Growing up I don’t think we had anything “whole wheat” or “whole grain”. I know that any time wheat bread was presented to me I was like “ew no, that’s too dry” and would either not eat bread or opt for white bread. Back then I don’t even think Whole Grain Pasta was available at your local grocery store, and if it was my parents certainly didn’t buy it.
When I moved out on my own, I started to pay more attention to Whole Grain and Whole Wheat products and began purchasing it for myself. At the time he wasn’t religiously buying Whole Grain pastas but it was easy to convert him fully. For the most part Mason has only had whole grain pasta as well. Personally I don’t think it tastes ANY different than white pastas but I have noticed that certain pasta types and brands do taste a little more dense than regular pasta.
I had never tried Barilla Whole Grain pasta but was eager to try it, it’s always nice to find a different brand than your used to that tastes just as good! We got an entire kit to give it a try
I was not disappointed with the Barilla Whole Grain Pasta at all, it was DELICIOUS! We used the Barilla Pesto sauce with the linguine and added some shrimp to it!
Because I liked it so much I used the the code on the back of my box and went to the Taste & Share Challenge page, entered the code and shared it with two Facebook friends, they get $1 off coupon to try Barilla Whole Grain Pasta and I got a $1 off coupon when I buy two, I’ll be putting it to use soon enough, whole grain pasta is the perfect way to whole grains into our diet!
Want to win the same kit that I got? It includes SIX boxes of Whole Grain Barilla Pasta, Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinager, Pesto Sauce, a can of Whole Tomatoes, sea salt with black olives and an apron!
Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Barilla and received a Taste & Share Challenge Kit to facilitate my review, kits to giveaway, and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
OMG I love pesto. Sooo yummy. :]
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I use Barilla whole grain pasta all the time and don’t even notice a difference in taste. Your recipe looks fantastic!