87% OF CHICKS DIG IT
I have always been hesitant of trying a wheat based or should i say a brown colored pasta because i've tasted one before and it was awful. Surprisingly, with this catelli product, i'm pretty surprised cause it's actually good. Texture wise it's pretty much the same as a regular pasta except with all the added fiber in it. Although, appearance wise, with my kids trying it, probably not.
While I really enjoyed catelli ancient grain rotini. My family did not. The found the texture off. I made a light pasta salad with egg and parmigiana. I however loved the pasta. I felt the taste want compromised when it was made healthier. Will I buy this again? Yes.... but I will most likely use it in soups to help mask the off taste my family found it had!
I received a package of Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini for free as part of the Chick Advisor Product Review Club. I have to admit that I wasn't over eager to try this out as I have had other grain pasta and was not a fan. It has different taste and texture than white regular pasta. It was good, surprisingly.. I can eat whole grain pasta occasionally but I wouldn't replace regular white pasta with it. I would recommend Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini as it is a healthy pasta.
Firm, flavorful and fabulous the perfect noodle trifecta. These noodles are superior to your mother's old rotini, you can taste the nutrition and cooks to perfection.
We really enjoyed this pasta. Even completely plain it doesn't have a heavy grainy taste, but is pleasant and very similar to regular rotini. My daughter was a little suspicious about the slightly red-brown color to the noodles at first but after trying them, no problems.
I also liked that it seemed to cook more quickly than standard rotini, maybe being a smaller size noodle.
We'll probably buy this again for variation. I received a free trial of this product as part of the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club.
It's hard to find a good whole grain pasta that doesn't have a gritty texture or strange aftertaste, but catelli nailed it with this one. It was a delicious way to get more whole grains into my children and husband and they all loved it. Two thumbs up!
I recieved the Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini free from Chick Advisor. I liked the Catelli Ancient Grains Rotini but had a difficult time adjusting to the coarser texture. The taste was great though. I would most likely use this pasta in a bake.
I received this from chickadvisor to try. I wasn't as impressed with this pasta as much as I was with the spaghetti. It was definitely more gritty than our typical white pasta so my kids wouldn't eat it citing it to be dirty. If you enjoy whole wheat pasta you'd probably enjoy it more than my family it cooks nicely and it good quality we just aren't used to the texture.
I received this pasta free as part of the ChickAdvisor product review club. :)
I really enjoyed this pasta! I love that it has the added goodness of ancient grains. I would choose it over "regular" pasta for sure. It tastes great and is better for you :)
I loves this pasta but the kids not so much. I think it was the colour more than anything. the brown coloured pasta wasn't as appealing to little kids.
it was easy to cook and the price is right. maybe ill try it again with a darker sauce next time so they can't see the colour.
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