How to Prepare
How To Store Pasta
Packaged Fresh Cut Pasta & Retail Shapes: Store in the refrigerator for up to 21 days, unopened. Use within 7 days of opening. Freeze for up to 60 days.
Food Service Boxed Fresh Cut Pasta: Store in refrigerator for up to 6 days. Freeze for up to 60 days.
Ravioli, Gnocchi, Pierogi & Food Service Shapes: Keep frozen for up to 365 days.
How To Cook Pasta
Packaged Fresh Cut Pasta & Retail Shapes Store in the refrigerator for up to 21 days, unopened. Use within 7 days of opening. Freeze for up to 60 days. Food Service Boxed Fresh Cut Pasta Store in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. Freeze for up to 60 days. Ravioli, Gnocchi, Pierogi & Food Service Shapes Keep frozen for up to 365 days.
1. Prepare your sauce and other meal items first.
2. Fill a large pot with one gallon of pure water per pound of pasta.
3. Bring water to a ROLLING BOIL.
4. Drop pasta in water and STIR IMMEDIATELY to prevent clumping.
5. See estimated cook times below—DO NOT OVERCOOK.
Fresh Cut Pasta
Angel Hair - 30 seconds
Fettuccine - 2 minutes
Linguine - 1.5 minutes
Lo Mein - 5 minutes
Pappardelle - 4 minutes
Ramen Thick - 5 minutes
Ramen Thin - 1.5 minutes
Spaghetti - 1 minute
Tagliatelle - 1.5 minutes
Udon - 5 minutes
Pasta Shapes
Bucatini - 6 minutes
Campanelle - 1.5 minutes
Cavatelli - 2 minutes
Creste di Gallo - 2 minutes
Fagiolini Rigati - 2 minutes
Gemelli - 2 minutes
Medley - 1.5 minutes Penne - 2 minutes
Trenne - 1.5 minutes Twistetti - 1.5 minutes
Ziti - 2 minutes
Filled Pasta & Dumplings
Gnocchi - 3.5 minutes
Pierogi - 3 minutes & saute
Ravioli - 6 minutes | Lobster Ravioli - 8 minutes. KEEP FROZEN until ready to cook. Remove from freezer, snap apart and boil.
How To Dress Pasta
Add a complementary sauce or toss pasta with extra virgin olive oil and parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Enjoy!
Sauce Pairing Suggestions
Angel hair
Our thinnest, most delicate flat-cut pasta, angel hair performs best when paired with light sauces. High quality extra virgin olive oil or a thin tomato sauce are easy and delicious options which also serve to coat the angel hair and prevent it from clumping. Combine olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes for a simple, irresistible dish.
Spaghetti
Arguably the most famous of all flat-cut pastas, spaghetti pairs well with a wide range of sauces—meat, tomato, oil, cream, and more. To keep spaghetti from clumping, it should be thoroughly coated by the sauce. Combine with chopped tomato, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil for a classic dish that never disappoints.
Fettuccine
Fettuccine is a wide flat-cut pasta with potential that spans far beyond Alfredo sauce alone! In addition to cream sauces, fettuccine pairs well with meat-based and many other thick sauces. It’s the perfect vehicle for our signature Bolognese. Combine with sausage, broccoli rabe, extra virgin olive oil and garlic. Perfetto!
Pappardelle
Pappardelle, our thickest and broadest flat-cut pasta, demands a robust sauce to make it truly sing. A ragu or hearty mushroom performs well. Try smoked salmon, sun-dried tomato and a pink vodka sauce. Or round out prosciutto with walnuts and light cream.
Shapes
Shapes can be paired with a wide variety of sauces, making them a versatile starting point for any great dish. Cream-based and tomato-based sauces are particularly recommended because of the shapes proven ability to soak these. Their size makes them especially suited for family-style dishes as well as pasta salads.