Layer on the gluten-free goodness with Tinkyáda’s lasagna noodles

Product: Tinkyáda Brown Rice Lasagna Noodles – $3.49+

Who says gluten-free pasta has to be bland and mushy?  While I have definitely had my fair share of these, nothing has ever come close to the amazing texture and flavor of regular pasta as Tinkyáda Rice Pasta.

Trust me.

I’m a gluten-free vegetarian who runs.  Pasta is in my life on a constant basis.

When a friend of mine from high school recommended Tinkyáda, saying that it was the best gluten-free pasta on the market, I knew that there had to be something to it.  I have tried a couple of their products in pastas and caseroles and have never been disappointed.  But this time, I was embarking in a dish I hadn’t tried to make since going gluten-free.

Lasagna.

Not just any lasagna.  Five Cheese Lasagna.

Yeah…go ahead and drool a moment.  I can wait.

I needed a good lasagna noodle to hold up against my delicious blend of ricotta, mascarpone, Parmigiano-Reggiano, fresh mozzarella, and goat cheese.  On instinct, I knew it had to be Tinkyáda’s.  So, off to the grocery store I went and happily returned with a box of the gluten-free, brown rice, lasagna noodles.

Cooking it up to get it oven-ready was easy.  Boil water and put desired amount of noodles into pan.  Cook for about 12-14 minutes.  Drain.  Rinse with cold water.  Yep.  Easy as that.  These got them to just under al dente, so that they wouldn’t overcook in the oven.  A layer of gluten-free butternut squash sauce, noodles, layers of cheese, more sauce, more noodles, more cheese, more sauce, more noodles, more sauce, more cheese…and the lasagna was assembled and ready for the oven.  It cooked for about 35 minutes at 350 degrees and came out a bubbly mass of pastas perfection.

The noodles definitely stood up against the test of the oven and the layers of cheese and sauce.  They had fantastic texture, just like actual lasagna noodles.  And they paired so well with the mix of cheese and the sweetness from the sauce.  Gluten-free cheesy goodness all in one dish.  All made possible by the sturdy, delicious, gluten-free noodles made by Tinkyáda.

Accept no substitutes.  They make the best gluten-free pasta on the market.

Hands down.