Reddit mentions: The best penne pasta

Strictly I use this brand:
https://www.amazon.com/Tinkyada-Organic-Gluten-Free-Variety-Bundle/dp/B017QGAUP0

I usually let it time 10 minutes, but am gonna try some different techniques, from this thread.
It seems using the pressure cooker, in my experience, keeps all of something like the starch inside, the result is not overcooked mushy noodles but always a thick sauciness coating.
Being I don't do dairy, I can't really do Mac and Cheese, but using a broth with some Nutritional Yeast Powder, I can get a close similar thing. LOL
It's pretty easy to make some awesome noodle dishes though too, like this for instance:
https://youtu.be/A0MiecCcvbI

I like the black bean pastas, but the red lentil pasta does taste better. Tastes kinda like normal pasta. I bought a big bag of this in bulk. A pretty good deal. The "tolerant" brand pastas are good, too, but more expensive.

my friend recently discovered this pasta made out of chickpeas. it's super healthy and actually tastes really good (especially with some sort of pasta sauce) and you can barely tell the difference. It can be bought easily from amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017VX31V8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DTjSybJX5KG8D

My kids like the Pastariso brand. You can get it pretty cheap at Amazon BTW, I am the gluten free one, they eat it because I would rather not make multiple batches of pasta, and they like it. And, the price premium is not too bad for that brand.

I like the Canyon Bakehouse bread, but it is expensive.

Good luck!

Absolute best brand I've ever used is Heartland. I honestly can't tell their spaghetti noodles are gluten free.

Heartland GF Spaghetti - Amazon
Heartland GF Spaghetti - Walmart
Heartland GF Penne - Amazon
Heartland GF Lasagna - Amazon
Heartland GF Lasagna - Walmart
Heartland GF Fusilli - Amazon

Everyone has covered most of the important basics but I figure I would add in some things I didn't see -

Chia Seeds are a good source of nutrients, including protein. http://wholefoodsexplorer.com/chia-gel/

I made this chia gel with a tiny splash of vanilla extract and some liquid honey. Emptied an almost full jar of natural peanut butter, whipped them together with a little more liquid honey, put it back in the jar. Boom, chia honey peanut butter to go in my oatmeal or on my favorite protein waffles. http://www.vansfoods.com/our-products/power-grains-waffles

This Red Lentil Pasta was on sale at whole foods yesterday and has 25g of protein per serving! https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Red-Lentil-Penne-grams/dp/B00HUJJOQU

Found Harry P. Fitness Muscle Pasta with 30g protein by accident in my local health food store today, expensive but I'm a vegetarian trying to change my macro profile and I rarely eat pasta so I splurged. Gonna make it ala cabonara with vegetarian bacon and onions. Also bought this brand's cereal and made high protein (30g) cereal muffins as well. They came out great.

Thought i'd share if any of y'all hadn't heard of it.

The deets:


Banza chick pea pasta (Amazon price is way inflated, I can get a box at Target for like $3 and a bulk box at Costco for closer to $8 the link is for six boxes)


The sauce is a mix of marinara, milk (I used oat milk and it was fine), red pepper flakes, and some basil. I sauteed some garlic before adding these ingredients to the same pot I used to make the pasta.


Veggies: zucchini, red pepper, and kale. (Normally I love a combo of tomatoes, broccoli, and mushrooms but I was trying to use up what I had in the fridge)


Topped with Parmesan cheese (which can easily be substituted to make it vegan)

Once your sauce is combined and heated through, add pasta and veggies to the pot and stir gently.

I never actually asked for a counter article, but I didn't ignore your post. It never showed up in my comment replies, or the thread. I had to check your profile page to find the link. I think that post might have gotten auto-modded or something.

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I did read the article though, and it does indeed say in that study that people who consumed 5g a day or more saw the health problems. So I will say that one ramen packet a day is not bad, since it only contains about 1600mg of sodium (about 800mg per serving, with 2 servings per packet according to the nutrition facts). However, if a person consumes a lot of ramen, my point still stands. Say, eating 2 packets of ramen per meal, for two meals in a day. 1600mg of sodium x2 for two packs in a meal = 3200mg. per meal... so 6400mg in that day. According to your article that would be concerning, **IF** it is a regular part of your diet.

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As far as equal amounts of sustenance per dollar value: at my local store ramen is 0.25 dollars for a packet. According to the packaging, there are about 85g per packet (each of the 2 servings is like 42 or 43g. By my math that comes out to 3.44 g of noodle per penny.

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https://www.amazon.com/Barilla-Pasta-Penne-Ounce-Pack/dp/B00SV4T6O8/ref=lp_16322231_1_5_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1569860667&sr=1-5

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At this link you will see Barilla penne pasta, which is MORE MONEY UP FRONT, but comes out to approximately 0.07 Dollars per ounce. One ounce = 28 g, meaning these noodles are 4g of noodle per penny. Pretty much equal, yea? If not a microscopically better value, but admittedly more up front for more food at once, which would have to be properly portioned out or the point would be lost.

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Also, why are you calling my siblings degenerates? I get that we have different ideas on healthy eating, but you don't know me or my family.

I've had this happen to me with several different gluten free products. I think that my taste buds just got used to them. I can't reccommend this particular brand enough. My gluteny boyfriend accidentally used it one night--had no idea until the pasta water got all cloudy. It's the only one he'll eat in baked dishes. He hates tinkyada. The only downside is I have never seen Le Veneziane in a store. You have to order it from amazon.

I also just tried Heartland gluten free pasta. It was nearly flavorless, so you wouldn't want to eat it plain. Texture was really good. I think I even messed up the cooking time a little due to wine consumption, and it still came out pretty good. This has the added benefit of being in most grocery stores--at least in New England.

Who knows, maybe I'm just particular to corn pastas, but hope this helps!

Corn pasta was my go to until I discovered lentil pasta.

I LOVE pasta made from lentils. I find it works better in cold recipes, too. I buy this stuff:

Organic Bentilia Red Lentil Penne 5lbs Bulk Case (PENNE) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01JM5YJGE/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_1vCVDbG0T75ME

I'm not sure where you are or what you have access to but I usually buy mine in bulk from Costco or on sale when I see it at other places so it's a little cheaper. It is more expensive that regular pasta but it usually has more protein like banza. There's a huge selection on Amazon!

> chickpeas, beans and quinoa

Those are good. All beans that you can tolerate, lentils, buckwheat, peanuts/peanut butter, hemp/flax/chia seeds, and lots of vegetables. Organic Asia makes a line of bean pastas that are really high protein. Lentil pasta is also great, basically the same macros as lentils.

I HIGHLY recommend Banza Chickpea pasta - I think it has a texture much closer to standard pasta than any black bean pasta I have had.

Gluten free, vegan, high protein, high fiber

https://www.amazon.com/Banza-Chickpea-Pasta-Protein-Healthy/dp/B0134ERFGA?th=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Water-Slim-Pasta-Fettuccine/dp/B009QW9JCI/ref=pd_sim_325_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51xnkHT7AGL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR110%2C160_&refRID=RX6BT4901Z36DFCDJVR6 I love science .

From the sidebar.
There is also a unit called a calorie (without a capital C), which is 1/1000th of a kilocalorie. Don't worry about that, though. We work in kilocalories. So, if someone on this sub uses the term "calorie", with or without a capital C, they mean kilocalorie (unless they're a scientist making the aforementioned distinction)

So yeah the whole thing is just insanely low in calories

Tinkyada is the best pasta I've found, bar none.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QTX0D18/ref=pantry_car_prmt_bi/135-4961812-9381507?fpw=pantry


Campbell's Chunky Chili Mac Soup, 18.8 oz. Can https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYSNZA5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Rfc7CbP7FKSZF

Velveeta Cheesy Bowls Bacon Mac & Cheese (9oz Sleeve) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G3N7LUO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0hc7CbRFPZ4Z7

Barilla Ready Pasta, Penne, 8.5 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRD7XJG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wic7CbV6WYFP4

Barilla Pasta, Spaghetti, 32 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IB1DKN4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pkc7CbN3V0C75

Prego Pasta Sauce, Italian Tomato Sauce with Meat, 67 Ounce Jar https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M12KHCO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Tkc7Cb5JYHVTR

My go-to "one bowl" meal these days consists of:

• 1lb. Trader Joe's ground chicken
  
• 1 box Banza Chickpea pasta (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017VX31V8?th=1)
  
• 2 tablespoons butter
  
• salt/pepper
  
  
• 1700 cals
  
• 144g protein
  
• 128g carbs
  
• 32g fiber
  
  Outrageously delicious.

https://www.barilla.com/en-us/product-results/pasta/range/ready-pasta/?sort=alpha

Barilla ready pasta

https://www.amazon.com/Barilla-Ready-Pasta-Gemelli-Microwave/dp/B01NAYZMX6

If she cooks, I can think of a few things for the kitchen.

• Roasting pan.
  
  
• Ramikens.
  
  
• Rasp.
  
  
• Recipe box.
  
  Or even food like rotini or raspberry jam.
  
  

Edamame and mung noodles by Explore Cuisine (https://www.amazon.com/Explore-Cuisine-Fettuccini-Organic-Edamame/dp/B004UB9P38). 210 cal/20g


Original Boca Burgers (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Boca-Original-Vegan-Soy-Protein-Burgers-4-ct/10849324). 70 cal/13g


Red Lentil Pasta Trader Joe’s (https://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Organic-Lentil-Sedanini/dp/B06XCTZ1GQ). 190 cal/ 13g

I was comparing the whole wheat and regular varieties of De Cecco's penne, and I noticed the white version said 0 cholesterol whereas the whole wheat had "less than 5 mg". Here is the regular version for comparison

while you eat some Pepe pasta:

https://smile.amazon.com/Cecco-Pasta-Acini-Pepe-Ounce/dp/B001EQ54GO/ref=sr_1_23_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1474143682&sr=8-23&keywords=pepe&th=1