PLUS® Penne

LINE
PLUS®

SHAPE
Short shapes

TYPE
Multi-grain pasta

COOKING TIME
11 min

Tags

Short shapes, PLUS®, 11-12 minutes, Multi-grain pasta

PLUS® Penne

Penne is one of the most famous Italian pasta shapes, and is a specialty of the Campania Region in Southern Italy. Penne, which means "pen" in Italian, gets its name from its tube shape with angled ends cut to resemble a quill or pen point. Penne have ridges, which allow them to hold more sauce.

Ridged Penne are designed for meat, vegetable, cheese and oil- or butter-based sauces. They are also perfect for baked dishes made with sauce and cheese. Penne all’Arrabbiata, Penne with a spicy tomato sauce, is a favorite Italian dish.

Cook Barilla PLUS® in boiling water 11 minutes, then drain and serve according to the recipe directions. For more tender pasta, boil an additional minute. Due to its higher protein content Barilla PLUS® takes several extra minutes to cook than traditional pasta.

Recipes (5)

PLUS® Penne with Barilla Marinara Sauce, Thyme and Italian Sausage

PREPARATION TIME
10 minuti

DIFFICULTY
Medium

A standard Italian meal celebrated for centuries – enjoy healthy PLUS® Penne in Marinara Sauce seasoned with fresh thyme and garlic and made hearty with spicy Italian sausage.

Tags: Appetizer, Pecorino Romano Cheese, sausage, thyme, Medium, Winter

PLUS® Penne with Chicken and Roasted garlic Sauce

PREPARATION TIME
minuti

DIFFICULTY

Italian essence shines through with authentic Roasted garlic Sauce in this simple but superb recipe, along with nutritious PLUS® Penne, chicken and fresh rosemary.

Tags: chicken breast, oil, parsley, rosemary

PLUS® Penne with Creamy tomato Sauce

PREPARATION TIME
minuti

DIFFICULTY

Who knew pasta and simple sauce could be so healthy? PLUS® Penne packs essential vitamins along with Barilla’s delicious tomato and Basil Sauce, fresh broccoli and a pinch of red ...

Tags: broccoli, chili pepper, oil, Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese