How to Use pasta in a Sentence

pasta

noun
  • They ordered pasta with meat sauce.
  • Breads and pastas are high in carbohydrates.
  • Any short cut pasta can be used.
    — Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There's no need to boil the pasta.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Use any small pasta shape of your choice.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Serve this pasta dish as a main or a side.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • This dish goes great over rice or pasta.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This cooks up to about one cup of cooked pasta.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • All of her pastas, all her sauces, are great.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Creamy, tangy, and rich, this pasta has it all.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Red sauce doesn't need meat, and this pasta proves it.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There was pasta to be sure, but there was so much more.
    — Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
  • When the pasta is cooked, there’s no need to drain it.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This pasta dish is as tasty to eat as the name is to say.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This makes enough sauce for 1 pound of pasta.
    — Demi Lovato, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • With one-pan pasta, just one pot is used, not two or more.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 May 2026
  • Cook brown rice or pasta and add it to a more broth-heavy soup.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Cook brown rice or pasta, then add it to a soup with more broth.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Once the dough was formed, it was fed through a large pasta sheeter.
    — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Just toss the frozen veg with the hot pasta at the end to warm through.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
  • If your pan is big enough, toss the pasta with the sauce in the pan.
    — Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Need to bring a bowl of pasta to work for a not-so-sad desk lunch?
    — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Add them to a pasta or a salad.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Serve over rice or pasta with a salad on the side.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • Add pasta to tomato sauce and toss to coat.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • Add more pasta water if the sauce looks dry.
    — Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • Add the pasta and cheese and stir to combine.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Drain and transfer the pasta to a large bowl.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • All the pasta is made in house daily.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no need to add oil to pasta water.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026

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