Brand Profile: Lean Cuisine

Parent Company: Nestle

http://www.leancuisine.com/

Average Looks Rating: 2.94444
Average Taste Rating: 3.22222

Recent Lean Cuisine Posts

Lean Cuisine Baja-Style Chicken Quesadilla

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Lean Cuisine Baja-Style Chicken Quesadilla

Looks: I don't know what kind of cutting and dividing they did for the box picture, but there's only one quesadilla in the box. Its filling is pretty close to what you see on the package, but the cheese kind of overwhelms the other stuff as it melts, much like a volcano taking out Los Angeles with its lava. (Side note: the cheese filling is like lava in another way, in that it will melt your mouth if you eat it too soon after heating.) 4 out of 5

Taste: They should really call this a corn quesadilla, because all you taste is corn and cheese. It was still ok, but I wouldn't have known there was chicken in it if I hadn't seen it on the box. So if you like corn and you like cheese, you'll love this meal. (If you don't like corn or cheese, why did you buy a quesadilla that clearly contains both? Weirdo.) 3 out of 5

Lean Cuisine Macaroni & Cheese

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Lean Cuisine Macaroni & Cheese

Looks: Hallelujah, it's the same as the meal on the box! Well, it's a little more watery, but that's it. 4.5 out of 5

Taste: I really like - wait, let me start over. I love macaroni and cheese. It's possibly my favorite food. So when I saw that this macaroni and cheese looked quite appetizing after cooking, I got excited. I may have danced a little in my kitchen in anticipation. However, my glee was short-lived. Although it looks good, it has only slight cheese flavor, and the noodles themselves are somehow watery. (As in they squish out water when you bite into them.) Don't make the same mistake I did - don't get excited over this macaroni. 2.5 out of 5

Lean Cuisine Angel Hair Pomodoro

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Lean Cuisine Angel Hair Pomodoro

Looks: Looks like a big tub o' goo, as if the spaghetti in the picture was stepped on by a wet boot. 2 out of 5

Taste: Looks are deceiving in this case; it's actually very tasty. Most microwave spaghetti tends to become either over-dry and crunchy or overcooked and mushy. However, this pasta was neither too dry nor too soft, and the sauce tasted fresher than it should be allowed. 4 out of 5

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Had this a couple of days ago and was amazed! It's so tasty and so low calorie!

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