I’m a big fan of Trader Joe’s products and have since been
dabbling in the prepared foods at Trader Joe’s. As with any sort of prepared
dish, it’s hit or miss, you can only judge by the look on the box, the
description and your personal food tastes.
I saw this Trader
Giotto’s Gorgonzola Chicken pasta dish in the refrigerated section at
Trader Joe’s. It intrigued me simply by the picture on the box. I checked out
the nutrition facts, calculated the points plus values and decided it was point
friendly enough to give it a go. I
admit, I haven’t had any dish in a gorgonzola cheese sauce, but since I like
bleu cheese (which gorgonzola is similar to) I decided to give it a shot. I heated the dish up in the microwave per the
box directions and split it into two servings.
After pulling the plastic covering off the dish once heated,
I noticed mushrooms. Huh? I looked back at the box and read the description “white
chicken meat, bowtie pasta, asparagus and peas in a Gorgonzola cheese sauce.” Yeah, as I suspected, no mention of mushrooms.
I’m not a big fan of mushrooms – I enjoy mushrooms in certain dishes, but in
others I just do not, this is one that I did not enjoy it in. Plus, I’ve got an
odd nose (along with my food texture issues) but I can smell a mushroom in a
dish and the mushroom scent was overwhelming. Swallowing my moderate dislike in
mushrooms, I took a bite – WHOA bold. The gorgonzola cheese sauce is definitely
pungent … a pack a punch and knock you down pungent.
The cheese naturally is salty, but this was very salty and
very strong in flavor. Not for the faint of heart. I couldn’t handle it. Three
bites in I threw in the towel and tossed the dish.
Points plus wise, a serving (half a container) is 7 points
plus values.
QUESTION:
What is one of your favorite OR unfavorite Trader Joe’s
products?
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