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From signatures like rigatoni with sausage ragù or tonnarelli cacio e pepe to rotating specials like a squash lasagnetta and agnolotti stuffed with polenta showered in chanterelles, everything is made just a few feet in front of you.—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026 Here, crushed tomatoes simmer with cream and grated Parmesan to create a super-fast super-savory sauce for rigatoni.—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026 While boiling some rigatoni on the stovetop, simply toss whole cherry tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a casserole dish and place two pucks of Boursin’s garlic-and-herb blend in the center.—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026 The wagyu inside the dumplings is tender and flavorful, and the vodka sauce on the rigatoni is rich and creamy.—Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rigatoni
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Etymology
Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line — more at row