#frozen-meals

#frozen-meals

When I was a kid and thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up, and what city I'd want to live in, and how cute my apartment would be, I didn't yet realize what adulthood really means: cooking all your meals. Then, when you have a family, the amount of cooking just balloons. If you have a family and are trying to eat on a budget, meaning takeout is usually not an option, it's so much f*cking cooking.

Great Value Italian-style lasagna with meat sauce exceeded in every category, including taste, texture, convenience, and comparison to offerings from name brands. It's enough to feed a family or a large group of friends, and there's no denying this frozen lasagna's convenience. No cooking, assembly, or dirty dishes are involved in this Great Value meal. All you have to do is pop it into the oven for a few hours; the taste is worth the wait!

They're tasty on their own, but there are also a ton of ways you can upgrade your frozen Kirkland Signature chicken bakes to make them taste even better. By using a few extra ingredients - or just preparing them a different way than you're used to - you can take an average freezer meal and turn it into something that feels like a step up from Costco food court fare.

While we loved the beef pie's lush, dimensional gravy (a hallmark of ultra-savory beef pot pies over their creamy chicken counterpart), this pie's chief sin was that there just weren't enough veggies or beef in the filling. Still, it wasn't bad. As we mentioned in our review, "Was this beef pot pie better than a chicken pot pie? No, but it was still pretty tasty, and if you tend to prefer beef over chicken anyway, then you really can't go wrong with this option."

The Swanson brothers had no idea what they were setting into motion with that first turkey and stuffing meal in 1953. Believe it or not, those early renditions weren't even designed for the microwave - ovens were the go-to, since microwaves hadn't yet become a common household item. Fast forward to today, and frozen dinner brands span the entire freezer aisle (and then some). Some are health-focused, while others are products of well-known restaurant chains.

As for why we won't touch frozen food, Ramsay's reasons are understandable, but they're also a little tone-deaf. "It's so easy to prepare a quick meal using fresh produce, such as a simple stir-fry, but people still resort to ready meals that all taste exactly the same," he told the outlet. It's certainly true that there are plenty of quick and easy recipes if you're in a rush and that plenty of frozen foods are of less-than-ideal quality.