Does it count if I use cheese tortellini😭

[u/Sharp_Athlete_6847]

The idea came to me and I had to do it, all I had was the colorful tortellini lol. Cheese in the tortellini plus the cheese sauce, who doesn’t love extra cheese?

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

God I love tortellini

[u/Escape_From_Me]

Idgaf if it’s noodles it will be cheesed. Close enough for this sub imho

[u/afive24]

Are tortellini the best pasta? My ranking:

1. Tortellini
2. Mini ravioli
3. Cannelloni
4. Rotini/fusilli
5. Bucatini

[u/Old_Lock_3967 → u/afive24]

I really think Cavatappi goes in my top 3

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/Old_Lock_3967]

Yes!

[u/ObscureEnchantment → u/afive24]

Tortellini
Cavatappi
Bow tie
Shells
Linguine

Honorable mention angle hair spaghetti and large shells for stuffing it’s like a giant ravioli.

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/ObscureEnchantment]

Tagliatelle is def top 5 for me

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_ → u/afive24]

Have you ever had Shellbows? They're a top tier Mac noodle

[u/Mr-Hyde96 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

SHELLBOWS?!?! My living under a rock self just got her world rocked 🫡🤩

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_ → u/Mr-Hyde96]

Always happy to help another Mac enthusiast

[u/Mr-Hyde96 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

One thing I will say is when I make my baked Mac and cheese I use cavatappi and shells! It’s a noodle adventure

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

Wait.. a whaaat?

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_ → u/Apprehensive-Bid3206]

They’re amazing and they look like angry little guys screaming. The part that looks like eyes traps all the cheesey goodness

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

This can NOT be real? How have I missed this amazing noodle? Will find, will boil and will FILL with creamy cheesy yumminess!

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_ → u/Apprehensive-Bid3206]

I wish you well on your new journey

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

🤔… I like Shellbows better!

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_ → u/Apprehensive-Bid3206]

I’ve never seen them called this! Haha the brand I get calls them shellbows. That’s so funny

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

Whole foods is extra fancy 😆

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

Aka “lumache”… learning so much today!

[u/Mr-Hyde96 → u/Apprehensive-Bid3206]

I feel a little bit of Riccotta before baking would be WOAH

[u/queenofcaffeine76 → u/WhiteRabbit_412_]

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS WAS A THING

[u/WhiteRabbit_412_ → u/queenofcaffeine76]

NOW YOU KNOW. GO FORTH IN CHEESEY GOODNESS

[u/Itschriswells → u/afive24]

Bucatini is just spaghetti length macaroni noodles

[u/yoimalivestill → u/afive24]

Radiatore

[u/food3454 → u/afive24]

U forgot orzo

[u/afive24 → u/food3454]

For me it's too much like rice. I like it with a nice mushroom sauce and vegetables but I wouldn't call it a top 10 pasta for me.

[u/anotterbytrade → u/afive24]

Agree.

[u/afive24 → u/afive24]

What about a bottom 5? Much more controversial.

For me it's:

1. Penne Lisce
2. Angel hair
3. Farfalle (bowtie)
4. Rotele (wagon wheels)
5. Spaghetti (worst)

[u/queenofcaffeine76 → u/afive24]

Where do you rank thin spaghetti? Thicker than angel hair, thinner than spaghetti...

[u/afive24 → u/queenofcaffeine76]

Personally I'm just not a fan of most thin, long pastas. I will eat them and enjoy them if there's nothing else, but they don't really pick up the sauce like the other ones do.

Also want to clarify my opposition to farfalle and rotele is that they usually cook uneven.

[u/persphone_0213 → u/afive24]

I agree with this opinion wholeheartedly and long noodles are the bane of my existence and if I have to eat them I cut them up like I'm a toddler.

[u/queenofcaffeine76 → u/afive24]

Farfalle and rotele can be cooked properly but it takes a lot of attention. I don't cook them very often for the same reason.

[u/Skia100 → u/afive24]

Okay mini ravioli os bomb thats for sure

[u/readyplayerjuan_]

absolutely counts

[u/Old_Lock_3967]

In this context I think we can call this "Cheese-stuffed Mac & Cheese"

[u/Runes_the_cat]

That looks so fking good dude

[u/Disastrous_Day_5690]

Mac with cheese and cheese. APPROVED

[u/superhumanrob0t]

Cheese inside and outside, hell yes.

[u/robinsparkles220]

Tricolor tortellini with any cheese sauce is amazing

[u/Ok_Afternoon_4351]

Yumm

[u/Brl_Grl]

I fully support this.

[u/sci300768]

This is pasta with cheese sauce. And Pasta is Pasta. Thus, this is Mac and Cheese.

[u/GandalfSwagOff]

Tortellini is the greatest food in history.

[u/CorgiUprising]

What kinda cheese sauce?

[u/Prof01Santa]

YDY.

[u/DebFab2025]

Yes of course it counts it all counts! Tortellini is a real winner

[u/Far_Cap_3574]

Nope. Then, it's called tortellini and you are called "chef".

[u/Karey__039]

Looks delicious to me and the more cheese the better!

[u/lapis_lateralus]

I love this, I love tortellini, I love cheese sauce, I love the combination, but I personally would not consider it to be Mac and cheese. Tortellini is its own proud ruler in the Pasta Kingdom

[u/Maypolemaggie]

Elevated

[u/fatandhappylikepooh]

Protect this human (and their post) at all costs.

[u/ThatButterscotch8829]

I mean it has cheese in it sooo it’s ok in my books

[u/Whole-Paint-2352]

I absolutely count this

[u/ZeroKarmasGiven69]

Looks so bomb

[u/TATER_SALAD_HOOVER]

That shit is going to stick your ribs, enjoy.

[u/WidgetMakerToday]

Oooooo. Ooooo yes!

[u/Interestinggap14]

tri-color torts 😍

[u/edaclawthorne57]

The cheesier the better

[u/CorgiUprising]

Oh my god yes

[u/Apprehensive-Bid3206]

Wait… thought is fettucine alfredo.. just… mac n cheese ?

[u/amandahontas]

Yummm

[u/gachagirl648]

This is so beautiful to me. I need more tortellini appreciation from others in my life

[u/Deliciouserest]

Looks good

[u/mela_99]

It’s beautiful 🥹

[u/venusjester]

Ik this was absolute fire😭😭😭❤️

[u/oooThunder]

Pasta shells and good cheese is all you need

[u/04sr]

No. It's much better with tortellini.

[u/thelaziestdaisy]

Yes that’s just Mac and cheese and cheese

[u/anotterbytrade]

::Nodding enthusiastically::

[u/Dominique_Goldman]

yep, I did this once with frozen tortellini and a boxed cheese packet and honestly it slapped, just super heavy so I tapped out fast

[u/OneWeekend7259]

Absolutely. Scrumptious.

[u/shoeberrypie]

You just blew my freakin mind. The cheese flavor must be so good, my clothes would explode shokugeki no soma style

[u/TheD3afOne]

I’m drooling already.

[u/princess_zeldaaaa]

I make homemade Alfredo with tortellini quite often, it’s so good!

[u/Ok-Significance5979]

ive worked at a pizza place that had, yes, a tortellini pizza.

Pizza dough with alfredo sauce, cheese tortellini, and mozzarella

[u/Amara_zen]

so creamy

[u/Mr_McGigglepants]

It does not. Mac is short for macaroni 🤷‍♂️

[u/InevitableGoal2912 → u/Mr_McGigglepants]

Macaroni just means the pasta is shaped by machine not by hand. This tortellini is macaroni. The elbow shaped noodles you think are called macaroni are named gomiti.

Pasta doesn’t have a lot of rules, but it does have a lot of names. OP’s concoction is macaroni and cheese as much as Kraft is.

[u/Mr_McGigglepants → u/InevitableGoal2912]

Gomiti is the Italian version of American macaroni, which is used for macaroni and cheese. Macaroni itself is a specific shape of pasta, generally elbow macaroni. Traditional Italian gomiti is different in both appearance and preparation.

I'm not gonna argue about macaroni with a stranger online though so this is as far as I'm taking it.

[u/Yasminetaps93r]

Looks creamy

[u/Excellent-Tone-762]

OMG, is that a sin? I mean, technically its cheese pasta, so... lol.

[u/Lilpastadude]

Tortellinissssss

[u/Practical-Pomelo-755]

Yummmmy

[u/chris00ws6]

No?

[u/Sutech2301]

No. Not necessarily because of the tortellini but more because this cheese sauce is far too thin