{"id":1196,"date":"2011-11-14T15:13:35","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T19:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2011-11-14T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T21:22:17","slug":"get-stuffed-with-stouffers-this-is-probably-funnier-if-youre-australian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/?p=1196","title":{"rendered":"GET STUFFED with Stouffer’s! (this is probably funnier if you’re Australian)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stouffer\u2019s<\/a> Farmer\u2019s Harvest<\/strong>
\n Roasted Chicken & Bowtie Pasta (with a vegetable medley)<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Around $3.50
\n420 calories
\n180 calories from fat
\n340 grams
\nAbout 8 minutes cooking time<\/p>\n

\"STOUFFER's<\/a><\/p>\n

Stouffer\u2019s has apparently caught wind of what other frozen meals have been doing lately regarding marketing. You can see on the front of the box they\u2019re selling this frozen \u2018delight\u2019 as a healthy choice (note their billing of: 1.\u2018No Preservatives.\u2019 2. Olive Oil and Sea Salt. 3. A fresh Carrot on the box! My response: 1. It\u2019s frozen. 2. Rachel Ray bandwagon. 3. That carrot looks nothing like what I got in my frozen meal.). While I laud making a healthier frozen meal, I think they\u2019re going a little overboard with the \u201cFarmers\u2019 Harvest\u201d tag. If you make something that’s good you don’t need hyperbolic packaging.<\/p>\n

\"STOUFFER's\"<\/a>\"Stouffer's<\/a><\/p>\n

The chicken is pretty good despite not resembling what\u2019s advertised on the box. No cartilage thus far (none of the chicken wound up with that Chicken McNugget “suprise” where you take a bite of what looks like normal chicken and you get a fist-sized chunk of gristle or cartilage. Definitely one of the most unappetizing aspects of reconstituted chicken, you know, aside from the whole process of reconstituting chicken parts into the proverbial ‘chicken boot’ [of course I couldn’t find a picture of the proverbial McNugget boot shape, but suffice it to say that McNuggets are shaped like little boots. Next time you have one, look for it.]), and it\u2019s kind of moist. Their blend of herbs and spices, primarily parsley and sea salt, are satisfactory. You won\u2019t be calling your mother telling her about your amazingly flavored frozen meal, but I have had far worse. The bowtie pasta is alright, nothing stands out positively or negatively. The vegetables (green beans, carrots, and red pepper) are actually some of the best I\u2019ve had from a frozen meal. The veggies taste fairly fresh (considering their circumstances), retaining a bit of crispness and they\u2019re a little bit buttery (I\u2019d hazard to guess that\u2019s the vegetable oil that the box lauds).<\/p>\n

\"STOUFFER's\"<\/a>\"LOOEYSANA<\/a><\/p>\n

I tasted each component seperately for the purposes of this review, but as you can see above I like to get all of the pieces together in a war of textures and flavors. You can certainly eat this meal without adding anything to it, but I\u2019m a fiend for hotsauce so after my initial impressions I added a little bit of Louisiana Hot Sauce on top. Considering this is a frozen meal, and not freshly prepared I would recommend this for anyone that needs an easy meal they can heat up in the microwave.<\/p>\n

Stouffer\u2019s you get a [rating:3.5] for this one (based on quality of components, flavors, and cost). Neither great nor bad, but totally edible.<\/p>\n

-Matt in Tampa<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Here are the boot nuggets:http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kingpowercinema\/89053032\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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