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  • noun a type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta

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Examples

  • I think rotini or rigatoni would be okay with the bigger chunks though.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Sarah 2009

  • I think rotini or rigatoni would be okay with the bigger chunks though.

    Mommy's Meal Sarah 2009

  • "If anyone wants more, there are no leftovers," Jacobson announces, having carefully measured out the exact amount of rotini required for four servings on a food scale.

    Dinner with Michael Jacobson, 'Chief of the Food Police' 2011

  • In the dining room, Smelkova, the CSPI employee, dishes out a generous portion of rotini on each plate.

    Dinner with Michael Jacobson, 'Chief of the Food Police' 2011

  • The move comes nine months after it began to deliver rotini pasta dishes and five months after rival Domino's Pizza added sub sandwiches.

    Heinz ketchup spruces up label with a tomato 2009

  • Slices can be placed on top of a simple romaine and raw red pepper salad dressed with a balsamic vinaigrette, seasoned with a rub of cayenne and sea salt, and served with a side of steamed broccoli, or tossed with oven-roasted tomatoes and added to rotini pasta.

    The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010

  • For the pasta this time, I went around my kitchen, hunting down all of the almost used up boxes, and came out with whole wheat penne and "regular" rotini and bow-ties.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Laura 2008

  • For the pasta this time, I went around my kitchen, hunting down all of the almost used up boxes, and came out with whole wheat penne and "regular" rotini and bow-ties.

    Baked Pasta With Chicken Sausage Laura 2008

  • Q: Your plotline has more twists than a rotini warehouse.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview: Ann Aguirre, Part 1 2008

  • And today she was determined to make her own rotini, a spiral pasta, for her cold pasta salads.

    The Love Goddess’ Cooking School Melissa Senate 2010

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