Because it’s pasta salad season.
(Listen, your thirties are weird like that.
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Yes, like.Smores Clusters?
Youre coming home with me.
Right nowand for a limited timeTrader Joe’s is carryingOrganic Pasta Quintetfor $1.99 a pound.
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It features five unique pasta shapes in a single bag.
You’ll get mini versions of fusilli, wheels, shells, cavatappi, and spirals.
And don’t worry, they all cook at the same time.
Sabrina Modelle
Since it won’t be around for long, I plan to stock up while I can.
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Summer is peak pasta salad season and Trader Joe’s understands this.
That’s why pasta salad is how TJ’s recommends enjoying the Pasta Quintet.
Here are five pasta salad rules I live by:
1.
The pasta is going to sit in a dressing, so the texture will soften as it sits.
It’s best to cook the pasta al dente.
Toss the pasta with the dressing while it is still warm.
All ingredients should be similarly sized.
verify the pasta salad is easy to eat.
The best way is to cut all of the mix-ins so they are the same size as the pasta.
Remember these five flavors.
You want to use ingredients that wont wilt and become sad as they sit.
