
What are pasta shells? About the ingredient pasta shells. Including 78 recipes with pasta shells, nutrition data, and where to find it.
Pasta in the shape of seashells, commonly known as "seashells", the name derives from the Italian word for seashell (conchiglia).
It is usually sold in the plain durum wheat variety, and also in colored varieties which utilize natural pigments, such as tomato extract, squid ink or spinach extract.
The shell shape of the pasta is good at catching the sauce. It is one of the most popular pasta types in the UK.
Pasta shells are usually found in the pasta section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Pasta shells are a member of the Cereal Grains and Pasta USDA nutritional food group.
measure | grams |
1 cup elbow shaped | 140 |
1 cup spiral shaped | 134 |
1 cup small shells | 115 |
In Chinese: | 意大利面壳 | |
British (UK) term: | Pasta shells | |
en français: | coquillettes | |
en español: | conchas de pasta |
There are 75 recipes that contain this ingredient.
See more about pasta | almost 12 years ago |
Usda nutrition data | over 7 years ago |
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