

Durum wheat farfalle comes frozen in a 12-ounce package with crumbled Italian chicken sausage in a spicy tomato sauce. Bowtie pasta is a less common shape in freezer aisles, and the folds help catch the chunky sauce. Cooking from frozen, it’s built around a tomato base with actual heat, plus herby sausage that adds protein and a meaty texture without much heaviness. Compared with other Trader Joe’s frozen pasta meals, this one leans on a sturdier noodle shape instead of short cuts or stuffed pasta. Farfalle tends to hold its bite after reheating better than thinner shapes, and the ridged surface gives the sauce something to cling to.

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