![1. Rigatoni](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rigatoni.jpg)
1. Rigatoni
This tube-shaped and usually ridged pasta is ideal for dense, heavy, wetter sauces and for baked dishes.
Try it with this recipe: Rustic Broiled Vegetable and Rigatoni Salad
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![2. Penne](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-02-sl.jpg)
2. Penne
Narrower than Rigatoni and cut at angle, Penne is perfect for lighter tomato-based sauces.
Try it with this recipe: Penne Puttanesca
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![3. Fusilli](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-03-sl.jpg)
3. Fusilli
The pasta Kramer used on Seinfeld to build a small statue of his silly friend Jerry is also ideal for adding to luncheon salads.
Try it with this recipe: Turkey and Fusilli Salad
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![4. Spaghetti](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-04-sl.jpg)
4. Spaghetti
The most popular pasta in Canadian restaurants is also perfect for lighter sauces and oil-and-garlic combinations.
Try it with this recipe: Spaghetti with Oil and Garlic
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![5. Farfalle](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-06-sl.jpg)
5. Farfalle
This ribbon-shaped pasta is a natural for seafood pastas in lighter, cream-based sauces.
Try it with this recipe: Farfalle with Smoked Salmon
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![6. Pappardelle](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-07-sl.jpg)
6. Pappardelle
This wide pasta is great with heavy ragus of lamb or duck.
Try it with this recipe: Pappardelle with Braised Rabbit, Lardons, and Peas
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![7. Orecchiette](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-08-sl.jpg)
7. Orecchiette
The Italian word for ear, ‘Orecchiette’ goes best with dryer pasta sauces, like broccoli rabe with sausage and oil.
Try it with this recipe: Orecchiette with Rapini
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![8. Radiatore](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-09-sl.jpg)
8. Radiatore
This classic radiator-looking pasta is usually most delicious when paired with heavier, wetter sauces.
Try it with this recipe: Radiatore with Pesto
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![9. Bucatini](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-05-sl.jpg)
9. Bucatini
These long, narrow tubes are perfect for hearty, drier sauces containing meat or ham.
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![10. Capelli d'Angelo](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-to-sauce-your-pasta-10-sl.jpg)
10. Capelli d’Angelo
Better known as ‘angel-hair pasta,’ this pasta is ideal in broth-based pasta sauces.
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