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Pasta & Noodles substitutes

Pasta and noodle substitutes. 93 ingredients, each with the best swap and the amount to use.

IngredientBest substituteOptions
Acini de PepeOrzo6
AgnolottiMeat or Cheese Ravioli6
Angel Hair PastaThin Spaghetti or Spaghettini6
Banh Canh NoodlesUdon Noodles (Frozen or Vacuum Packed)6
Biang Biang NoodlesWide pappardelle, boiled soft7
BigoliWhole-Wheat Spaghetti (thick, bronze cut if possible)6
BucatiniSpaghettoni or thick spaghetti6
CampanelleRadiatore6
CannelloniLasagne sheets, rolled6
CasarecceGemelli6
CavatappiFusilli6
CavatelliOrecchiette7
Cheung FunFresh wide rice noodles, briefly steamed6
Chinese Egg NoodlesPlain instant ramen noodle bricks6
Chow Mein NoodlesFresh Hong Kong pan-fry noodles or lo mein noodles6
Ditalini PastaElbow Macaroni6
Egg NoodlesTagliatelle or Fresh Fettuccine6
Egg Roll WrappersSpring roll or lumpia wrappers6
Elbow MacaroniPenne3
FarfalleRotini or fusilli7
FettuccineTagliatelle6
FideoBroken Angel Hair, Capellini, or Thin Spaghetti6
FregolaPearl Couscous, Toasted in a Dry Pan First6
Fresh Rice NoodlesDried Wide Rice Sticks (banh pho XL, 10mm)6
FusilliRotini6
GarganelliPenne Rigate6
GemelliCavatappi6
Glass NoodlesSweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon)6
Gluten-Free PastaCorn and rice blend gluten-free pasta7
GnocchiFresh cheese tortellini or small ravioli6
Gyoza WrappersWonton wrappers6
Har Gow WrappersHomemade Wheat Starch and Tapioca Starch Dough7
HilopitesDried egg noodles, broken into short pieces6
Instant RamenFresh or frozen ramen noodles6
Jjajangmyeon NoodlesFresh or frozen udon6
Jumbo Pasta ShellsManicotti or cannelloni tubes6
Kalguksu NoodlesFresh or frozen udon, plus a flour slurry in the broth6
Kelp NoodlesSpiralized Jicama7
Lasagna NoodlesNo-Boil Lasagna Noodles6
LinguineSpaghetti6
Lo Mein NoodlesFresh or dried Hong Kong egg noodles6
LumaconiJumbo Pasta Shells (Conchiglioni)6
MafaldineCurly-edged lasagna sheets, cut into strips5
MalloreddusCavatelli6
ManicottiCannelloni tubes6
Medium Pasta ShellsElbow macaroni6
Mee PokFresh Flat Wonton Noodles or Hong Kong Flat Egg Noodles6
Miswa NoodlesJapanese Somen Noodles6
MostaccioliPenne Lisce (Smooth Penne)7
Mung Bean SheetsMung Bean Glass Noodles (Cellophane Noodles)6
Naengmyeon NoodlesDried soba (buckwheat) noodles6
OrecchietteShell Pasta (Conchiglie)6
OrzoRice6
PaccheriRigatoni6
Pad Thai NoodlesAny other width of dried rice stick6
Pancit Canton NoodlesDried Lo Mein or Hong Kong Egg Noodles6
PappardelleTagliatelle or fettuccine6
PastinaAcini di pepe6
PenneRigatoni6
PizzoccheriHomemade Buckwheat Pasta6
RadiatoriFusilli or Rotini6
Ramen NoodlesPlain instant noodle bricks, sachets discarded6
RavioliTortellini or tortelloni6
Reshteh (Persian Noodles)Linguine or fettuccine, broken short6
Rice SticksA different width of rice stick6
RigatoniPenne rigate6
RotiniFusilli6
Samosa WrappersSpring Roll or Lumpia Wrappers7
Shanghai NoodlesFresh or frozen udon6
Shirataki NoodlesHearts of palm noodles6
Shumai WrappersSquare wonton wrappers, trimmed round7
Soba NoodlesWhole wheat spaghetti or spaghettini6
Somen NoodlesCapellini or angel hair pasta6
Soy PaperNori Sheets6
SpaetzleWide or Extra-Wide Egg Noodles6
StellineAcini de Pepe6
StrozzapretiCasarecce6
Sweet Potato NoodlesMung bean glass noodles (bean thread, cellophane noodles)6
TagliatelleFettuccine6
TarhonyaAcini di Pepe6
TortelliniRavioli6
TortelloniCheese Ravioli6
TrofieGemelli7
TubettiniDitalini6
Vermicelli NoodlesAngel Hair Pasta6
Wagon Wheel PastaFarfalle (Bow Ties)6
Wonton NoodlesFresh thin ramen noodles6
Wonton WrappersGyoza, dumpling or potsticker wrappers6
Yakisoba NoodlesRamen Noodles3
Yellow NoodlesFresh Ramen Noodles6
Yi MeinInstant ramen noodle blocks, seasoning discarded6
ZitiPenne (or mostaccioli, which is smooth penne)6
Zucchini NoodlesSpiralized Yellow Summer Squash7

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