Archive for the ‘Rigatoni’ Category

Marie Callender’s Rigatoni con Pesce Pasta Al Dente

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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Marie Callender's Rigatoni con Pesce Pasta Al Dente

Looks: See those shrimp? Yeah, neither do I – they’re, at best, 50% of the size of the shrimp on the box. The noodles and peas though (which are in there; they just sunk to the bottom) match up pretty closely with the packaging. 4 out of 5

Taste: Respectable. The shrimp were a little rubbery, and for being a “lobster cream,” I didn’t taste anything special in the sauce. The noodles were fine, but the peas, as all peas are, were inedible. 3 out of 5

Marie Callender’s Old World Rigatoni Bolognese

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

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Marie Callender's Old World Rigatoni Bolognese

Looks: The noodles are right, but the sauce is all wrong. Instead of being a thick and hearty tomato sauce with chunks of beef, it consists of some dried-up pieces of meat and a scant amount of liquid. It really makes the difference in how edible the dish looks, wouldn’t you agree? 2 out of 5

Taste: The taste mirrors the looks: the noodles are ok, but the sauce is just meh. The different parts of the sauce never seemed to coalesce, but rather just separated into tomato and beef and liquid. Not only did the sauce not form one mixture, but the different parts of the sauce didn’t stick to the pasta, further separating the dish into “noodles and tomato and beef and liquid” instead of Rigatoni Bolognese. 2 out of 5

SmartOnes Creamy Rigatoni with Broccoli & Chicken

Friday, August 28th, 2009

SmartOnes Creamy Rigatoni with Chicken & Broccoli

SmartOnes Creamy Rigatoni with Chicken & Broccoli IRL

Looks: Not too far off – 4 out of 5

Taste: Not bad either – tastes like the box would have you believe it tastes. 4 out of 5