[retiredguy123]

Before this Coronavirus thing, I almost never bought frozen food. But, lately I have tried some frozen dishes, but most of them are not worth buying.

Marie Callender chicken pot pie is mostly crust with very little in the middle (600 calories and 960 mg of sodium!).

Greenwise burritos consist of a tortillo wrap with almost nothing inside.

Red's burrito was about the same as Greenwise.

Lean Cuisine chicken burrito with rice was horrible.

Lean Cuizine mac and cheese was not bad.

California Pizza Kitchen thin pizza is pretty good, but not great.

I make a good chili and a good bean soup, and freeze it. It tastes great when I thaw it and eat it. Why can't large food companies duplicate homemade food and leave out the sodium? Any suggestions on frozen foods to buy?

[queasy27]

I like Michael Angelo's chicken piccata with penne. Their penne and meatballs is pretty good as well, and easy enough to jazz up the sauce to taste. The pasta is firm and not overcooked.

My favorites from Schwan's are the chicken tortilla soup, beef tips and gravy, hot-and-spicy breaded chicken breast fillets, and red-skinned garlic mashed potatoes.

I agree about frozen pot pies. If I buy some, I'll make extra filling (chicken, vegetables, cream of onion soup, etc.) so it's more of an actual meal instead of an empty pie crust. But as you say, they're very high in calories, sodium, and carbs.

[Stu from NYC]

Most frozen food dishes are prepared with way too much salt. Better to buy ingredients and make yourself

[Kenswing]

Favorite frozen food?

Just about any flavor of ice cream..

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Favorite frozen food?

Just about any flavor of ice cream..

Great answer

[ficoguy]

Most of it is crap, as you found out

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Devour: Smokehouse meat and potatoes, with chicken sausage, and bacon - although the chicken pieces are not as good as I think they should be. I usually just toss the chicken and eat the rest of it. Their buffalo chicken mac & cheese used to be great but their chicken pieces have been sub-par and a bit dried out lately.

JUST AS EASY AS FROZEN FOOD:
Baked potato. You can buy it already cleaned and wrapped and ready to nuke, raw. Toss it in the microwave for 5 minutes. Take it out, pull the wrapper off, eat. You can slice it open and add some broccoli and cheese (which you can buy frozen and microwave-steam it right in the bag), or sour cream and bacon crumbles (which you can buy in a jar), or sautee some mushrooms and onions (slice them, toss them in a pan with butter til the shrooms turn brown, and you're done).

The baked potato microwave idea is probably the least expensive, most nutritious, and most filling out of the bunch.

[patfla06]

I feel the same way. Before I never bought frozen foods.
During the pandemic I got some frozen food.

I just said to my husband that no frozen food can compare to food you make.

Would rather have a p, b & j than any frozen meal.

[Two Bills]

In the early stages when the world went mad hoarding anything and everything, we had trouble getting fresh veg, so we settled for the frozen mixed veg.
In stews, pies, caseroles it is ok, but found as a straight side, it was watery, and had the consistancy of rubber.
Not nice, but any port in a storm!
Plenty of frest veg now.

[dijohnson3]

At least you have food to eat.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by dijohnson3

At least you have food to eat.

If that remark was for me, the OP's subject was frozen food, not world starvation.

Stay well.

[J1ceasar]

Making chicken pot pies are easy peasy. Buy a rotisserie chicken or frozen chicken tenderloins!. One can cream of chicken . One can mixed vegetables . add one can water . no salt! A premade crust . round tin pans . bake at 375 one hour. Use a silicone ring to protect the edges or tin foil . enjoy !

[J1ceasar]

As a heart attack victim we also eat a lot of turkey . buy a 3 lb package of ground turkey . 3 cans mixed vegetable . 1 bottles ketchup one onion and 3 tin bread loaf pans
Pell and cut onion into slices . place on bottom each pan. Mix ground turkey 1/3 package per can or all in large bowl . if you have bread crumbs add a handful . no salt . just add pepper or Italian seasoning to taste .
Place in each pan . top with ketchup liberally . place in oven 1 hour at 400 .
Freezes well and you'll have for a while!!! Optionally you can add a jar of spagetti sauce into turkey mix or cut up onions small pieces.

[J1ceasar]

Use tin pans and foil for easy cleanup in ovens

[TooColdNJ]

Metro Diner pot pies. Buy and freeze just in case we’re back to all of this in the fall!