Barilla: Lifestyle and Entertaining

No Memorial Day barbecue or picnic is complete without a variety of deliciously light and fresh pasta salads. Make your friends and family an authentic Italian summer treat with these pasta salad recipes created and tested by Barilla chefs.

Want to look and feel great this summer? Learn how to eat and live well the Italian way with the MyPyramid Food Guidance System, new dietary guidelines created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which recommends eating at least six to eight ounces of grains such as bread, cereal, rice, or pasta every day. More>>  
  How do you make perfect pasta even more pleasing? Flatter it with an authentic Italian sauce that compliments the shape and texture of the cut. For example, light structured sauces work best to balance the delicacy of long shapes like spaghetti. Try pairing this elegant cut with simple, light tomato sauces, broths, consommés, and soups, seafood- or oil-based sauces, and light dairy sauces like parsley crème. Stay tuned for more pairing suggestions next month when we'll bring you the best sauces to pair with short pasta cuts.  
 
  Bring home the distinctive regional flavors of Liguria, Campania and Lazio with Barilla Restaurant Creations, two restaurant-quality pasta sauces that are packed in a "dual jar" to let ingredients maintain their integrity and flavor. Like the traditional Italian sauces created by generations of chefs in small family-run trattorie and elegant ristoranti, these pasta sauces blend rich ingredients like Parmesan cheese, olive oil and nuts with garden-fresh herbs and vegetables.
 

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  Say hello to summer with these light and healthy Italian pasta recipes made with new Barilla PLUS, a premium, multi-grain pasta.