Classic thick tubes with large diameters and ridges to retain sauces especially well. Shape works best with full flavor sauces and pairs well with chunky meat or vegetable-based sauces, refined dairy-based sauces like Barilla® Three Cheese, mushroom cream sauces and tomato sauces or spicy sauces. This tube is terrific for baked casserole dishes with cheese-based sauces. For added nutrition and goodness, penne is also available in Barilla® PLUS® and Barilla® Whole Grain.