Can you believe this…
Is from this?
Yep. I always wonder about those meal in a bag gimmicks, I mean how good could they actually be? Well this was actually pretty darn good. Now don’t go setting your expectations too high. It’s still basically a frozen dinner but I’d totally recommend keeping a few of these in the freezer for those last minute dinner scrambles. I also used my favorite Annie’s instant brown rice cups. Love those.
Only thing I would change is I’d add some more frozen shelled edamame in there. I could probably count the ones included on both hands. Easily fixed however, just buy a bag of those in the freezer section too & add in a handful while cooking.
So just in case you’re like me and was wondering if these are any good I’ll go ahead and say it, for a last minute dinner, yeah, it’s pretty good.
*also note that the orange chicken is a little spicy (although my kid’s ate it)
The dinner in a bags are usually pretty good. We just had a Bertolli shrimp/lobster ravioli thing. Pretty decent meal from the frozen food section.
Hm, I was wondering about that one, it sounds really good
The Beef and Brocoli one is spot on! Definitely try that one!
We love the PF Chang frozen meals when we’re in a pinch too. Add some boil-in-a-bag brown rice, and ta-da! My only complaint is that they barely seem to serve two, so I always toss in extra veggies to make it go further.
Did you use just one bag for your family? The problem with those for our family is we would have to buy about three bags.
Oh yeah, one bag was just enough for P, me & the girls (who obviously don’t eat a ton)
I love your modifications! I have to ask though about the sodium content? It seems like most of the meal-in-a-bag products are either high in sodium or high in fat. Maybe they have gotten better since the last time I looked at them!
I especially love the ones from Trader Joe’s. Like you said, it’s still a frozen dinner, but on those nights when we both worked late and the baby just won’t fall asleep? YES.