Tolerant Organic Green Lentil Penne (12 oz., 3 ct.)

Great product that used to be carried at Same Club, but somehow it's gone now. I've served it to family and friends with good acceptance. The cooking instructions are misleading though; you have to cook it much longer than instructed, otherwise it's less enjoyable. Be careful, though, you can overcook it and it can get a bit 'mushy' then. This is a great alternative to gluten laden traditional pasta and far higher in protein and it won't leave you with that 'I ate too much pasta' food coma. If you are 'grain free', this is the right stuff. Give it try, pay attention to how you cook it and I think you'll love it.

This pasta tastes great and has a good texture. I love cooking with it. It cooks up great in a rice cooker. The reason I am only giving it 3 stars is because it came in individual bags in this box and one of the bags had burst open in shipping. There was dry pasta everywhere. I had to throw a good bit of it out. This is pricey pasta so I expect to get to use every single noodle. I could have sent it back, but I was too much of a hassle and I wanted to eat the pasta that was still good right away.

Love this product. the Green and Red Lentil pasta is a slight adjustment in texture to wheat based pasta but it tastes great. I say this as a second generation born Italian :). My great grandmother used to make our pasta. This is a great way to satiate the carb/ pasta craving with a high protein alternative to higher carbs. You will eat a smaller portion to feel full than traditional pasta too.It got a 4-star only because it is quite pricey... Amazon has the better price than any local place but it's still quite pricey. If price was more cost effective, it is a 5-star product for sure!

This review is for the green lentils and beets pasta. I have been buying the green lentils macaroni and love that it only had one ingredient. My fault for not reading the label ( I always do but I trusted Tolerant a little too much), but there is corn flour added to the lentil+beet blend (probably as a cheap filler), which is disappointing.

A few points of note.. This pasta doesn't expand when cooked. I bought the macaroni shape and they are tiny. They stayed tiny after cooking as well. No taste and did not hold it's shape. We did two tests with this so I made a 2nd batch under cooking it a bit more pronounced and still no good and it falls apart to easily.. In the interest of disclosure I didn't buy this on Amazon I bought it at Costco the other day. I'm a long time veteran of wheat free/ gluten free pasta so I'm always willing to try something different. I cooked it according to the instructions and watching it and testing it the whole way. I've had much better wheat free/ gluten free pastas. Some are quite good and this was not.

While I appreciate Tolerant Green Lentil Penne for its great taste and fantastic nutrtional value, I am even more excited about what it does for my neighbor. She is 90 years old and has lost quite a few teeth in recent years. As a result, she can only eat soft food and most of what she eats is sadly lacking in quality and content. She loves the taste and ease of preparation of this product and I love the fact that she is consuming so much fiber and protein. Thank you, Tolerant, for helping me keep a dear friend in good health.

Meh. I bought this because I was on a very restricted diet for a while, and I was desperate for something carb-like. This cannot pass for pasta in flavor, but it definitely passes for it in texture, which made me happy. It still maintains that slightly peppery taste that lentils have, and I suppose with a hearty enough bolognese, the taste would be masked, but the lighter sauces won't mask it. However, I found it enjoyable enough and will continue to eat it (mainly because I didn't read carefully and didn't see there are several per box, and I ordered two boxes).

Oh Pasta, I've missed you so! This pasta is really really good! It beats, quinoa pasta, brown rice pasta, corn, artichoke and all the other non-wheat pastas, hands down! It cooks nicely-11-12 minutes for al dente, despite what the box says. I've reheated it and it's passed the test. No one at my Christmas Eve table knew that they were eating lentil penne! It's much more filling than the regular stuff-one box goes a long way! It does not create blood sugar issues .I'm going to try making baked penne next. Can't wait! I give this pasta 5 stars. It's that good!