Trader joes mac and cheese gluten free

But still, there's the matter of taste. It's hard to eat something that doesn't taste good or have the right texture. All four of us at WG@TJ's are more than happy to take one for the team and try gluten free and vegan items not out of necessity, but for the sake of intrepid food blogging. We know many of you have more dietary restrictions than we do, and we respect that. Plus, we can provide a comparison to the "normal" counterpart of any special diet items. How does this offering fare? Read on.

I'll tell you right now Sonia is a huge fan of this product. I have mostly positive sentiments, but I do have my share of reservations. Let's start with the good stuff first.

What they got right: the four cheese combo. The cheese here is delicious, and there's plenty of it. They didn't skimp. Every piece of pasta is slathered in that scrumptious blend of cheddar, swiss, havarti, and gouda.

It's a good thing, too, because the pasta itself doesn't bring as much to the table in terms of flavor. It's pretty bland. Not sure why wheat pasta tastes a little better than this corn and rice-based offering. Maybe we're just more used to wheat. Or maybe it's all that yummy, schizophrenia-inducing gluten. Or maybe it's just the voices in my head telling me that wheat pasta tastes better.

As far as texture is concerned, Sonia says this pasta is slightly more rigid than traditional pasta, and that regular wheat pasta is "more chewy than this." I felt the texture of this pasta was not unlike that of wet paper—thick wet paper, mind you, but wet paper-esque, nonetheless, however, not to the point where the dish became unpleasant or difficult to eat. It simply had a texture I'm not used to.

Finally, we noticed that, despite a generous amount of flavorful cheese, there was very little oil or grease in the product. I mean, there's plenty of fat in there. But I'm always turned off when it's the kind of fat I can actually see pooling up on the top of my food.

All in all, we'll both recommend it, but Sonia will do so much more heartily than I will. We might purchase it regularly if it were just a bit cheaper, too. $3.49 for the frozen, microwaveable meal.

This Mac and cheese is incredible, and I could not tell it was gluten free. The spiral noodles are blended with a delicious mixture of cheddar, Swiss, Havarti, and Gouda. I microwaved it and the noodles turned out perfectly cooked and the cheese nice and melty. Add some Italian bamba or chili onion crunch and you have yourself one quick and delicious meal. Each box is $3.49.

As someone who (rather unsuccessfully) attempted to follow a gluten-free diet for a few years in college, I understand the woes of trying to find GF products that have a consistency and taste close to that of the original. Since Trader Joe's is the GOAT (greatest of all time), the grocery store decided to give gluten-free shoppers a very important item: mac & cheese.

According to TJ's website, they previously carried a frozen gluten-free mac, made with rice flour pasta, white Cheddar, and Monterey Jack cheeses. "It was a good, solid, gluten free alternative to standard Mac. Truly," the site states.

The folks at Trader Joe's realized the gf staple could be even better, though, so they decided to take the frozen item up a notch. With the store's cult-favorite Diner Mac 'n Cheese as inspiration, the new Gluten Free Mac & Cheese is made with the same four-cheese blend. There's Cheddar, Swiss, Havarti, and Gouda, with some milk and house-made, gluten-free béchamel. UH ... yum!

TJ's says they took great care in selecting the perfect pasta, a Rotini made with a blend of corn, rice, lentil, and quinoa flours. They describe the mac as "a toothsome, weighty Gluten Free Mac & Cheese that's just as delish as any of its wheat-pasta compatriots".

The frozen dish is sold in 12-ounce packages for $3.49. Based on people's reactions so far, I think TJ's did prettttty good with this one!

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