Is it okay to make pasta chips with elbow pasta?

[Whatthefluff]

I want to make pasta chips but only have elbow pasta, and all the recipes I see call for bowtie. Should I wait til I have bowtie pasta or would it not be a big deal if I made it now?

[Bee-Hatch]

It's pasta. In all honesty it doesn't matter for most dishes what you use (ok there's exceptions - lasagne will be weird using anything other than sheets) but swapping one type for another in normal dishes nobody will know or care as long as it's cooked right.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I would think that substitutes are always fine to use, Now one time I made homemade Lasagna but what happen is I didn't use a proper pan to boil it and also didn't have enough noodles plus I didn't have enough Mozzarella cheese, I bought 1pound that was it and wasn't enough so always have extra ingredients when you make something

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks For MHO :)

[hahahmm]

Never made "pasta chips" but elbow pasta holds more liquid than bowtie because the elbow becomes like a little cup so it's a little different when you eat elbow vs. bowtie. For example with mac n cheese, the elbow can hold more cheese. Most people probably don't notice tho.

[SamA_nold]

It wouldn't make a difference, although I would check the ingredients (like, if one is whole wheat, and the other is not, etc.) Just for the recipes sake.

If you are worried, make a small sample and try it out first

[ChefPapiChulo]

substitutes are always fine.

[princeofromance]

Why Not?