Campanelle
Short dry pasta with fluted, petal-like edges and a hollow centre that catches sauce, made from durum wheat semolina and water.
Campanelle is a short dry pasta with fluted, petal-like edges and a hollow centre that captures sauce. Barilla says the Italian name means “bellflowers” and describes the shape as delicate but sturdy.
Campanelle belongs to dry durum wheat pasta, whose ingredients are durum wheat semolina and water. Barilla's Campanelle is made from semolina.
Barilla's Campanelle cooks in 10–11 minutes; times differ between producers, so follow the packet.
Barilla pairs campanelle with hearty dairy-based sauces such as cheese or béchamel, with vegetable sauces made from beans, lentils, chickpeas, pumpkin or other chunky vegetables, and with meat, fish-based or robust tomato sauces.
Facts
What it includes
How it connects to Pasta
Campanelle → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
Links
- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
- Part of
- Dry durum wheat pasta
- Similar and different
- Radiatori, Conchiglie
Frequently asked questions
How long do you cook campanelle?
Barilla gives 10–11 minutes; follow the time on your packet.
What does campanelle mean?
Barilla translates the Italian name as “bellflowers”.
What sauces go with campanelle?
Barilla suggests hearty dairy-based sauces (cheese, béchamel), vegetable sauces with beans, lentils, chickpeas or pumpkin, and meat, fish-based or robust tomato sauces.
What to read next
- 🌾 Durum wheat — A wheat species with very hard grain and strong gluten, milled into semolina for dry pasta and couscous.
- Conchiglie — Short dry pasta shaped like a seashell, made from durum wheat semolina and water; De Cecco's ridged Conchiglie n° 50 have a cooking time of 13 minutes.
- Radiatori — Short pasta shaped like a small cylinder with wavy fins, named after radiators; sold dry by De Cecco, Garofalo and Barilla.
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