How to Use penne in a Sentence
penne
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Add the penne and cook, stirring once or twice, for 9 minutes.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2021
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So, by all means, finish that bowl of penne with a sprinkle of Parm.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 12 Oct. 2017
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Add cooled penne and toss to coat; toss with Parmesan and celery leaves.
—Carla Hall, Redbook, 2 June 2017
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Add cooled penne and toss to coat; toss with Parmesan and celery leaves.
—Carla Hall, Redbook, 2 June 2017
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The pasta section was bare, save for gluten-free lentil penne.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020
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Toss 1 cup cooked whole-wheat penne with Brussels sprouts.
—Redbook, 8 Jan. 2014
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Then it’s on to the entrée, which will be a penne rigate with tomato sauce and meatballs.
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
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The bruschetta from a cocktail-hour canapé tray, scraped over penne that someone found in the back of the pantry.
—Erin Chack jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
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Think of penne as a blank canvas and build your masterpiece around it.
—Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022
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Once cooked, drain the penne in a colander and carefully stir the pasta through the tomato sauce.
—Lindsay Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2020
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Toss with 1 pound cooked penne and 1/4 cup chopped Kalamata olives.
—Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
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Add cooled penne and toss to coat; toss with Parmesan and celery leaves. Makes 4 servings.
—Carla Hall, Redbook, 2 June 2017
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Dinner consisted of penne with spinach and veal with crab meat.
—John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2017
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Add penne pasta and cook just under al dente, about 10 minutes, drain and set aside.
—Fox News, 11 Feb. 2011
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Cutting back on toast, penne, rice-with-everything, and cocktails has been the painful part.
—Lexi Novak, Allure, 25 Mar. 2018
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For busy home cooks, this penne bake can be assembled a day or two in advance and cooked later.
—Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2021
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The eggplant is served with a choice of pasta – spaghetti or penne -- or vegetable medley.
—Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 July 2017
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As for the Cajun pasta, penne with chicken or shrimp in cream sauce is salty with Parmesan - a gummy bore.
—Tom Sietsema, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2017
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Get: Preferred Selection penne rigate, $1.29 for a 1-pound bag.
—Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 7 Feb. 2018
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Stop losing pieces of penne while straining your pasta.
—Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2019
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The Top Chef host used her other hand to take a bite of pasta from an aluminum takeout dish filled with cheesy penne sitting in front of her.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
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Orecchiette are great, but elbows, penne, rigatoni, and shells will all shine.
—Sohla El-Waylly, Bon Appétit, 2 Apr. 2020
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Pasta is beloved for its diversity of shapes, from tubes of penne to spirals of fusilli.
—ABC News, 9 May 2021
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Her favorite is the spicy chipotle chicken pasta made with brown rice penne and tossed in a chipotle alfredo sauce.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2021
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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
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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
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Then there is the ultra-creamy seafood macaroni and cheese full of crab, shrimp, crawfish and penne in bechamel sauce spiced with Foster’s Cajun seasoning blend.
—Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 25 Feb. 2020
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An unexpected delight was the Kreyol pasta, ($18), penne smothered in a spicy cream sauce with a choice of chicken and shrimp or Andouille sausage and shrimp.
—Stephanie Schorow, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018
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Vegan and gluten-free penne with walnut pesto is also available.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
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The package includes three full-size jars of sauce—marinara, arrabbiata, and tomato basil—alongside the brand’s spaghetti and penne.
—Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2021
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