What to do with tiny noodles?

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I don’t even remember where these came from, but for quite a while now I’ve had in my pantry an unmarked bag of tiny noodles. They’re hollow cylinders–kind of like miniature penne–and by “tiny” I mean they are probably no bigger than 2 millimeters in any direction.

I could just make some kind of tomatoey noodle-pulp by throwing them in some spaghetti sauce, but I suspect that’s not really what they’re made for. The texture would be all weird, I think.

Is there something better to do with tiny noodles?

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Minestrone or Chicken Noodle would be my suggestion. Those smaller pastas (ditalini, anellini, stelline, farfellini etc) are usually used in soup.

3

Yeah, I’ve used things like that in an Italian Chile I make. (Think of a minestrone that’s really spicy and has some different color beans in it.) All the different colors and textures makes the soup kind of fun to eat, for me anyways.

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Mac and cheese!

5

But where to get the tiny cheese to go with the noodles?!?

6

Finally, a use for the nutmeg grater!

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How about pilaf? I usually use orzo with my rice, but those little tubes should also work.