I'm a real sucker for any TV dinner (no
matter how minuscule it might be) that can be had for just a buck, so I sprang
a moldy dollar out of my wallet and bought one! I was a little
concerned about that word 'fritter', however and so looked it up as
soon as I got home...
Fritter – def: a small
piece of food that has been coated in a flour and egg mixture and
fried.
Well gee, that didn't sound too bad!
Although, that word 'small' concerned me to some extent. At just 227
grams for the entire meal, including the mashed potatoes, I had the
distinct impression that my culinary brush with poultry would be
somewhat fleeting! Also, the nutritional panel indicates the meal is
practically swimming in salt! Twelve hundred milligrams is about half
the recommended daily intake, and that's for a young healthy adult!
The other parameters didn't bother me so much and the measly 310
calories for the whole meal indicated that I might need to supplement
it with some sort of side dish.
Like many meals of similar elk from
Michelina, this is a peel the edge up, nuke, stir and nuke again meal
to prepare. The stir part is the potatoes and occurs after 3 ½
minutes on high – then you nuke it again for another minute and a
half. Not to difficult. I just wish they could figure out how to sell
mashed potatoes that don't require the mixing.
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| Commercial picture. Well, it looks pretty decent! |
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| My amateur picture! |
For a side, I elected to add a small
amount of green beans, mostly for added bulk. I then compared my
preparation against the commercial picture they have on their web
page. Hmmm...
Comments posted on their site were
few with most saying that while the flavor was rated as good, some
felt that the portion was too small while others felt the salt was an
issue also. How did I feel about this dollar dish? I gave it a 7 as I
thought it was fairly tasty! But, I really felt that this might be
better served to really young kids. There's just not enough there to
satisfy even a smallish adult!
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