20 flavors that taste great with penne pasta
..and 22 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes penne pasta better. On average, recipes with penne pasta received a 4.32⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with grape tomato. And sometimes worse. Like with butternut squash.
Penne pasta is common in italian food and american food
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
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Common combinations
- butter
- flat leaf parsley
- red chili flakes
- lemon juice
- heavy cream
- mozzarella cheese
- spinach
- chicken breast
- red chili peppers
- thyme
- green onions
- broccoli
- red bell peppers
- asparagus
- tomato paste
- red onion
- shallots
- yellow onion
- shrimp
- sea salt
- mushrooms
- tomato sauce
- dijon mustard
- nutmeg
- cream cheese
- ricotta cheese
- cheddar cheese
- peas
- italian seasoning
- green bell peppers
- crumbs
- ground beef
- chicken
- romano cheese
- lemon zest
- vodka
- cayenne
- balsamic vinegar
- crimini mushrooms
- sugar
- cilantro
- cannellini beans
- vegetable broth
- mayonnaise
- bay leaf
- plum tomato
- italian tomato
- sage
- garlic powder
- cream
- vegetable oil
- pine nuts
- artichoke hearts
- goat cheese
- red wine
- roma tomato
- cauliflower
- cajun seasoning
- tuna
- whipping cream
- red wine vinegar
- jalapeño peppers
- brown sugar
- ground turkey
- sweet onion
- fontina cheese
- white onion
- honey
- paprika
- fennel seeds
- worcestershire sauce
- chili powder
- onion powder
- smoked sausage
- anchovy filets
- eggplant
- skim mozzarella cheese
- oil
- monterey jack cheese
- smoked paprika
- green peas
- bell peppers
- button mushrooms
- baby arugula
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with penne pasta:
Chipotle Pasta Salad with Shredded Chicken and Smoked Gouda
chefalli.com
Review: 4.32/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Shrimp Pasta in Garlic Tomato Cream Sauce
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.32/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
Baked Ziti With Sausage Meatballs and Spinach
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
Florence Fabricant's Penne With Artichokes And Mushrooms
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4.32/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.3/10
Creamy Penne with Sauteed Vegetables
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4.32/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.2/10
