Rana recipe kit review

I have always wanted to try Rana because they have so many pasta products at the supermarkets like the pan fried gnocchi.

There was a promotion on the papers for free recipe kits so I tried one and got hooked on the rest.

It was hard deciding which one to try first because they all seemed good.

The current four are: La Famiglia Rana Classic Italian Recipe Kit Tagliatelle Carbonara, Tagliatelle Bolognese, Four Cheese Fusilli, Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina, Mushroom Linguine, Risotto Milanese.

All of these recipe kits are super easy to prepare so I think the recipe kit name makes them appear more sophisticated than they really are.

Overall, portions were on the small side while there was more than enough sauce.

Instructions are simple to follow, all you do is pour the pasta in the box then the sauce and put it in the microwave for 4 minutes and then add the optional herbs/cheese at the end.

As well as Rana, there is a similar competitor trying to tap in the UK market called Pronti Via where there is also a separate pouch of sauce that you pour on the pasta and then microwave.

Tagliatelle Carbonara:

Overall very tasty and not too creamy.

Tagliatelle Bolognese:

My overall favourite because the meat sauce was rich and tasty.

Risotto Milanese:

This was similar to the carbonara but there was a nice rich ham taste in the sauce.

The rice was not too hard or chalky with a chew.

Four Cheese Fusilli:

The four cheese fusilli was a bit too sickly and the fusilli was too firm and chewy compared to the other products.

Pan fried gnocchi finds: