Saturday, March 17, 2018

Marie Callender's Beef Pot Pie

We'll be getting off the frozen meal train again soon, when my roommate finally moves out in 3 months. (Is that soon??????). But for now, a pot pie. Well, I like pot pies, but listen, this one is super misleading. It looks like a personal pot pie, but it is actually 2 servings. OK, classic packaging game, no problem. But listen. Listen. Each serving is 400 calories. There are 2 servings listed. But on the package, in small letters, it says "entire pie is 920 calories". OK, so....400 x 2 = 800. What's going on here? If you eat the whole thing yourself, the shame adds 120 calories? Bad news for me, I guess. Absurd calorie count aside, this tasted OK. I mean, it was good, the crust is buttery, the beef is a little chewy but fine, the carrots and onions were fine, and there were no celery pieces to be found. To be honest, the picture is very misleading, because even based on the ingredos there's like no veg in here -- it's all crust with a little beef and gravy. There are also a few potato chunks, but they have the weirdest taste of any component, kind of chemicaly/rottom/bitter tasting, so I'm grateful there were only a few bits. I could also do without the onion pieces. If potato and onion could change to carrot and celery, that'd be an upgrade.

The cooking worked out well, it takes about 9.5 minutes but everything was cooked through without being burnt or cold. The box makes a convenient holder. It's also super filling. I'd prefer chicken, but there's no peas in this one, so we do what we can.

Overall
Cost: 7/10 (on sale for 2.50)
Taste: 6/10

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