Penne, cooked (right) and uncooked (left)

Penne (pronounced /ˈpɛni/ (UK), or /ˈpɛneɪ/ (US)) is a type of pasta with cylinder shaped pieces, usually with a ridged surface with the ends cut diagonally. The same or similar shape is also called mostaccioli and ziti, which also refer to particular dishes made from penne-shaped pasta.^[1] Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna, deriving from Latin penna (meaning "feather" or "quill"). Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... A right circular cylinder An elliptic cylinder In mathematics, a cylinder is a quadric surface, with the following equation in Cartesian coordinates: This equation is for an elliptic cylinder, a generalization of the ordinary, circular cylinder (a = b). ... Two feathers Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds. ... A quill pen is made from a flight feather (preferably a primary) of a large bird, most often a goose. ...

In Italy, penne are produced in two variants: "penne lisce" (smooth) and "penne rigate" (furrowed), the latter having ridges on each noodle.

Penne is traditionally cooked to al dente and served with pasta sauces such as pesto. Penne is a popular ingredient in pasta salads. In cooking, the adjective al dente (pronounced al DEN-tay) describes pasta and (less commonly) rice that have been cooked to be edible but still firm, or vegetables that are cooked to the tender crisp phase - still offering resistance to the bite, but cooked through. ... Pesto (italian pron. ...

Dishes and names

Baked ziti, with tomato sauce and cheese

Penne with sauce

Generally, the dish "mostaccioli" means the pasta served with marinara sauce and, possibly, baked in a casserole, a staple of American school cafeterias and Italian-American weddings. Tomato sauce is a condiment made with tomatoes, and sometimes also ham, onions, basil, salt, oil, garlic and various spices. ... One of a number of cafeterias at Electronic City campus, Infosys Technologies Ltd. ... An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship. ...

The word mostaccioli can also refer to a kind of cookie, historically sweetened with grape must or mosto.^[2] This article is about the food. ...

Zito is Italian for "bridegroom." (Ziti is plural). Although the common form of modern ziti is about 5 cm (2 inches) long, the name makes more sense when considering the classic form of ziti, which was over 45 cm (18 inches) long.

Baked ziti is a popular baked Italian casserole dish made with ziti macaroni and sauce. In many recipes, the ziti are first cooked separately while a tomato and cheese sauce is prepared, which may include meat, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, onions, and more. The cooked and drained ziti are then combined with the cooked sauce, which may be layered with additional varieties of cheeses, baked in the oven, and served hot. A similar al forno dish with a different type of pasta is baked mostaccioli which, in Italian means (loosely) "of the chicken". In cooking, a casserole (from the French for stew pan) is a large, deep, covered pot or dish used both in the oven and as a serving dish. ... Penne, a very common kind of maccheroni in Italy. ... For other uses, see Tomato (disambiguation). ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... For other uses, see Sauce (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Meat (disambiguation). ... This article is about the prepared meat. ... For other uses, see Mushroom (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Capsicum annuum L. For green peppercorns, see Black pepper. ... For other uses, see Onion (disambiguation). ...

Notes and references

• Giada De Laurentiis, Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2005.
• Marguerite DiMino Buonopane, The North End Italian Cookbook, Globe Pequot Press, 2004.
• John Mariani, The Italian-American Cookbook: A Feast of Food from a Great American Cooking Tradition, Harvard Common Press, 2000.

External links

• http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=89

Baked ziti

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Baked ziti

• Baked ziti with turkey meatballs recipe at Epicurious.com
• Baked ziti with sausage recipe at About.com
• Vegan baked ziti recipe from vegan.com

• Very simple baked ziti recipe at Kraftfoods.com
• Baked Ziti at ifood.tv
• Four-cheese baked ziti recipe at AllRecipes.com