Being a mom of three young kids, I am always on the lookout for good pasta, especially when it comes to spaghetti. It is an invaluable meal that is easy to make and I can always count on my kids to gobble it down. Usually I steer away from the brown rice pastas, as they tend to be grainy and easy to overcook, but I was given this one by my mom and thought we'd give it a try.
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice Spaghetti Pasta
Taste : 5 stars
I have to say, this spaghetti surprised me with it's wonderful taste! We are big on the quinoa/corn pastas because they have good taste and texture, but this one actually was better! I'd say it was the closest to wheat pasta that I've tried so far. And it didn't get mushy on me, and even though the package says to rinse, I didn't and the pasta did great.
Texture: 5 stars
This pasta had great texture, not too grainy, not too mushy, a good chewy pasta, as they should be.
Usability: 5 stars
Easy to cook and use, we simply boiled it and tossed it with our spaghetti sauce. The package directions say to "rinse if desired" but I hate rinsing and didn't, and it still was great.
Cost: unknown
Since I was given this, I have no idea what it cots. I'm not a regular Trader Joe's shopper, but it has a reputation for being a little more expensive than the regular grocery store, yet still reasonable as far as gourmet grocery stores go.
Availability: 3 stars
I am assuming this is only available at Trader Joe's, so it gets 3 stars. Although the Trader Joe's brown rice penne pasta was also available on Amazon.
Also Dairy Free: Yes - ingredients are organic brown rice and water!
Overall: 4 stars
The only reason this doesn't get 5 stars, is because of limited availability. But \
I may just have to make a special trip to Trader Joe's to get this pasta and to check out what other gluten free products they have, since this one was so good.
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