Giovanni Rana Fresh Pastas and Sauces

Recently I’ve had the opportunity to try some new-to-me pastas. What perfect timing, because with marathon training starting, you know I’m going to need those carbs for my long runs! Giovanni Rana sent me some of their fresh Italian pastas and raviolis along with some ready-made sauces to try out and review on the blog. These pastas are finally available in the Capital Region, you can find them at the Albany ShopRite and Price Chopper.

They have tons of different pastas to choose from-fettuccine, spaghetti, gnocci, lasagna sheets, tortellini, as well as all types of ravioli. They have a lot of flavors I’ve never seen before, like artichoke, spinach and ricotta, chicken rosemary, mushroom and of course–cheese! Made with quality ingredients straight from Italy, I was excited to try these pastas. The other night I was craving some, so I prepared the artichoke ravioli.

Cooking it was so easy–just boil water and it cooks in four minutes. Its a great meal option of someone like me with a busy schedule!

I also sautéed up some kale to have with it to make sure I’d get some veggies in with my meal.

The ravioli was amazing! It tasted like something from an Italian restaurant. The filling was cheesy, delicious and creamy. I was impressed. I was kind of expecting it to taste like other frozen pastas, but it actually tasted fresh.

The other night we had some friends over, so I made the spinach and ricotta ravioli for dinner. I also used the Giovanni Rana fresh pesto sauce with it.

It came out great! The pasta, with the pesto, was perfect. It was some of the best ravioli I’d ever had. I’m not just saying that. Even our guests loved it. I don’t usually splurge on pesto, but this was a treat. Very good.

Disclaimer: Giovanni Pastas sent me their pasta and sauce to try free of charge to review on the blog, all opinions are strictly my own.