Pasta shapes that cook in under five minutes
Thin strands and small pastina cook in two to four minutes. Fresh egg pasta cooks in about the same. The clock starts when the water returns to the boil.
27 shapes. Full profiles first, then the rest A to Z.
Agnolotti
Stuffed · Piedmont
small pillow of roast meat filling, folded from one sheet and cut. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Anolini
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
small round parcel stamped from two sheets, filled with braised beef. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Capellini
Long strands · Campania
very fine round strand, under 1 mm. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Cappellacci
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
large folded parcel filled with pumpkin, shaped like a peasant's hat. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Cappelletti
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
circle or square folded and pinched into a little hat. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Caramelle
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
rectangle rolled around a filling and twisted at both ends like a sweet wrapper. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Fazzoletti
Sheets · Liguria
thin square of egg sheet, folded loosely on the plate like a handkerchief. cooks in 2 to 3 min
Fedelini
Long strands · Liguria
fine round strand, between capellini and spaghettini. cooks in 5 to 7 min
Garganelli
Tubes · Emilia-Romagna
egg-pasta square rolled on a comb into a ridged quill. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Gnocchi
Hand-formed · All of Italy
small soft dumpling of potato and flour, often ridged on a fork. cooks in 2 to 3 min
Maccheroncini di Campofilone
Ribbons · Marche
hair-fine dried egg strand, almost paper-thin. cooks in 1 to 2 min
Maltagliati
Ribbons · Emilia-Romagna
irregular scraps of egg sheet, cut at random. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Marubini
Stuffed · Lombardy
round or square parcel of braised meat, served in three broths. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Mezzelune
Stuffed · Trentino-Alto Adige
circle folded in half over a filling into a half-moon. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Quadrucci
Pastina · Lazio
small squares cut from egg tagliatelle. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Spaghettini
Long strands · Campania
round solid strand, about 1.5 mm across. cooks in 6 to 9 min
Su filindeu
Long strands · Sardinia
hair-fine threads stretched by hand and laid in three crossed layers on a disc. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Tagliolini
Ribbons · Piedmont
very narrow egg ribbon, 2 to 3 mm wide. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Tajarin
Ribbons · Piedmont
hair-thin golden egg ribbon. cooks in 1 to 3 min
Testaroli
Sheets · Tuscany
spongy pancake cooked on a griddle, cut into diamonds, then boiled. cooks in 1 to 2 min
Tonnarelli
Long strands · Lazio
square-section fresh egg strand. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Tortellini
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
small square folded over a filling and wrapped around the finger into a ring. cooks in 2 to 4 min
Tortelloni
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
large tortellini, folded the same way around a ricotta filling. cooks in 3 to 5 min
Boccoli
Short shapes · All of Italy
Short, thick twisted shape. cooks in 5 min
Caccavelle
Stuffed · Campania
Large bowl-like pasta intended for stuffing. cooks in 5 min
Filini
Pastina
Smaller version of fideos, about 12–15 mm long before cooking. cooks in 3 min
Stortini
Pastina
Smaller version of elbow macaroni. cooks in 5 min
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