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    Taste Test: The best whole grain pasta from the supermarket

    By | Shine Food – Wed, Mar 30, 2011 6:37 PM EDT

    We taste-tested dozens of whole grain pastas from the grocery store and picked our favorites.

    Best for Pesto: Trader Joe's Organic Whole Wheat Pasta
    Some whole grain pastas are blah, while others taste like bitter cardboard. But this line of penne, rotelle and spaghetti gets it just right with a comforting, starchy wheat flavor. (at Trader Joe's stores) Read more »

    Try in: Red and Green Pesto with Pasta and Lemon Shrimp »

    Best for Creamy Sauces: Al Dente Whole Wheat Fetuccine Plus Flax
    Pasteurized eggs give this fettuccine the rich taste and velvety texture of egg noodles, and flaxseed adds a sweet earthiness. The delicate, flavorful ribbons are made to soak up a creamy cheese sauce like alfredo. (at most grocery stores) Read more »

    Try in: 5-ingredient Fettuccine Alfredo »

    Best for Red Sauces: Rao's Homemade Whole Wheat Penne Rigate
    Who knew pasta could be so darn sexy? Our tasters quickly ran out of superlatives to describe the come-hither, enveloping shape of this oversize penne. (at most grocery stores) Read more »

    Try in: Penne with Two-Tomato Sauce »

    Best for Asian Sauces: Annie Chun's Japanese Soba Noodles
    "These noodles taste so fresh! Are you sure they came dried, out of a box?" one taster asked. Indeed! Once cooked, the strands turn light and springy, due to egg whites and a little wheat flour. (at most grocery stores) Read more »

    Try in: Figure-Friendly Soba Dipping Noodles »


    By Dina Cheney | Main photography by Lucas Zarebinski

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