New Recipe - well sort of - but not really

In my quest to find the perfect frozen meal, my family has been subjected to many, many dinners that when we are lucky, taste okay. Since I have been working full time, I am often too tired to cook. Some days when I do cook, I find that whoever is out, doesn't know how to cook. One day after attempting to cook something that I can usually cook, my poor husband asked, "Did you forget how to cook?"  He has been a good sport and will often (meaning most of the time) buy dinners that look easy to prepare.

I swear that most frozen meals have an ingredient called "bottom of the ice tray flavoring" because I can taste it. Often the first bite of a frozen dinner tastes good, but the after taste is definitely bottom of the ice tray along with some flavor that reminds me of plastic coated chemicals.

I bought a frozen meal a few months ago, but I have been too scared to try it. In my attempt to clean out the freezer, I made it a few nights ago. It smelled really good while it was cooking. The vegetables and the noodles were a bit freezer burned from being in the freezer so long, so I was doubtful it would taste as good as it smelled. When my son and husband smelled it, they both said, "What smells so good."

We blessed it (is it an abomination to bless frozen meals?) and sat down to eat. This dinner tasted like something from a restaurant - freezer burn and all. I went to the store the next day and bought two more of this meal and two of another (all by the same company). When I cooked the freshly bought meal that had no freezer burn, it tasted even better. I now crave this stuff. The vegetables look like they are fresh from the garden. The shrimp was divine. The noodles and the sauce were heaven.

What is this company that fails to flavor their frozen dinners like the norm? It is Contessa. The two meals I have tried are Shrimp Primavera (my favorite) and Sesame Chicken. They don't use MSG in their meals which is wonderful because MSG gives me migraines. The food looks beautiful and goes from the freezer to the table in eight minutes - eight minutes - I can't even check Facebook that quickly!

I don't get money from companies to sell their products because my blog is anonymous, but if you buy this product, it will hopefully keep Contessa in business which means I get to satisfy my craving for Shrimp Primavera whenever I want to. It takes less time and effort to cook this stuff than it does to drive to Wendy's and go to the drive through, plus it tastes a whole lot better.

My last bag had $3 worth of coupons; I think I need to go get some more.