While food trends come and go, there’s one food that never goes out of style and that food is pasta, my friends! With the cost of food on the rise, you’ll find that pasta remains a pretty inexpensive ingredient any time of year.
Something else I love about pasta is that it can really stretch a dish or even be a great way to change up leftovers. For instance, if you have leftover Sloppy Joe meat, incorporate that into pasta the second day and you’ve got a totally revamped dinner.
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The variety of pasta I especially like using in recipes is penne pasta though, and these 50 best penne pasta recipes prove you can do anything with this short-cut, ridged noodle that works so well in bakes, warm and cold pasta dishes, soups and more!
What Is Penne Pasta?
Penne is a short cylinder-shaped pasta with ridged sides. The ridges are perfect for meats and sauces to cling to and really hold flavor. Penne is also the perfect one-bite size, so no worrying about making a mess slurping up long noodles!
Best Penne Pasta Recipes
I find penne to be quite versatile too, as far as pasta shapes are concerned. I’m talking baked penne pasta, penne pasta salads, one-pot skillet meals with penne and even mac and cheese recipes!
If you find yourself in a dinner rut, grab a box of penne and scroll through this slideshow for recipe inspiration! There’s everything from Penne alla Vodka, Easy Meatball Penne Pasta Bake and One Pot Ham And Penne Skillet, to Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta, Instant Pot Lemon Asparagus Pasta and more.
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Get the recipe: Rocco DiSpirito’s Penne alla Vodka
Michael Edwards
Get the recipe: Baked Pasta With Mushrooms And Mozzarella
Kristin Teig
Get the recipe: Penne With Spicy Calabrian Shrimp
Jose Picaya
Get the recipe: Penne With Cauliflower And Breadcrumbs
Chad Elick
Get the recipe: Cheesy Pesto And Chicken Pasta Bake
Krista Marshall
Get the recipe: Easy Meatball Penne Pasta Bake
Mark Thomas
Get the recipe: Creamy Penne Wtih Broccoli
Krista Marshall
Get the recipe: Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad
Sheila Lukins
Get the recipe: Penne With Peppers And Sopressata
The Kids Cook Monday
Get the recipe: Chicken Penne With Grilled Zucchini
Paul Johnson
Get the recipe: BLT-rific Mac ‘n Cheese
Chef Jon Ashton
Get the recipe: Baked Penne
Amanda's Cookin'
Get the recipe: One-Pot Sloppy Joe Pasta
Melissa Sperka
Get the recipe: Fresh And Vibrant Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Mark Boughton Photography
Get the recipe: Creamy Tomato White Bean Penne Pasta Bake
Sheila Lukins
Get the recipe: Plum Tomatoes And Artichokes With Penne
Julie's Eats & Treats
Get the recipe: One Pot Ham And Penne Skillet
Foody Schmoody Blog
Get the recipe: One-Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff
Organized Chaos
Get the recipe: One Pot Cajun Chicken Alfredo Penne
Healing Tomato
Get the recipe: Vegan Mushroom Penne Pasta
Foody Schmoody Blog
Get the recipe: Restaurant-Style Chicken Broccoli Pasta
My Pure Plants
Get the recipe: Asparagus Lemon Pepper Penne
Butter Your Biscuit
Get the recipe: Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Lauren From Scratch
Get the recipe: Creamy Cajune Andouille Sausage Penne
Foody Schmoody Blog
Get the recipe: Creamy Garlic Penne With Bacon And Chicken
Inspiration For Moms
Get the recipe: Spring Chicken Pesto Penne With Mozzarella
Simply Scrumptious
Get the recipe: Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta
Fantabulocsity
Get the recipe: BBQ Chicken Penne Pasta
An Italian In My Kitchen
Get the recipe: Creamy Broccoli Bacon Penne Casserole
Brooklyn Active Mama
Get the recipe: Copycat Applebees Three Cheese Chicken Penne
Krumpli
Get the recipe: Wild Boar Ragu With Penne
Profusion Curry
Get the recipe: Penne Pesto Primavera
No Sweat Vegan
Get the recipe: Penne Pasta With Vegan Italian Sausage
Splash Of Taste
Get the recipe: Penne Arrabiata
Chisel and Fork
Get the recipe: Penne al Baffo
Living Lou
Get the recipe: Pasta Salad With Lemon Herb Vinaigrette
The Magical Slow Cooker
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
Love From The Oven
Get the recipe: Easy Sausage Pasta
Gypsyplate
Get the recipe: Rasta Pasta
Life's Little Sweets
Get the recipe: Lemon Chicken Piccata Penne
Piping Pot Curry
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Lemon Asparagus Pasta
Kim Schob
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Italian Tomato Chicken Penne
Will Cook For Smiles
Get the recipe: Homemade Basil And Roasted Garlic Baked Penne
Flavours Treat
Get the recipe: Pasta With Carrot Sauce
Balance With Jess
Get the recipe: French Onion Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
Plant Based On A Budget
Get the recipe: Easy Eggplant Penne
Our Love Language Is Food
Get the recipe: Creamy Pumpkin Penne With Boursin Cheese
Healthy With A Chance Of Sprinkles
Get the recipe: Loaded Vegetable Greek Pasta Salad
Parade
Get the recipe: Lobster Mac and Cheese
Krista Marshall
Get the recipe: Crock Pot Italian Meatballs with Penne
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