Monday, November 27, 2017

From The TESR Test Kitchen

Birds Eye has four new products under the "VEGGIE MADE" label: Zucchini Lentil Pasta Original Style, Zucchini Lentil Pasta Cheddar Style, Zucchini Lentil Pasta Marinara Style and Spinach Lentil Pasta Alfredo Style.

We took them into the test kitchen and quickly eliminated two.

Zucchini Lentil Pasta Original Style and Zucchini Lentil Pasta Cheddar Style do not work for us.

The thing here is you put these bags -- unopened -- into the microwave, they steam in the bag, when they're done you open then and then eat.

The two we're eliminating?

After they're cooked, they still demand a lot of work or you just accept the fact that they don't taste good and eat them as is.



We recommend Zucchini Lentil Pasta Marinara Style with reservations and Spinach Lentil Pasta Alfredo Style completely.

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Zucchini Lentil Pasta Marinara Style comes in second because it needs more sauce.  It's a little dry.  It really needs more sauce.  About twice as much as is in the bag.  We added some Parmesan cheese to it and even that didn't really help.  It needs more sauce.

Spinach Lentil Pasta Alfredo Style is the clear winner and the only one that emerges not just tasty but as a full meal.  You can add Parmesan cheese but it's not required.  From the microwave, it's immediately ready to serve as is on the plate.