label directs.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2017
  • Cucinelli’s favourite rigatoni in his favourite cream tomato sauce.
    — Hazlitt, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Stop by for meat, cheeses, wine, and prepared foods like macaroni and cheese and chicken rigatoni.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The hearty rigatoni with black bean Bolognese has stuck around, and thank goodness the buffalo-milk soft serve ice cream still made the cut in the transition.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
  • Orecchiette are great, but elbows, penne, rigatoni, and shells will all shine.
    — Sohla El-Waylly, Bon Appétit, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The mac-n-cheese has an elevated pasta feel thanks to rigatoni noodles and a beefy bechamel sauce as its base.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • Other pasta types, like rigatoni, serve as vessels to have tomatoes cling to them.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Look for smoked pollock rillettes, lobster rigatoni and salt cod quenelles.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 17 May 2016
  • The dinner menu includes options such as tuna tartare, grilled swordfish, and veal short rib with rigatoni.
    — Sarah Meehan, baltimoresun.com, 1 May 2018
  • Now’s the opportunity to prepare his take on a classic like rigatoni all’Amatriciana to your own taste.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Drop the mezzi rigatoni into the water and cook for 1 minute less than the package instructions indicate.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Redbook, 21 Nov. 2011
  • The chew is delightful, with more rigatoni heft than spaghetti stringiness.
    — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Use leftovers for a baked pasta — layer the squash with rigatoni or penne cooked firmly al dente, and then shower with grated cheese and bread crumbs.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Toss with rigatoni and 1/2 cup reserved pasta water, adding more if pasta seems dry.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The shape of the die corresponds to the final shape of the pasta: spaghetti or linguine, rigatoni or penne, radiatori or rotelle.
    — Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Guests were presented with sashimi and dumplings, strip loin and hemp rigatoni to follow, and s’mores and blueberry crumble to close.
    — Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
  • Lasagna, rigatoni and meatballs, gumbo…. so much food made by the family members.
    — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • And there’s no better time to serve pasta — choose from fresh, dried and frozen; go with slippery spaghetti, rugged rigatoni or slender gemelli.
    — Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The rigatoni with sausage ($25) is just about perfect, what with its squat little noodles, thin, tangy-fresh tomato sauce and more shaved asiago than has a right to be on a single plate.
    — Allyson Reedy, The Know, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Toss with rigatoni, adding some reserved pasta water if pasta seems dry.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 29 Apr. 2019
  • Another blasted a batch of rigatoni in a perforated wok wreathed in flames.
    — Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
  • We’re talking stuff like rigatoni, shells, lumaconi, and penne, with voids in the pasta where small, flavorful, hard-to-stab things can make a home—think tiny green peas, toasted nuts, and briny capers.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 11 Sep. 2017
  • At a moment when good pasta feels unstoppable in the city, his rigatoni decked out with crisp octopus, tender clams and tangy tomato sauce is a leader in the pack.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2019

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