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The key to cooking like an Italian is stocking your kitchen with fresh, high quality ingredients…and that includes boxed pasta

Italians, like my grandmas Josie and Nina, are wonderful cooks because they take simple, fresh ingredients and make them shine. And they make it look easy because they always have what they need on hand. The same principles apply to shopping for dried pasta because there isn’t always time to make it fresh!

Your guide for how to buy dried pasta will help you to stock your kitchen with the best dried pastas worthy of an Italian kitchen. Say goodbye to eating out because you “don’t have anything” and bongiorno to authentic, simply GOOD recipes that are quick and easy!

An image showing boxes of Barilla Campanelle, Barilla Conchiglie, De Cecco Penne Rigate pasta, and a bottle of Monini olive oil—essentials for any pantry list. Text reads The Better Boxed Pasta Guide by Lori Murphy.
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Guide for How to Buy Dried Pasta

Learn the top 5 things you need to know when buying boxed dried pasta at the grocery store. All boxed pasta isn’t the same!


PRO TIP

If you really want to channel your inner Josie, take a photo of this handy guide on your phone and rename it so you can pull it out when your browsing in the Italian aisle. This will make pasta shopping and restocking a breeze!

You’ve bought the pasta…now for an easy dinner idea

one pan pasta

Just 30 minutes and one pan is all it takes to make an easy tomato and garlic pasta that cooks right in the pan!

Mangia, my friend!

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