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Lean Cuisine Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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Lean Cuisine Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken

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Looks: Besides the chicken pieces lacking grill marks and the noodles being just a little too thick, I don’t see anything wrong with this meal’s looks. I’m particularly struck by how accurate the colors are. 4.5 out of 5

Taste: It’s pretty good; the vegetables aren’t soggy, the chicken isn’t dry, and the noodles are substantial. I especially liked the sauce – sweet, but with a meaty undertone. I don’t have much else to say except that this is one of the few “noodles plus vegetables” frozen meals that I’d buy again. 3.5 out of 5

Posted in Broccoli, Carrots, Chicken, Edamame, Frozen, Lean Cuisine, Microwave, Pasta, Sesame Seeds, Soy Sauce, Vermicelli | 3 Comments »

McDonald’s Bacon and Cheese Angus Third-Pounder

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

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McDonald's Bacon and Cheese Angus Third-Pounder

Looks: I apologize for the unflattering angle of this picture; I know I took several better ones, but somehow, they got lost in the shuffle of having a full memory card and wanting to take pictures of babies in Halloween costumes. Anyhow, the burger that I was served look as if they took the burger from the ad and let it sit out for a few days. The patty was dark and dry, nowhere near as thick as the advertised patty. (On the inside, it was so dry it was almost white and reminded me more of an overcooked porkchop than ground beef.) I only got one piece of cheese, and the vegetable toppings were scant, to say the least. 2 out of 5

Taste: The bun was the only ok thing about this burger. The meat was dry: on a scale from 1 to 10, it was a desert. The bacon tasted fake, and there weren’t enough vegetables or cheese to add moisture to the piece of cardboard masquerading as a ground beef patty. 1 out of 5

Has anyone tried the other Angus burgers? Do they fare any better than this one?

Posted in Bacon, Bread, Cheese, Fast Food, Hall of Shame (Taste), Ketchup, McDonald's, Mustard, Pickles, Red Onions, Sesame Seeds | 23 Comments »

Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken

Friday, October 30th, 2009

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Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken

Looks: The chicken is soggy, not crispy, and there aren’t any sesame seeds on it. Additionally (or subtractionally), there aren’t as many vegetables in the noodles as the box pictures. Everything else is pretty close, except that I couldn’t find the chopsticks in the box and had to go buy my own. 3.5 out of 5

Taste: The main detriment to this meal is the soggy chicken breading. It would be close to perfect if not for that, although I don’t think I’ve ever had crispy chicken come out of a microwave. The noodles are substantial, but they don’t have much of a flavor, and I would have liked to see (and taste) more vegetables. (The plum sauce beneath the chicken and noodles was surprisingly good though.) 3.5 out of 5

Posted in Chicken, Frozen, Green Beans, Lean Cuisine, Microwave, Pasta, Peppers, Plum Sauce, Sesame Seeds, Spaghetti | 7 Comments »