How to Use pappardelle in a Sentence

pappardelle

noun
  • The main course options are pappardelle, four-cheese spinach lasagna or brick roasted chicken.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The homemade pasta dishes, like pappardelle with wild-boar ragù, are standouts.
    — Bryan Miller, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2013
  • Add the pappardelle, and cook until tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
    — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
  • No cacio e pepe, bucatini all’amatriciana, or wild boar pappardelle for me.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Cook the pappardelle in the boiling water until done, about 3 minutes; drain.
    — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The signature pasta brought homemade pappardelle in a hearty short rib-mushroom ragù.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 29 June 2018
  • For a sharable main course, try wide ribbons of pappardelle, mushroom and asparagus in cream sauce, with a runny egg yolk.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 5 Apr. 2018
  • And who better than a Florida chef to do gulf shrimp with pappardelle ($22)?
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Think of pappardelle allied with a meaty ragù, or spools of ramen entwined with pork broth, throwing off starch, drinking in soup.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 11 July 2017
  • Dishes range from lobster aguachile or deviled beet eggs to hearty mains like bone marrow short rib pappardelle or shrimp tamales with crispy yuca.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Tiny morels and shimeji mushrooms lurk amid tangles of arugula pappardelle tossed with a puree made from charred asparagus.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 17 May 2018
  • After the pappardelle has been polished off, the DJ cranks up his music and beckons the crowd to join him.
    — Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Out front, a chalkboard displayed the day’s menu, and back in the kitchen, a chef wearing a mask and gloves had just made the pappardelle and fettuccine.
    — Washington Post, 20 May 2020
  • Serve with a thick ribbon pasta like pappardelle and plenty of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Her recipes include cacio e pepe, butter chicken and short rib in roasted garlic tomato sauce with homemade pappardelle.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 May 2020
  • There’s also the option to dine at their on-site restaurant, where dishes like a rich risotto or homemade pappardelle are blanketed with dark petals.
    — Christina Liao, Vogue, 12 July 2018
  • Homemade pappardelle in a tomato Pernod cream, served with sea scallops, shrimp and mussels, is solid yet passionless.
    — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, 19 June 2019
  • And then there are the recipes, for Philly cheesesteak noodles, yaki udon al pastor and Chinese Bolognese pappardelle.
    — Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022
  • While spaghetti is traditional, linguine or pappardelle work well, but avoid delicate angel hair or robust rigatoni.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The funny irony of it all is that the pappardelle ($19) is one of the better dishes on the menu, its fresh wide noodles drenched in an earthy and rich wild mushroom Marsala.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
  • Menus change seasonally, but expect pasta classics like cacio e pepe, capellini bottega, and pappardelle to remain year-round.
    — al, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The calamari, handmade pappardelle with Bolognese, and bold red Italian wine matched the caliber of the design (and made my ride back down the mountain all the more thrilling).
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
  • And the pappardelle with tomato and corn was also delicious; the wide pasta was light, almost sheer, mixed with just-sweet corn, tomatoes, basil and chunks of meaty bacon that goes with everything else.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • The book features 52 unique pasta dishes, including this flavorful pappardelle.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The pasta course harkened back to springtime, with a housemade pappardelle, silky noodles tossed with the restaurant’s bacon, baby artichokes, asparagus and wild fennel.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • The seafood-centric menu, from chef/co-owner Anne Conness, includes oysters, branzino with red pepper rouille, cioppino and pappardelle with lamb and pecorino.
    — Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Hearty Bolognese, pappardelle, and fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano create a simple after-church meal that everyone will love.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • The menu has included delicious Barolo ox cheek pappardelle with Barolo vinegar and Cornish cod served with tagliatelle.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The scallops crowning the pappardelle ($34) were beautiful in presentation and cooked by an experienced hand.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2017
  • My favorite dish of all is the Hodo tofu skins ($18) that resemble pappardelle but with more snap; the dish is enlightened with yellowfoot mushrooms and cured egg yolk.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018

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