r/frozendinners

I these were surprisingly good. The batter is very crispy with a subtle flavor. They are about 4 inches long not including the tail. The shrimp is good but they could definitely be bigger, it’s sort of a thin long piece of shrimp. That said the combination of the batter and shrimp is delicious. I cooked them in the air fryer it only takes 6-8 minutes. Comes with 2 kinds of sauce, a soy and a sweet chili. I’m really picky about sauces so I used the Dumpling Girl brand I always have on hand. I will buy them again. If I remember correctly they were $7.74 at Walmart of course.

They taste good but they are 50/50 tortilla to filling.

Hands down the best frozen pizza I’ve ever had

In honor of the recent passing of Da Coach, I decided to fire up another Chicago-based brand for the Bears game today. They got spanked by the Packers, unfortunately, but this pizza was much, much better than expected. The toppings blended well without feeling greasy or heavy and the sauce has a nice tang. The more I ate, the more I liked it.

Not as good as Home Run Inn or Motor City (the GOATs of mid-range frozen pizza), but at $5.99 each at my local Jewel, it was well worth a flier. If only the game had been as good!

Processed chicken patty and slice of cheese in a pita-like shell. Didn't get too wet on one side or hard or dried out. I ate them with some green Sriracha. Would buy again

Trying the last of the trio of new Pagoda frozen meals, this is Sweet Heat Chicken. It is a combination of the other two bowls, the Pagoda Drunken Noodles (noodles and ‘naked’ chicken) and Pagoda General Tso’s Chicken (rice and battered chicken). This bowl is noodles with battered chicken, and once again like the General Tso’s bowl it is SPICY! The packaging reads two spicy peppers but I would suggest they raise it to 3 spicy peppers.

The sauce is sweet with some hints of umami, with a good amount of spice, but much less so than the General Tso bowl. The chicken is not great but not bad either, battered chicken just doesn’t do well in any microwave.

Veggies are still good and high quality, I enjoy eating the broccoli and carrots. Noodles are pretty good as well, they are not mushy and have a good bite.

Now having tried all of the bowls, I prefer the drunken noodles the most by far, the other two bowls including this one are just too spicy.

Verdict is it’s mid.. but only 450 calories as opposed to others in store that were 900-1300 cals!

i was very pleased!!!!!

BUT i added butter, kinder’s lemon butter garlic seasoning, poached chicken, and carolina reaper powder so

Yes, I'm aware it's not mixed. I've never followed instructions to mix in between microwave times. I am weird and like tasting things unmixed (frozen dinner or not), before mixing it to make sure I like the sauce/additions.

Anyway, I did indeed like the sauce very much. I see why this is a classic. Only complaint is it could have used more sauce. Also, more chicken would be nice, but that's a pipe dream with TV dinners, isn't it?

Edit to add: I did mix it after tasting the sauce for the first time. Sounds silly to some, but I'd rather not waste food if I don't have to because this cost $6.89. I am not lazy, I am just pregnant and tired with many food aversions.

Edit 2: selective rage is funny. You can buy this yourself and mix it however you like. Critiquing someone for eating it how they like it is wild. I gave the dinner an 8/10. It's not like I said it tasted gross because I didn't follow package directions, which then I would understand your comments.

This is my hill to die on. I love these bad boys.

Perfectly spiced, cheese is fire and the crust is everything.

450 for 10 or 11 minutes in my old janky toaster oven.

If by chance there’s any leftover it’s great in the air fryer - 380 for 4 minutes.

$8 something from Walmart in the Midwest (the best).

Taters, Randy BoBandy Savage, Harriet TubCat and my little Gordita. 🧡 I’ll name the squirrel anything you think seems right.

For a buck-25 from dollar tree.
I was pleasantly surprised by this one and to say the least it's the best tasting hot pocket flavor Ive had(so far tried ham&cheese, pizza, and the breakfast ones). Even so, there was of course no crisper sleeve so the dough was chewy and not whereas good as it used to be.

The redemption is the cheese topping which tastes and smells exactly like Dorito dust(smelled like microwaving doritos😹). The inside has your typical hot pocket cheese goo but with beef crumbles that tasted decent for frozen meat.

A crisper sleeve would've brought this up to a solid 8-9/10

I bought these because of the good reviews and because it was $13 for 5lbs of nuggets. I heated them up in the air fryer based on the instructions on the box. I consumed them with No Sugar Added BBQ sauce. Taste wise they were a tidbit under seasoned, at first bite it gave a twinge of seafood.

If you like to use lots of sauces then these nuggets are for you, they are a blank canvas. I think next time I’ll use Tysons or make my own from scratch.

Excellent! Really enjoyed it (I made it in the oven) and it was easy to make. Added some MSG to the sauce, but other than that did no additions. I would definitely recommend! Next on my list is the Teriyaki Chicken

I kid you not this was one of the best frozen items I have consumed.
$1.25 at Doller Tree. 1min in microwave(3rd pic). 4min in airfryer at 400F.

The tortilla was standard, having a soft chew to it along with a semi-buttery flavor.
The filling was the star of the show for sure- finely shredded white chicken that didnt taste odd in a queso like cheese sauce along with peppers. The cheese the consumed the chicken reminded me of homemade ACP sauce or one that you'd find at a Mexican restaurant in the South. After heating the filling turning into a delicious melty goop. A tad more texture in the filling would've given it a 10/10 on the frozen food scale

3 bucks from dollar tree. Made in the microwave. Didn't care for it. Won't buy it again.

Pretty ok. Rice was very mushy but vegetables were nice and crisp. Could have used more sauce. Trader Joe’s has so many good frozen entrees that I don’t think I’d get this again, even though it’s definitely better than other things I’ve had.

The seasoning was a bit spicy. The rice was very good. I would buy it again.