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Some of the most popular dishes are chicken cutlets, sausage and peppers, meatballs, penne, beef stew and the deep dish, Sicilian pizza.—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026 Instead of brown rice, substitute it for whole-wheat penne pasta in this recipe.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 Pizza still takes center stage, but the restaurant also offers wings (10 bone-in or boneless) and tenders (four to an order), baked ziti, penne alla vodka, fettuccine alfredo, and spaghetti and meatballs.—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 27 Feb. 2026 Drain the penne, reserving about 1/2 cup cooking water.—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for penne
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Italian, plural of penna, literally, quill, feather, pen, from Latin pinna feather & penna wing — more at pen