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Anyone Know How To Reheat Gluten-free Pasta?

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I cook BiAglut pasta, and I love it, but does anyone know how to reheat gluten-free pasta??? I would appreciate it if you could give me some info on this subject. my email is horsegal1139@bellsouth.net, or you can just write on the board. thank you:)

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hez Enthusiast
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I would love to know what others do. I use tykanda (sp?) and while it is great the night I cook it, it falls apart when I reheat it in the microwave.

Hez

beaglemania Rookie
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yeah, my pasta get all dry and hard when I try to reheat it. It would be so much better if the pasta didn't have to be cooked every night you wanted it, and if you made extra you could be able to save it since pasta is so expensieve.

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
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yeah, my pasta get all dry and hard when I try to reheat it. It would be so much better if the pasta didn't have to be cooked every night you wanted it, and if you made extra you could be able to save it since pasta is so expensieve.

Mine still gets a mushier texture. But it does not get hard. Here is what I do.

I put the sauce over the pasta and into a gladware container. When re-heating. I leave the lid on the container. This keeps the steam and moisture in the container. Helps to keep it from drying out. It works well for me. It isn't like FRESH pasta, but it's good enough for me.

-Jessica :rolleyes:

tarnalberry Community Regular
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Sauce it before you store it, if you can. Reheat very lightly, preferably heating up other items and using those items to heat the pasta the rest of the way. And don't reheat it uncovered. It's not perfect, but something.

Sierra Newbie
Sierra
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I've only tried some gluten-free quinoa spaghetti that my Wild Oats had, but it reheated just fine. I had the spaghetti sauce mixed in with it, left the lid on the container but vented up in a corner, and nuked it for just over a minute. Came out fine.

Oh, and the qunioa spaghetti was very tasty. It was very much like the regular spaghetti. It was my first try for a gluten-free pasta and it was a positive.

beaglemania Rookie
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thanks for your suggestions, but see I mostly like my pasta with just butter. Know how to reheat plain pasta??

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elonwy Enthusiast
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Put a teensy bit of water in there with it. Maybe just mist it a bit or something. It needs moisture in there to reheat properly. I bought these new tupperware called cleverware that has a little vent in the top so you can microwave stuff covered. They've been great for reheating gluten free things in the microwave that don't reheat well uncovered.

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beaglemania Rookie
beaglemania
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ok, thanks elonwy, I'll try that:)

tarnalberry Community Regular
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even plain pasta should be fine as long as you keep it covered. if it's uncovered, it'll dry out. also, it will help if you butter it before you put it up for leftovers. in combination with keeping it covered, that should work well. (the fat 'coating' - very light though it may be - will help keep water from escaping the food.)

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I always cook more gluten-free pasta than I need and then freeze what is left over in plastic bags. When I use it, I put it frozen in a colander and run hot water over it. The hot water heats the pasta and thaws it at the same time. I do the same thing if I am reheating the pasta and it has been in the refrigerator. I have done this for years with non gluten-free and now the gluten-free noodles. Sometimes I put a little oil on the pasta after running hot water over it. I do this with rice noodles, Annie's thai noodles with basil.... I have never had a problem with it becoming mushy! .....

beaglemania Rookie
beaglemania
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ok, thanks everybody for your input, I'll make pasta tonight and try all your suggestions. And If you have more sugestions I'll be glad to hear them. And also, TGIF!!!

beaglemania Rookie
beaglemania
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ok guys, I made a ton of pasta, stored some in separate containers, and I'm going to try out some of your ideas tomorrow!!

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queenofhearts
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Please post your results so we'll all learn what works best! So far I've just been using my leftover pasta cold in salads so haven't had the disappointment of mush or hard stuff... but come winter I'll need HOT food!

Leah

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beaglemania
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don't worry, I'll make sure I post the results!! I have 2 batches of pasta, one I put butter on before putting it in the refrigerator and I'll try reheating it tomorrow, and one I did nothing to it, but I may put either water in the tupperware and then heat it up and I may sepaarately try putting it in a strainer and heating up the water and spraying it on the pasta. But I'll be sure to keep you all posted and tell which result worked the best for me:)

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what works the best for me is freezing the leftovers in ziplock freezer bags, when I'm ready to use it I cut the bag open and thaw it in a pot with boiling water for just a few minutes. Then drain again. Works perfect every single time.

Katie618 Apprentice
Katie618
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i put a little bit of water into the bowl or container with the pasta and put it in the micro with a paper towel over it.. seems to make it a little moister, but mine sometimes falls apart too

AndreaB Contributor
AndreaB
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I just heat mine up in the conventional oven with or without sauce. It always turns out....unless I forget and leave it in too long.

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
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great tips

thanks all.

judy

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I cook BiAglut pasta, and I love it, but does anyone know how to reheat gluten-free pasta??? I would appreciate it if you could give me some info on this subject. my email is horsegal1139@bellsouth.net, or you can just write on the board. thank you:)

I use Rizopia pasta and it reheats exactly like it was fresh from the pot. If you go to their web site there are cooking instructions and recipes. I think adding a little olive oil while cooking helps and to not overcook as well.

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Judy, what a great picture. Now, I know who I am talking to - he he. I love all the computer talented people on here.

What I do when I reheat pasta, is just put it in a saucepan with a lid. Ad some moisture (ie. olive oil or something like that) and slowly reheat. I never have a problem this way.

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