When the time comes to stuff the pasta tubes, many people resort to a pastry bag filled with ricotta, or they use a long spoon to reach inside each tube. Both methods are messy, frustrating ...

Rigatoni also work well in baked pasta dishes because they can hold on to cheese well. Rigatoni are short, wide tubes of pasta that have ridges on the outside but are smooth on the inside.

Cannelloni pasta tubes, positioned upright in a snug pan, with a classic slow cooked ragu spooned over the top. Topped with mascarpone, mozzarella and Parmesan. Place a flameproof 22cm/8½in ...

They have looked at how grains of different size and shape, including dry pasta tubes and rice, separate into distinct layers when shaken. Jia and colleagues claim to bring something new to this ...

A midweek vegetarian winner that all the family will love. Broccoli florets are tossed with pasta tubes and an easy cheddar Parmesan sauce. Put a sauté pan or frying pan over a medium–low heat ...

Herby meat filling encased in long pasta tubes, topped with a homemade Bechamel sauce and roasted veg. Yum! 1. Make a classic béchamel, by heating the milk, bay leaf and ½ onion until almost ...