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Kids’ Favourites

Pasta dishes tested on real children. Generous on familiar flavours (cheese, tomato, gentle herbs), light on heat and assertive spice.

26 recipes

30 min · serves 4

Creamy Mushroom Penne

A weeknight dinner that comes together in under 30 minutes. Mushrooms get golden in a hot pan, then a splash of cream and a handful of parmesan turn the pan sauce silky. The ridges on Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate grab every drop.

25 min · serves 4

Classic Tomato & Basil Macaroni

The recipe that taught most of us to cook. Tinned tomatoes simmered with garlic and olive oil, finished with torn basil, and tossed through Cibo di Italia Macaroni. Twenty minutes, one pan, and dinner on the family table.

20 min · serves 4

One-Pan Garlic Fusilli with Greens

A back-pocket recipe for the nights you cannot face a pile of washing up. Everything cooks in one pan — pasta, greens, garlic and a glug of olive oil — and the fusilli twists hold onto the silky starchy sauce that forms as it cooks.

25 min · serves 4

Weeknight Conchiglie with Peas & Mint

Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate are little ridged shells designed to catch peas, soft cheese and herbs. This is a 25-minute dinner that feels much more grown-up than the time it takes. Bright, green, comforting.

15 min · serves 4

15-Minute Tomato Penne Rigate

The fastest honest pasta dinner you can put on the table. While the kettle boils, you make the sauce. By the time the penne is al dente, dinner is done. Designed for the Tuesday night where you got home five minutes ago.

50 min · serves 4

Three-Cheese Baked Macaroni

A weekend bake that disappears in minutes. Cibo di Italia Macaroni gets folded into a glossy béchamel, layered with three cheeses, and finished under the grill until the top crackles. Pure comfort food, no shortcuts, no apologies.

40 min · serves 4

Pasta in Creamy Tomato Sauce

Halfway between a quick tomato pasta and an indulgent bake — a velvety, blush-pink sauce that coats every ridge of Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate. Forty minutes start to finish, and a guaranteed second-helping dinner.

35 min · serves 4

Loaded Conchiglie with Sausage & Spinach

Fennel-flecked beef sausage, wilted spinach and a glossy tomato sauce all caught inside Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate shells. A hearty bowl that feeds a hungry table after a long day.

40 min · serves 4

Mac & Cheese with Crispy Topping

The mac and cheese that ends the debate. Cibo di Italia Macaroni in a sharp cheddar sauce, finished with a buttered breadcrumb crust that shatters under your spoon. Hands down the most-requested kids' dinner in our recipe testing.

25 min · serves 4

Roasted Red Pepper Macaroni

A silky red pepper sauce for the macaroni nights when tomato feels too sharp. It is sweet, mellow, and easy for the whole table, with just enough cheese to make the sauce cling.

22 min · serves 4

Light Pesto Penne

A lightened-up pesto that swaps half the oil for hot pasta water, so it clings to the ridges without weighing dinner down. Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate is the right shape to catch every fleck of basil and pine nut.

45 min · serves 4

Sausage Ragu Fusilli

A weeknight ragu built from sausages, not minced beef — so it comes together in 40 minutes instead of three hours. The fennel-fragrant sauce gets caught in every twist of Cibo di Italia Fusilli for a properly hearty bowl.

28 min · serves 3

Gluten-Free Macaroni with Chicken & Sweetcorn

Creamy, gentle and built for sensitive tables. Gluten-free macaroni, chicken and sweetcorn fold into a light sauce that feels familiar without being heavy.

50 min · serves 4

Gluten-Free Penne Rigate Bake

A bake the whole family eats — no one asks which range it is. Cibo di Italia Gluten-Free Penne Rigate stands up beautifully under tomato sauce and melted mozzarella. A real bake, not a compromise.

50 min · serves 4

Cheesy Conchiglie Casserole

Big ridged shells turn into little cheese pockets in this family-pleaser. Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate are baked in a creamy tomato sauce with three cheeses melting into every shell. Friday-night comfort, no debate.

55 min · serves 4

Baked Whole Wheat Pasta with Tomato & Mozzarella

A wholesome weekend bake — whole wheat penne stays meaningfully toothsome under bubbling mozzarella and a basil-flecked tomato sauce. Deeper flavour, more fibre, the same satisfaction.

47 min · serves 4

Spinach Ricotta Conchiglie Bake

Conchiglie rigate is built for this kind of bake: the shells hold pockets of ricotta, spinach and tomato, then the top catches under mozzarella until it bubbles at the edges.

35 min · serves 4

Iftar Creamy Tomato Penne

When the azan sounds and the table needs to be ready fast, this creamy tomato penne delivers. A rich, gently spiced tomato cream sauce clings to every ridge of Cibo di Italia Penne Rigate — comforting, filling, and on the table in under 35 minutes. Perfect for feeding the whole family after a long fast.

65 min · serves 6

Spiced Chicken & Macaroni Bake

A tray of this bake going into the oven fills the house with the kind of warm, spiced smell that makes everyone gather in the kitchen. Cibo di Italia Macaroni is layered with tender spiced chicken, a robust tomato sauce and a blanket of melted cheese — then baked until bubbling. Make it ahead on a busy Ramadan evening and reheat just before iftar.

45 min · serves 4

One-Pan Chicken & Vegetable Conchiglie

One pan, one pot to wash, and a complete family dinner on the table. Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate shells nestle into a gently spiced chicken and vegetable broth, absorbing all the flavour as they cook. It is the kind of recipe UAE families reach for when Ramadan evenings are busy and everyone is hungry.

65 min · serves 6

Baked Three-Cheese & Herb Conchiglie

Conchiglie shells were made for baked pasta — their cup shape traps pools of cheesy sauce inside every shell, turning a simple bake into something genuinely exciting to eat. This version layers Cibo di Italia Conchiglie Rigate with a three-cheese béchamel fragrant with thyme and parsley, then bakes it until the top is golden and bubbling. A proper crowd-pleaser for an iftar table or a big family gathering.

27 min · serves 4

Lunchbox Pasta Salad with Chicken & Sweetcorn

Make this on Sunday and the lunchboxes take care of themselves all week. Cibo di Italia Fusilli holds the lemony dressing in every spiral, the chicken keeps the kids full through the afternoon, and sweetcorn adds just enough sweetness to make the box disappear at break time.

40 min · serves 4

Cheesy Hidden-Veg Macaroni

Every parent's secret weapon. Blended butternut squash and carrot turn the cheese sauce a golden colour the kids actually find exciting — and they never need to know there's a full serving of vegetables in every bowl. Cibo di Italia Classic Macaroni holds the sauce inside each little tube for maximum cheesy impact.

45 min · serves 4

Mini Pasta Bake Cups

Individual pasta bakes baked in a muffin tin — self-contained, portion-sized, and brilliant for lunchboxes. Cibo di Italia Classic Macaroni, a quick tomato sauce, mozzarella and a golden breadcrumb top. Make a batch on the weekend, pack two per box, and the week is sorted. They reheat beautifully or travel perfectly at room temperature.

20 min · serves 4

Lemon & Pea Fresh Penne

A 20-minute dinner that feels lighter than it is. Peas and ricotta make a sauce that coats without heaviness, lemon zest keeps everything bright, and the whole dish comes together while the pasta is still boiling. Cibo di Italia Classic Penne Rigate grips the creamy sauce in its ridges so the flavour is there in every single bite.

28 min · serves 3

High-Protein Gluten-Free Macaroni with Chicken & Broccoli

A proper protein-forward bowl that works for the whole family. Cibo di Italia Gluten-Free Macaroni already brings 16g of protein per 100g, then shredded chicken and a generous portion of broccoli push the numbers even further. A light garlic-parmesan sauce ties everything together without heaviness. On the table in under 30 minutes, gluten-free without compromise.