Barilla Ready Pasta Fully Cooked Pasta Penne, 7 oz

I'm not usually one for prepackaged, precooked, prepared anythings but this was a welcome surprise. Not only in that it was nearly identical to fresh cooked pasta but also, it was made without enriched flour! Which is arguably far more important than anyone cares to admit nor talk about. I urge anyone who believes they suffer from a gluten allergy or who's digestive system responds negatively to bread or pasta to try it without enriched flour, results may surprise you. Much like lactose allergies and raw milk, but that's another conversation. The product was packaged conveniently in what I considered a single serving for myself, and allowed me to utilize some leftover sauce I had sitting in the fridge. Texture was between al dente and fully cooked, taste was along the lines of the 'whole wheat' pasta entries. Besides that fuller/earthier(?) taste, the difference was indistinguishable. I work about half the year on the road and this will more than likely get added to my repitoire.