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Best Pasta Poll

By Food & Wine Updated January 12, 2017
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F&W's Test Kitchen created 10 delicious pasta recipes and set them before three Best New Chefs: Marc Vetri, Scott Conant and Michael Schlow.
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Lasagna with Mushrooms and Lamb Sausage

Lasagna with Wild Mushrooms-and-Lamb Sausage
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Some dried-pasta makers, like Barilla, sell flat lasagna noodles that are shorter and thinner than traditional dried lasagna noodles and work well for delicate lasagnas like this one.

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Free-Form Sausage-and-Three-Cheese Lasagna

Free-Form Sausage-and-Three-Cheese Lasagna
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The judges applauded the rusticity of this gooey lasagna, packed with cheese and sausage. The style is called free-form because the pasta can be arranged in different ways—for instance, folded over the filling—instead of traditionally layered.

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Linguine with Shrimp and Creamy Roasted Tomatoes

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The roasted tomatoes here can be refrigerated overnight.

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Linguine with Broccoli Rabe–Walnut Pesto

Linguine with Broccoli Rabe-Walnut Pesto
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Scott Conant liked the bitterness of the broccoli rabe in this earthy pesto, made with garlic, toasted walnuts and grated salty pecorino cheese. The pesto would also work well on a wider noodle, he added, like the ribbon-shaped trenette, which is the classic shape for pesto.

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Orecchiette with Veal, Capers and White Wine

Orecchiette with Veal, Capers and White Wine
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"The sauce fits the pasta," said judge Marc Vetri in praise of this tender veal ragù flavored with white wine, capers, thyme and rosemary, then tossed with the little ear-shaped orecchiette. "The meat, the capers—they hang on to the pasta when you lift up your fork."

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Orecchiette with Pancetta, Peas and Fresh Herbs

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Jalapeño pepper gives this pasta with pancetta and peas a nice kick.

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Penne Rigate with Spicy Braised Swordfish

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The tomato sauce here—with big pieces of flaked swordfish and slivers of jalapeño—gets nicely absorbed by the penne. And, judge Michael Schlow adds, "There's a good proportion of tomatoes and fish to pasta, and it all comes together so well."

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Penne Rigate with Brussels Sprouts and Gorgonzola

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Mild dolce latte Gorgonzola adds a creamy sauce to this vegetarian pasta.

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Fusilli with Roasted Eggplant and Goat Cheese

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Lemon zest adds a bright note to this fusilli dish.

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Fusilli with Creamed Leek and Spinach

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This delicious pasta was the fastest and simplest to prepare of all the winners.

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    1 of 10 Lasagna with Mushrooms and Lamb Sausage
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