Extremely thin long strands of pasta, which are available in both strands and nests. Particularly recommended for butter, cream, or seafood sauces such as white or red clam sauce, Pesto or simply butter parsley garlic sauce.
Cooking time: 4 to 6 minutes

Colavita Capellini

 

Extremely thin, long strands of pasta, coiled into nests. Particularly recommended for butter, cream, or seafood sauces such as white or red clam sauce, Pesto or simply butter parsley garlic sauce.
Cooking time: 4 to 6 minutes

Colavita Capellini Nests

 

Colavita Tagliatelle are long thin ribbon pasta 3/8 inch width that is coiled into nests. Tagliatelle Nests are usually served with traditional meat ragout or light fish sauces.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

 

Colavita Tagliatelle Nests

Colavita Tagliatelle Spinach are long thin ribbon pasta 3/8 inch width that is flavored with garden fresh spinach and coiled into nests. Tagliatelle Nests are usually served with traditional meat ragout or light fish sauces.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

 

Colavita Tagliatelle Spinach  Nests

A wide flat ribbon pasta that is approximately 1 inch in width with rippled edges. Pappardelle is a traditional Tuscan egg pasta that's now served all over Italy. Commonly served with hearty meat dishes.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

Farfalle (Bowties) - 1 lb. bag

 

Farfalle has the light and elegant shape of yellow butterflies. Farfalle is a very versatile pasta cut that can be served with almost every imaginable sauces.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

Colavita Farfalle

 

A thinner version of fettuce. Fettuccine is approximately ¼ inch wide. As a member of the dried ribbons family, Fettuccine is generally used with thick and heavy sauces because of their ability to retain all the sauces that are part of Italian culinary tradition.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

Colavita Fettucine

Price: $2.75

A short ribbon of pasta twisted into a shape resembling a screw.  These short, tightly twisted shape effectively trap all sauces. Great for pasta salads!
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

Colavita Cut Fusilli

Long, corkscrew-shaped strands, Fusilli is traditionally served with Neapolitan ragout. This particular shape allows Fusilli to be generously coated by all sauces whether they are tomato, butter, or cream-based.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

Flat noodles with curly edges, about 3-inches wide, Lasagna are long rectangles of porous layers of pasta. This characteristic makes them ideal for the most flavored traditional Italian sauces.
Cooking time: 14 minutes,

Thin, slightly flattened, solid strands, about 1/8 inch wide. Traditionally, linguine are used with red or white clam sauces, pesto, and delicate cream, or oil-based sauces.
Cooking time: 8 to 10 minutes

Mafalde is a wide, flat noodle with ruffled edges that resembles a lasagna noodle, only narrower. Usually served with thick tomato or cheese sauces.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

 

Orzo, which means “barley” in Italian, is used most traditionally in soups, salads, or as a substitute to Arborio rice.
Cooking time: 4 to 6 minutes

 

Penne, whether they are Rigate (ridged), Lisce (smooth surface), Grandi (large), or Mezzanine, they are among the most famous shapes in the Italian gastronomic culture. Their versatility make them candidate to accompany any kind of sauce, from the most classic to the most sophisticated. Often used in pasta salads.

Orecchiette - 1 lb. bag

 

Orecchiette "little ear" in Italian, which is the shape of this pasta from the Puglia region. This pasta plumps to nearly twice its volume when cooked. Traditionally used for chunky vegetable and meat-based sauces.
Cooking time: 9 to 12 minutes

 

Rigatoni's large ridges and holes are well known for their versatility. Their are perfect with any type of sauce, especially with meat, cream or cheese and tomato sauce.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes

Ridged shell shape, inspired by sea shells, they are probably one of the most famous shapes in the world, Use for tomato, meat, and butter sauces. May also be stuffed or baked. Often used for seafood pasta salads.
Cooking time: 10 to 12 minutes