Last Friday night, instead of our usual take-out or frozen pizza for dinner, we had a pasta dinner delivered right to our door from Pizza Hut. Thanks to the great people at the Zeno Group, we got two huge pans of pasta from the new Tuscani menu, plus ten breadsticks. I thought with five of us, we would need two orders of pasta, but really, one was enough for one dinner with me adding a vegetable on the side.
The new Tuscani Pastas come in two varieties-Meaty Marinara, and Creamy Chicken Alfredo. Each comes with five breadsticks and is meant to serve four. The pastas are made fresh to order, not defrosted. They also delivered thick Chinet paper plates and plastic forks, so I didn’t even have to do dishes afterwards-score!
We had an interesting experience with these two pastas. That first night, we all preferred the Creamy Chicken Alfredo, because the Meaty Marinara was greasy. It turned the bottoms of the paper plates orange! The sauce for the Alfredo was tasty if a bit bland, and the chicken strips were plentiful although made from processed chicken giving them a slightly spongy consistency.
The second night, I microwaved the leftovers for the kids and I. While the Alfredo still tasted the same, we were surprised to find that the Marinara flavor had improved from an overnight rest in the fridge. The sauce had soaked more into the noodles and the greasiness had disappeared. Both Ryan and I agreed that the Marinara was much tastier that second night. He suggested we order it and refrigerate it overnight on purpose!
If you’ve been curious to try the Tuscani Pastas, I have a coupon for a free Pasta dinner to give away to two readers. The coupon is good for one dinner for four, which includes one of the pastas and five breadsticks. You will need to have a Pizza Hut in your area in order to enter, so if you aren’t sure, you can check on the Pizza Hut website for the nearest location. For one entry, leave a comment on this post and tell me which of the two pastas you are looking forward to trying.
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Ok, I’ll bite (hahahaha) – I think we’d do the marinara and throw it in the fridge for the next night also.
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I’m a sucker for alfredo sauce – so, I’d try that one
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Dawn, just wanted to let you know there will be two winners, not one. Good luck! “bite” LOL
This is very interesting! I have enjoyed reading this very insightful post. Very engaging and informative.
Thanks for sharing.
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Hmmn, that’s to drool over! thanks.
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We have never tried this kind but we would love to try the Creamy Chicken Alfredo! Thanks!
Would absolutely LOVE to come home from work and not be worrying about dinner! We’d go for the marinara.
We love Alfredo in our house so I’d like to try the Creamy Chicken Alfredo!
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Have you guys tried Papa Murphy’s alfredo pizza? MMMMMMMMM
I’d love to try the creamy chicken alfredo. I love alfredo sauce.
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Good luck.
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I would want to try the creamy chicken alfredo. The Marinara pasta doesn’t sound too shabby, either! Thanks for the giveaway.
I’d like to try the Meaty Marinara. I order Pizza Hut Pizza all the time, but have never tried their Pastas yet! So here’s hoping…
The Creamy Chicken Alfredo looks really good.
Now I’m hungry
Congratulations Amber, you were the randomly chosen winner of this giveaway! Please email me back with your name and address so the coupon can be mailed out to you. Enjoy the pasta!
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Congratulations Carol, you were the second randomly chosen winner of the Tuscani Pasta giveaway! Please email me back with your name and address so the coupon can be mailed out to you. Enjoy the pasta!
Elizabeth, MomReviews
Putting pasta on a menu of a pizza place is an interesting move. (Though it does make a lot of sense). We’ll have to see if it sticks.
Just received an email that the Company Holiday Luncheon is coming from Pizza Hut (pastas). I thought to myself…what in the world? So I went looking for reviews and I am not totally blown away. I would love to try the Meaty Marinara. It I can get away with it with my 18 year old son who is in community college…Its a keeper.
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