Favorite Gf Pasta?

[catfish]

I was looking for people's feedback on which gluten-free pasta is the best/most like regular pasta. I tried the corn type, it was too mushy and tasted funny, stuck to my teeth. The rice pasta is too rubbery but it's better than the corn. I miss pasta more than anything else, any ideas of what I should try? I saw some Quinoa pasta but wasn't sure if that was okay for a gluten-free diet.

Thanks!

[tarnalberry]

I like Tinkyada's rice pasta - if you don't overcook it (and it needs less time than semolina pasta) it has a similar texture to regular pasta. But the quinoa pasta is also quite tasty, and safe for gluten-free diets (assuming it the one from Ancient Harvest).

[Guest jhmom]

Just a suggestion on the corn pasta, make sure you don't overcook it, I usually cook mine for 7 minutes and it turns out great. I like it much better than Rice pasta which I overcooked one time and it was nasty and I have not tired it again, lol!

[celiac3270]

DeBoles is good, but a little more expensive than Tinkyada, which tastes a little better anyway....so my #1 recommendation would be Tinkyada (though you can't go wrong with either of them).

-celiac3270

[plantime]

Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta is my favorite. By the time I put cheddar cheese and/or Ragu spaghetti sauce on it, I don't even notice a taste/texture difference. Just don't overcook it!

[Guest Florida Jean]

And, let me add my two cents worth, too~~

I, too, like Tinkyada brand pasta; but has anyone tried

Idaho [brand] Pastato Potato pasta?

I think this is pretty tasty, also. It is a product of

Canada and I can not always find it here in the

States. Look around and if you find it, give it a try.

You won't be sorry, I'm sure.

We always have to be on the lookout for newer and

better products. Makes life interesting [sometimes.]

And, why are my two favorite foods pasta and bread????

Jean

[kalo]

I've treid Lundberg brown rice spaghetti and loved it. DH didn't even know I had used something different.

[dana-g]

A second vote for Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta! My daughter loves it for mac'n'cheese. I boil it for five minutes, max, though, overcooking makes it yukky.

[celiac3270]

I boil it for five minutes, max, though, overcooking makes it yukky

That's funny....5 minutes max? I've found that I have to boil gluten-free pastas for double the time I boiled non-gluten-free pastas....and I thought that maybe all gluten-free pastas needed more boiling time -- I guess I was wrong.... ...interesting to hear. With other gluten-free pastas I've tried, they'd still be rock-hard after 5 minutes

-celiac3270

[tarnalberry]

celiac3270 - most of the rice pasta does seem to take longer than the average semolina pasta, but the quinoa pasta is definitely a fast cooking one - I think it's the corn, because the other corn pasta I had cooked very quickly as well.

[dana-g]

Yes, celiac3270, if you try it, and I highly recommend that you do, watch it closely--it disintegrates really fast! We think it tastes as close to mainstream pasta as anything can.

[Guest Libbyk]

another vote for the tinkyada rice pasta! they also have lots of different shapes and varieties. I hated the lundberg pasta, butI suppose that there is lots of room for different tastes here.

Lib

[catfish]

I think it boils down (sorry no pun intended) to what people like about pasta! The Tinkyada is bit too toothsome or rubbery for me. If I overcook it then it tastes a lot like overcooked regular pasta, but I hate that. The corn pasta I don't like either- if it's undercooked it sticks to your teeth, if it's overcooked it's mushy, and if it's cooked just right it both sticks to your teeth AND is mushy. And no matter how long you cook it, it tastes like hominy grits. I haven't tried the potato pasta yet, that sounds intriguing.

[dana-g]

Catfish, you make me laugh!