• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Pasta Project logo

  • Home
  • Pasta Recipes
  • Pasta Types
  • Italy's Regions
  • About
  • SHOP
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Pasta Recipes
  • Pasta Types
  • Italy's Regions
  • About Me
  • SHOP
×
Home

Pasta Types

There are hundreds of pasta types in Italy both homemade and dried. Many pasta shapes are traditional in just one or two regions. Others are popular throughout the country.

  • Venetian bigoli pasta with luganega sausage.
    Venetian Bigoli Pasta with Luganega Sausage.
  • Tagliolini in milk Ascension Day sweet pasta recipe.
    Tagliolini in milk - Ascension Day sweet pasta recipe.
  • Spaghetti alla checca recipe from Rome.
    Spaghetti alla Checca Recipe from Rome
  • Umbrian lentil and sausage pasta recipe.
    Umbrian lentil and sausage pasta recipe
  • Homemade strangozzi pasta from Umbria.
    How to make homemade strangozzi pasta from Umbria.
  • Easy saffron, lemon and butter pasta recipe.
    Easy saffron, lemon and butter tagliolini pasta recipe
  • Lasagna alla norma.
    Lasagne alla Norma (meatless eggplant lasagna)
  • Creamy asparagus spaghetti with fried eggs.
    Creamy asparagus spaghetti with fried eggs.
  • Easy high protein pasta recipe with Trasimeno beans.
    Easy high protein pasta recipe with Trasimeno beans.
  • Poached salmon and asparagus lasagne al forno (lasagna).
    Poached salmon and asparagus lasagne al forno (lasagna)
  • Fava bean pesto from Liguria.
    Creamy fava bean pesto (marò)
  • Vegan fresh tomato and garlic spaghetti alla Maratea
  • easy Italian shrimp and asparagus pasta recipe.
    Easy Italian Shrimp and Asparagus Pasta Recipe.
  • Pasta with smoked salmon and zucchini.
    Pasta with smoked salmon & zucchini recipe.
  • Eggplant Parmigiana lasagna (lasagne alla parmigiana).
    Eggplant parmigiana lasagna (lasagne alla parmigiana)
  • Radicchio pasticchio (Italian chicory lasagna).
    Radicchio pasticcio (Italian chicory lasagna)
  • Easy Italian red onion pasta recipe (alla cipollara)
  • Italian beef cheek ragu.
    Slow cooked Italian beef cheek ragù.
  • Baked Tuscan spinach and ricotta gnudi.
    Baked Tuscan spinach and ricotta gnudi with tomato sauce.
  • Authentic spaghetti alla carbonara.
    How to make authentic spaghetti alla carbonara
  • Maltagliati pasta with mascarpone.
    Pasta with creamy mascarpone cheese sauce recipe.
  • Seven Ps Pasta Recipe from Tuscany (Penne alle Sette P)
  • Gluten free spaghetti with pancetta tomato sauce.
  • Spicy sausage and ziti pasta in a baking dish.
    Easy Baked Ziti with Spicy Italian Sausage Recipe.
  • Spicy pasta with nduja sauce and shrimp.
    Pasta with Nduja sauce and shrimp (prawns) 
  • Lasagne al forno with bolognese.
    How to make lasagne al forno (lasagna) with Bolognese.
  • Sardinian longevity minestrone soup with fregola.
    Sardinian longevity minestrone soup with fregola.
  • Bucatini pasta with braised rabbit recipe from Ischia
    Bucatini Pasta with Braised Rabbit Ragu from Ischia
  • Pallotte cacio e ova in tomato sauce with pasta.
    Pallotte cacio e ova (cheese and egg balls) with pasta.
  • Easy Italian beef cannelloni with béchamel.
    Easy Italian beef cannelloni recipe
  • Creamy potato gnocchi with saffron sauce.
    Potato gnocchi with creamy saffron sauce recipe.
  • Minestrone with pesto in soup bowl with spoon.
    Italian Minestrone Soup with Basil Pesto Genovese
  • Pasta alla puttanesca garnished with flat leaf parsley.
    Spaghetti alla Puttanesca; the authentic Italian recipe.
  • Dried rigatoni pasta.
    All about rigatoni pasta plus recipes for it.
  • Spicy pasta with nduja sauce recipe.
    Spicy and delicious pasta with Nduja sauce.
  • Baked whole wheat pasta with eggplant alla Siciliana.
    Baked whole wheat pasta with eggplant alla Siciliana.

Posts pagination

1 2 … 13 Next page

Primary Sidebar

Close up of Jacqui

Buon giorno and welcome to my pasta project! My name is Jacqui. I’m originally a Londoner but in 2003 life’s journey brought me to the beautiful Veneto region of Italy where…

More about me →

FEATURED IN

A few website logos showing where the pasta project has been featured in: Insider, Wikipedia, Food52, Buzzfeed, The Guardian, Parade

FOLLOW ME

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

VISIT MY SHOP

Shop Icon

In my weekly newsletters, I write about my life in Italy, Italian places, traditions and culture, as well as other foods not just pasta! As a Pasta Project subscriber you'll also get a FREE recipe e-book series! Plus links to the latest recipes and posts.

So, sign up now and get the first recipe e-books to download!

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Web Stories

Follow Me

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Contact

  • Copyright & Disclaimer/ Terms of Use

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2026 The Pasta Project