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Gnocchetti Napoletani Pasta

Setaro
Like an open shell or a fluffy cloud, this charming pasta has lots of curvaceous corners to pair with smaller ingredients like chickpeas or cherry tomatoes.

Size | 2.2 lbs

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Sauce lovers, Setaro’s gnocchetti Napoletani is the pasta shape for you. A pint-sized version of gnocchi Napoletani, this is a small, hollow pasta that resembles an open shell or a fluffy cloud. Its open cup is perfectly suited to capture tons of sauce, guaranteeing an extra-flavorful bite every time.

Unlike the fluffy potato dumplings you probably know as gnocchi, this southern Italian style is made in the same way as other pasta, using just semolina flour and water. The word gnocchi literally means “lumps,” and may have originally come from the Italian word nocca (“knuckles”). This variety shares a similar knobbly shape with its more familiar cousin and makes an adorably versatile addition to your pasta arsenal.

Since 1939, the Setaro family have been making pasta on a winding street in Torre Annunziata in Naples. Their factory is on the same street, in fact, where Giada's grandfather once made his own pasta. The semolina flour they use is minimally processed, creating a more flavorful product than those commonly found in the U.S. The company air-dries its pasta in the cool, salt-tinged breezes that blow in through wild rosemary bushes from the Mediterranean coast, a practice that makes for a delightfully chewy finished product.

Setaro does not include a cooking time on their pasta bags; they recommend that savvy cooks should start tasting the pasta after about 10 minutes of boiling to catch it at the perfect al dente texture.

Toss them into soups, or use in recipes with similarly sized ingredients like chickpeas, tiny meatballs, or cherry tomatoes. With its hollow curves, gnocchetti can also swap in neatly for elbow macaroni for a charming take on a classic mac and cheese.

Setaro does not include a cooking time on their pasta bags; they recommend that savvy cooks should start tasting the pasta after about 10 minutes of boiling to catch it at the perfect al dente texture. For baked dishes, take a couple of minutes off the cook time and drain the pasta when extremely al dente, since it will finish cooking in the oven.

2.2 lbs
Durum wheat semolina, water. Contains gluten.