You can still get PH Cavatini in my hometown of Rockville, Indiana. I eat it every time I'm in there & it's always delicious!

They have cavatini at the Pizza Hut lunch buffet. It's not the same as the 70s (the sauce was runny) and it's much thicker now.

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I remember eating Cavatini and salad every time I went to Pizza Hut in the mid-to-late 1970's. It was so cheesy! I've tried to make it at home, but I think you need the pizza oven to really get that taste.

I wished pizza hut would bring back the cavatini, I eat it 2 to 3 times a week back when they served it.

MY HUSBAND ALWAYS LOVED CAVATINI AND I FOUND THE RECIPE ON LINE AND HAVE BEEN MAKING IT AT HOME FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. ITS THE PEPPERONI THAT GIVES IT THAT UNIQUE TASTE. IT IS GREAT AND A BIG PAN GOES A LONG WAY.

this wasnt just in the 70's... i worked at pizza hut in 88-89 and they still had Cavatini...I had it all the time...was a fav of mine!

also,it did not just have the wagon wheel pasta but a triad of wagon wheel, shells and rotini..at least at the pizza hut i worked at in Corydon, Indiana.

Our whole group would order cavatini! It was our absolute favorite along with the salad bar! Looked up to see if they still have it, most of our pizza huts have closed but if they still have cavatini it would be worth the drive!!!

I worked at Pizza Hut about 40 years ago. The cavatini pasta was cooked, placed in a container, and had an oil and butter flavor marinade added. We kept it in the cooler until the next day. We added beef, sausage, onion, green peppers, two slices of pepperoni, pizza sauce and mozzarella. Baked until hot and served with garlic toast.

I loved there Cavatini's something they should bring back. Steve you said you worked there about 40 years ago. Please can you send me the exact recipe for there Cavatinne. I used to ask them to add mushrooms to mind. Oh my email address is blueeyes4310@aol.com. thanks Debra.

MY DAD USE TO TAKE US TO PIZZA HUT RIGHT BEFORE A MOVIE AND I LOVED THE CAVATINI. EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD GET PIZZA EXCEPT FOR ME, MY FATHER ALWAYS NEW HOW TO MAKE US ALL FEEL SPECIAL...WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT BACK ON THE MENU, IN TEXAS

I used to love having cavatini at Pizza Hut restaurants back in the 70's it was a part of their down fall when they took it away.

What was the name of the pizza that was pretty much nothing but cheese & sliced tomato's? I loved that stuff but can't recall what Pizza Hut called it. It's along the same line as the Flying tomato pie the serve at Wig and Pen.

I remember eating Cavatini and Nights in white satine was playing on the Jute Box.

Pizza Hut originated in Wichita, Kansas, in 1959. It took several years to grow into possibly the only national pizza chain to provide full table service for dine-in customers, bumping the age-old trend of mom-and-pop Italian eateries. A cartoon mascot, Pizza Hut Pete, was seen around stores until 1974. Kiddie premiums included Pete hand puppets and vinyl banks. After Pepsi bought Pizza Hut in 1976, pasta was introduced, spaghetti and cavatina (which had a VERY short leash). The personal pan pizza came soon after. The Hut's PPP always had a hard crust. Wisconsin-based Rocky Rococo (f. Madison, 1974) knows how to make good pan pizza. Rocky's also offers thin-crust pizza, and several pasta dishes. The chain has only 30 stores, with only two outside Wisconsin. Regarding cavatini, it's more of a favorite in old-school Italian eateries. Pizza Hut tried too hard to equal the quality, resulting in little demand for it. Some 15 years ago, Pizza Hut converted to Chicken Shack (Wing Street). In SE Wisconsin, many former Hut buildings have become payday loan-shark and wireless phone places.

On the Chicago Scene: Found a radio commercial which appealed to customers to stop in for lunch, offering pizza buffet, salad bar and Pepsi. Slogan was: Pizza Hut People Making Pizza Better. This aired on WLS in March, 1974. DJ was John "Records" Landecker in evening. In this air check, listeners were urged to lose their "streak suits," and to mail in for a WLS Streak bumper sticker.

From 1976, a TV commercial showing an extensive display of food, including the Hut's cavatini and spaghetti, along with pizza-related deli subs. Also, a 1979 ad for the Hut's Taco Pizza. In it was a short-career actress, P.J. Soles, who starred in "Rock N Roll High School" with The Ramones. In the Pizza Hut ad, Soles was a waitress serving two older ladies. The follow-up movie, "R&RHS Forever" (1981) featured Larry Linville as the principal, but Soles wasn't in it. Pizza Hut uniforms were bright red, mixed solid and checkered.

From the prime time TV vault, Pizza Hut began its "Say Supreme" ad campaign, offering larger portions on pasta and extra pizza toppings. Featured was cavatina with an extra pasta layer plus extra cheese. This aired on "Fish," the "Barney Miller" spinoff over ABC, early 1977. The famous Vigoda Brothers. Abe, and his brother, Bill, who was an Archie Comics cartoonist (1944-71).

Dining in (YES, IN) at Pizza Hut...pandemic style. While most fast food chains are still squeamish about allowing indoor dining (or just ordering takeout), Pizza Hut does a yeoman's job in providing service. Virus related changes start with paying for food in advance, then they seat you. No fountain drinks, only bottles. Pizza served in a box. You get a paper plate instead of a dish. No buffet. Parmesan and peppers in packets instead of shakers. A few small inconveniences for the privilege of dining indoors. Hooray for the Hut!!!

The crust was crisp and light like a cracker and the topping was sweet, the cheese stretched. No-one can seem to capture that 70's taste anywhere anymore. Everything has gone downhill.

I worked at Pizza Hut (Australia) in late 70s/early 80s. You cook the pasta (mixture of penne, shells, spirals) to al dente and then soak it in cold water. The cavatine is then assembled in an individual dish with three slices of salami (cut into halves), and a sprinkling of diced onion, diced capsicum (bell pepper) and mushroom (we used canned champignons but fresh would be fine). You then put bolognese pasta sauce (with pork as the meat) on top and spread with a fork to cover the pasta. Then sprinkle mozzarella chese in a stripe across the sauce. Cook in a hot oven for about 15 minutes until sauce is bubbling and cheese is browning. Serve with Garlic Bread slices. I still make it myself at home sometimes.

Oh sure Pam, the Flying tomato pie at Wig and Pen, everybody knows about the Flying tomato pie at Wig and Pen. Jackass..

I am looking the recipe for the pasta salad that was always on the salad bar. I think it was a very light beigey pinkish dressing. I am pretty sure no veggie's was in it. Just plain pasta with the dressing in it, it was the spiral/Rotini pasta . Please help :)

I forgot to say it was back in the early 90's. Thanks :)

Please bring back cavatini everyone loves it and has never stopped talking about it. You would think that since 1992 when here in Bristol Tn they stopped selling it that it wouldn't be a thought , but everyone that goes to pizza hut wants it back. My family loves it so much just talking about it I can smell and taste it. Why stop one of the best sellers and yet keep bringing back stuff noone wants you never wasted left over toppings. BRING IT BACK PLEASE!????

I worked for Pizza Hut in the late 70's, the Cavatini was ONLY wagon wheel pasta.