Posts filed under 'American'
(Dried White Chicken, Three Cheeses, Diced Tomatoes, Spinach and Roasted Onions With Creamy Basil Sauce, On Italian Bread)
Cook time is approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds, although I had to have my work microwave cook it for 3 minutes and 30 seconds to heat it up fully. Also, to get it cripsy, you have to fold the box into a raised platform and cook the panini on the foil-esque tray it came wrapped upon. Let it cool after microwaving for a minute, then fold the 2 halves together to make a sandwich. Watch out…it’s hot.
I hadn’t had a good panini since I moved away from my local Genuardi’s. I used to get their Chicken Panini. So today when I didn’t have time to go home for lunch, I went to Wegmans and grabbed this frozen meal, a side of presliced apples and a bottle of “Honest Tea” Green Tea. (I’ll be honest, first choice was Taco Bell. Then Quiznos. Then Subway. Then I finally sucked it up and got the healthy lunch.)
And it was great. While I wouldn’t say that it grills in the microwave (it was pre-grilled and you’re just heating it up) the bread was crispy and the contents stayed in the sandwich while I ate it. I was skeptical at first, because it seems so much teenier than a sandwich that I would regularly make for myself. (Portion control, my downfall.) But wouldn’t you know that with my apples and tea, I’m properly filled up!
5g fat, 310 cal, 6 POINTS
May 29th, 2008
(Beef Steak in Whiskey BBQ Sauce, Roasted Potatoes & Vegetables)
(and no red pepper chunks!)
O happy day! NONE of the frozen diet meals were on sale this week so bet your bottom dollar I picked something other than Lean Cuisine. Anyway, this week I give you…
Cafe Steamers Week!
Directions: DO NOT PUNCTURE PLASTIC. Microwave on high for 3 min, 15 sec to 4 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes. Remove steamer basket from outer sauce bowl. Stir steamed food into sauce bowl. Dispose of Steamer basket and serve in sauce bowl.
Kim’s warning: The steamer basket is VERY HOT when you pour its contents into the sauce.
Eight large chunks of beef are swimming in the BBQ sauce which actually contains whiskey! (hic!) It’s a very tasty sauce albeit a bit on the watery side. I wonder if it has to be watery for the “steam technology” to work. The potato wedges are so large they look like apple slices. The corn, green beans and tomatoes were recognizable and didn’t disintegrate into a pile of mush.
The dish is filling enough on its own (although I paired it with a side of peas) but I am VERY thirsty afterward. I wonder if the 580g of sodium would cause that…nah, it’s just the whiskey. (hic!)
I prefer the BBQ sauce from the Lean Cuisine Southern Beef Tips but I like this meal’s roasted potatoes better.
4g fat, 260 cal, 5 POINTS
May 27th, 2008
(tender macaroni in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce)
(and no red peppers!)
Directions: Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes, stir, microwave for 1:30 - 2:00 extra
I don’t remember how old I was when I first was fed Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, but it rocked my world. As I got older and more sophisticated, my standard was raised to Kraft Velveeta Shells & Cheese (Velveeta being a sign of prosperity in my blue-collar upbringing) and Martha Stewart’s recipe if I had money and time to make it myself.
So I loves me my macaroni and cheese dishes. Even though Lean Cuisine (oh please, God, let there be another brand on sale next week, for I want a different color box in my freezer) calls it a “One Dish Favorite” I call it my comfort classic.
I needed a meat-free dish today (self-flagellation for having lots of chocolate cake last night) and I’m feeling a bit blue, so out came the mac&cheese.
I nuked it, I ate it slowly and I savored. It has the comforting electric yellow color I associate with cheese product, and this even has real cheese! Both cheddar and “cheddar club” cheese are listed in the ingredients. I wonder if cheddar club is like the government cheese I ate as a kid? The noodles are a bit soggy and the cheese was a bit more watery than I’d have liked though. To its credit, the tray filled me up very nicely…so nicely that I don’t need the salad or jello that I have scheduled for sides. I’ll eat the salad anyway because it looks absolutely divine and I’m striving for more fresh veggies in my life.
Quite a good meal. But to be fair, I’ve yet to try the current incarnations of Smart Ones and Healthy Choice so I’ll refrain from saying it’s the best ever!
7g fat, 290 cal, 6 POINTS
May 19th, 2008
Next Posts
Previous Posts