I had gotten them with the thought that Hubs could take them to work for lunch, since they do have access to a microwave in the cafeteria. It would save us some $$ if he didn't have to buy lunch everyday and could eat these instead once in a while, right?
So I thought I would play the guinea pig and try one before I insisted he take them for lunch. I chose the reduced-calorie Sesame Chicken meal.
Looks fairly good, doesn't it?
Makes you wonder how many Hormel would sell if they put THIS PICTURE on the outside of the package?
I'm gonna guess about.....zero packages! lol
If you can get past the dog food appearance(just shut your eyes and eat it!), it doesn't taste that bad. Much better than it looks is what I'd say!
The 'sauce' is a tad sweet for my taste but acceptable.
The worst thing is the texture of the noodles. They are waaaaay overcooked and almost at the "mush" stage. This dish would be alot better if Hormel didn't boil the noodles to death before adding the veggies and sauce. On a better note, there were much more hunks of chicken than I expected and the pieces were firm and meaty. You could tell you were eating chicken.
I believe that if you dressed this Sesame Chicken meal up with rice, or chinese noodles or even more stir-fry type veggies(or all 3), it wouldn't be a half bad lunch meal.
In the end, I have mixed feelings about this Hormel product. It's quick and easy to fix but lacking a bit in the flavor/presentation. At free, the price was right but doesn't totally overcome the shortcomings.
I doubt if I'd pay money for this product unless the other varieties are better.
Have you ever tried these Hormel Compleats? How was your experience with them? Leave a comment and give us your feedback!
Sluggy
