LOTS of Pasta - Keep Coming Back To Try Them All!

DID YOU KNOW... that there are hundreds of different types of pasta? Here at Li'l Rizzo's, we don't serve quite that many but our Lake of the Ozarks Italian restaurant does offer an extremely wide variety of different pasta dishes to choose from. More than enough to let you visit us quite a few times and taste a new one each visit.

If you need some incentive to eat more pasta (besides the fact that it's so very satisfying and delicious), eat it because it makes you feel good! Turns out, that good mood isn't just from the flavor. Science has proven that the carbohydrates in pasta increase your body's production of serotonin, which triggers feelings of happiness. (Bonus!) 

 So, get ready to get hungry read all about the many different pasta dishes we have waiting here for you at Li'l Rizzo's Italian Restaurant.  
(*Disclaimer: Li'l Rizzo's food and beverage items are subject to change at any time and may not be available at both locations.)   

Classic Pasta

Spaghetti
Spaghetti noodles and our homemade, chunky meat sauce.

Spaghetti and Meatball
Spaghetti noodles and meat sauce topped with a homemade 6-ounce meatball sprinkled with parmesan cheese and parsley.

Lasagna
Our lasagna is homemade with 6 layers of pasta with meat sauce, ricotta cheese, and Italian sausage. It's topped with a blend of mozzarella and Provel cheese, then baked.

Fettuccine Alfredo
Wide, flat noodles in our homemade Alfredo sauce.

Baked Mostaccioli
Tubular noodles and meat sauce topped with our homemade Béchamel sauce and a blend of Italian cheese baked to perfection.

Manicotti
Large pasta tubes stuffed with ricotta cheese, then topped in a creamy red sauce of our traditional Italian Béchamel and Marinara and baked.

Cavatelli Con Broccoli
Shell-shaped noodles with broccoli and mushrooms in our creamy homemade Alfredo sauce.

Linguini Marinara
Linguini noodles and mushrooms in our homemade marinara sauce.


Seafood Pasta 

Fettuccine with Shrimp
Fettuccine Alfredo with sautéed shrimp.

Linguini Con Pesce
Shrimp, real crabmeat, clams, and mushrooms served in Alfredo or a delicate wine sauce.

Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp, green onions, tomatoes, and fresh chopped garlic sautéed in a delicate wine stock, then tossed with angel hair pasta.

Cajun Shrimp
Succulent shrimp, yellow onion, green and red bell peppers all sautéed in EVOO and freshly chopped garlic, then served with linguine noodles in a Cajun Alfredo sauce.


Beef & Pork Pasta

Cannelloni Con Bianco
2 large pasta tubes stuffed with beef and pork, served in a creamy Béchamel mushroom sauce.

Cannelloni Con Salsa
2 large pasta tubes stuffed with beef and pork, served in a creamy Béchamel meat sauce.

Tortellini Alfredo
Ring-shaped pasta with beef and pork in our homemade sauce with peas, bacon, and mushrooms

Sausage-n-Peppers
Sautéed red and green bell peppers, onion, and sliced Italian sausage in marinara sauce over linguini noodles


Chicken Pasta

Roasted Garlic Chicken Capellini
Roasted garlic chicken, green onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and freshly chopped garlic sauteed in a delicate wine stock and served with angel hair pasta

Fettuccine Con Pollo
Fettuccine Alfredo with roasted garlic chicken

Creamy Chicken Mostaccioli
A buttery Alfredo sauce with bacon, mushrooms, and roasted garlic chicken


Many of the terrific menu items above can also be made with gluten-free pasta. So, which delicious dish will you start with? 

The next time you have a craving for pasta, head on over to the place that cooks up the best Italian food at the Lake of the Ozarks! We have Li'l Rizzo's locations in both Lake Ozark and Osage Beach, so no matter where you are in the lake area, the perfect pasta is always nearby!  


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Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, USA

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