New at the supermarket: pasta for lazy people
We all know the feeling: you come home hungry, tired and wanting something to eat quickly. In the freezer section of any supermarket, you’ll find plenty of options. Including Bonduelle’s new Pasta Pronto. Pronto means quick, 12 minutes in this case. But when you read what you’re actually eating… this sounds like the ultimate lazy meal. One you could easily put together yourself, fresh. And much cheaper too!
We have nothing against Bonduelle. Their canned vegetables are great and perfect to keep in your pantry (especially now that we’re being urged en masse to have an emergency kit at home). But when it comes to Bonduelle’s Pasta Pronto, we say no.
Because a bag of precooked pasta with a precooked vegetable mix and cheese? How easy and boring can you make it? This sounds more like the dinner of a Dutch soldier on military exercises or a meal for people who have just undergone jaw surgery than a plate of food you actually want to enjoy.
Pasta Pronto: Fusilli with courgette and broccoli & gnocchi with tomato and mozzarella
Okay, let’s look at the facts: Bonduelle offers two varieties of Pasta Pronto. Fusilli with courgette and broccoli, and gnocchi with tomato and mozzarella. You pay 5.39 euros for 750 grams (2 people). It’s easy: open the bag, heat it up a little in the pan, and you’re done. Within 12 minutes. Not exactly pronto, and making it fresh is at least just as quick. And I don’t know what it’s like with your housemates, but the two of us really wouldn’t have enough with this.
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- Bonduelle Pasta pronto gnocchi tomaat mozzarella
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- Bonduelle Pasta pronto fusilli courgette broccoli
Quick and cheaper
Cooking pasta, frying vegetables and slicing some mozzarella hardly takes any time, does it? In the time it takes to heat up Bonduelle’s fusilli or gnocchi, you can easily make your own meal with pasta or gnocchi, and it will be cheaper and tastier. So why buy that instant pasta when you can make a meal yourself that’s ready just as quickly, tastes better and costs less?
The tastiest quick pasta dishes
Quick, homemade and incredibly delicious? We got you covered. These are our favourite pasta dishes that are ready in no time and are a hit at our house every time. Take advantage of them! This quick prawn pasta by Gordon Ramsay is even on the table in ten minutes—how pronto do you want it? Gordon Ramsay’s quick spaghetti carbonara—also in 10 minutes!—is great too. And what about spaghetti with crispy breadcrumbs? This really is a pasta dish with a wow factor!
The all-time quick classic Aglio olio
Simple but effective. With a minimum of ingredients, maximum flavour and ready in no time. And then there’s this super-quick pasta sauce with just two (!!!) ingredients. A worldwide hit a few years ago and timeless as far as we’re concerned. The only waiting time is for the oven, which does all the work for you—great, you can put on your comfy clothes and pet your cat in the meantime.
No, there really is no excuse to tear open a boring bag of precooked pasta like that.
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