FOOD NEWS
Ranking Frozen Pasta Meals From Worst To Best
BY JUDY MORENO
14. Michael Angelo's
Michael Angelo's Frozen Baked Ziti is just tolerable. Its sauce is too sweet and thin and devoid of noticeable cheese flavor, and its meatballs also disappoint.
Almost inedible, the meatballs are mushy, plasticky, and porous. Since you have to navigate around what's supposed to be the best part of this frozen meal, it ranks last.
13. Devour
Devour Frozen White Cheddar Mac & Cheese With Bacon tastes like the inside of a ham and cheese Hot Pocket, with the meat tasting more like ham than bacon.
12. Bertolli
Bertolli Chicken Carbonara doesn't really come together all that well. The sauce feels a little weak, and the chicken is barely distinguishable from the vegetables.
The peas in this meal also somewhat overpowers everything else. However, it tastes okay and feels like a homey, nourishing sort of stew that's convenient to prepare.
11. Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's Outside-In Stuffed Gnocchi are just regular gnocchis that are stuffed with ingredients like marinara sauce and cheese that normally go on the outside.
The frozen pasta is a little too thick and pasty and needs more filling. Meanwhile, the sauce is just a tiny dot and it's hard for you to find cheese anywhere.
10. Marie Callender's
Marie Callender's Fettuccine With Chicken & Broccoli tastes warm and sturdy. It has a bit of everything: pasta, sauce, vegetables, and protein.
The chicken isn't awful, but it isn't savory or hearty, either, and the sauce too doesn't have much flavor. However, its broccoli is probably the best part.