This Is the Most Popular Pasta Dish in Your State, According to a New Report

Celebrate National Pasta Day with your favorite classic Italian dish.

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Lennart Weibull 2021

It’s a special day for all the pasta lovers—and who doesn't love pasta? This beloved dish has a day of its own—National Pasta Day is celebrated annually on October 17th. To commence the day, bonusfinder.com has set out to discover the most popular pasta dishes in the United States, according to Google search trend data from the past 12 months. 

Find out the top 10 most popular pasta dishes in the U.S., along with the reigning pasta champion in your state.

Top 10 Most Popular Pasta Dishes 

  • Fettuccine Alfredo 
  • Lasagna
  • Carbonara 
  • Spaghetti Bolognese 
  • Pesto Pasta 
  • Cacio e Pepe 
  • Spaghetti alla Puttanesca 
  • Spaghetti alla Napoletana 
  • Pasta e Fagioli 
  • Penne all’Arrabbiata

Unsurprisingly, the study unveiled that the most popular pasta dish in the U.S. is fettuccine Alfredo, with 29 out of 50 states searching for it the most in the last 12 months. Two timeless Italian dishes were runners up—taking second place was lasagna, and carbonara in third.

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The Most Popular Pasta Dish in Each State

  • Alabama: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Alaska: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Arizona: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Arkansas: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • California: Carbonara
  • Colorado: Carbonara
  • Connecticut: Pasta e Fagioli
  • Delaware: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • District of Columbia: Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, Spaghetti Bolognese and Spaghetti alle Vongole
  • Florida: Carbonara and Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Georgia: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Hawaii: Spaghetti alle Vongole
  • Idaho: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Illinois: Carbonara
  • Indiana: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Iowa: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Kansas: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Kentucky: Penne alla Norma
  • Louisiana: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Maine: Penne all’Arrabbiata
  • Maryland: Lasagna
  • Massachusetts: Tortellini en Brodo and Spaghetti alla Nerano
  • Michigan: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Minnesota: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Mississippi: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Missouri: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Montana: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Nebraska: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Nevada: Tortellini en Brodo
  • New Hampshire: Lasagna
  • New Jersey: Tortellini en Brodo
  • New Mexico: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • New York: Tortellini en Brodo and Spaghetti with Bottarga
  • North Carolina: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • North Dakota: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Ohio: Lasagna
  • Oklahoma: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Oregon: Lasagna and Pesto Pasta
  • Pennsylvania: Lasagna
  • Rhode Island: Pasta e Fagioli
  • South Carolina: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • South Dakota: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Tennessee: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Texas: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Utah: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Vermont: Lasagna, Spaghetti alla Puttanesca and Pesto Pasta
  • Virginia: Carbonara
  • Washington: Carbonara
  • West Virginia: Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Wisconsin: Lasagna
  • Wyoming: Fettuccine Alfredo
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