Looks: This meal is very well-represented on the box. The only nit I can find to pick is that the gravy/sauce comes out kind of lumpy, not smooth like on the packaging. Other than that, everything is fine – the meatballs are the right size, the colors are correct, and the portioning is accurate. 4.5 out of 5
Taste: What’s a word between that falls between “edible” and “delicious”? Oh right, it’s “banquetswedishmeatballs.” This meal is pretty good. The meatballs are substantial and actually taste like meat! (Really, they taste like salisbury steak balls.) The noodles are a little soft, but not as soft as say, Chef Boyardi Ravioli noodles, and the sauce has a nice peppery flavor. This is one of the few Banquet meals that I’ve bought after already having tried it in the past. 4 out of 5
Banquet’s Enchilada Combo meal tastes pretty good, too (although it’s not as close a match, visually, between the picture on the box and what it looks like IRL) and their prices can’t be beat! (The other thing I like about the Enchilada Combo is that it’s only 360… calories and, yet, pretty filling. That’s much lower in calories than almost any of their other entrees, and on a part with many of the “diet” frozen dinners of comparable weight.)
WTF? 4.5 looks? Everythign is too light in shade and the herbs shown on the box is non-existant in your picture.
(A little disapointed that they shopped in some steam also)
After having stouffers sm, this one sucks, but things are so tight, might buy it again?
Banquet Spaghetti & meatballs more acceptable, but 1 too few meatballs(4) & as mentioned, not enough sauce-barely enough to coat the noodles