After Eating 40 Bowls of Gluten-Free Pasta, We Found the Top 8
With so many gluten-free pastas available, it's hard to know which ones deliver on flavor. This extensive taste test from GFF Magazine will help make your next visit to the grocery store a breeze!
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We noodled over and noshed on more than forty bowls of plain spaghetti, penne, tagliatelle, rigatoni, and more to bring you our picks for the best fresh and dried gluten-free pastas on the market. Chosen for taste, texture, and national availability, these are the ones that won't string you along when you're hankering for the classic carb fix.
- Rustichella d'abruzzo Gluten-Free Organic Corn Orzo Pasta: Imported from Italy, organic, and 100-percent corn with good texture, tasty corn flavor, and a shape that's great for soups. ($9)
- Ronzoni Gluten-Free Rotini Multigrain: With corn, quinoa, and white and brown rice, neutral flavor, and reliable texture. ($3)
- Schar Bontà d'italia Naturally Gluten-Free Spaghetti: A great regular-pasta impersonator with a slight white rice flavor and a buttery finish. ($4)
- RP's Fresh Gluten-Free Fettuccine: Fresh pasta with excellent, slightly eggy flavor and thick, classic texture. ($6)
- Jovial Brown Rice Tagliatelle: Imported from Italy and organic, the best of the brown-rice pastas, with great texture and mild wheat flavor. ($5)
- Barilla Gluten-Free Penne: Neutral flavor, classic texture, about as close as it gets to pasta just like you remember it. ($3)
- Ancient Harvest Supergrain Quinoa Penne: Organic and non-GMO with a slightly nutty flavor. ($4)
- Cappello's Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Fettuccine: Fresh, grain-free, almond-based, and slightly salty with light almond taste. ($44 for four 9-ounce boxes)
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