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REVIEW – Trader Giotto’s: Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes from Trader Joe’s

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January 23, 2015 | Post a Comment
Bag of Trader Joe's / Giotto's Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes
Trader Joe's / Giotto's Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes Components
Cooked Trader Joe's / Giotto's Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes

We bought some of the pesto & tomato linguine from Trader Joe's.

The bag came with little frozen bird's nests of linguine with discs of sauce and a few tomatoes. I just followed the microwave instructions, except I microwaved them for 30 seconds less on the second cycle (2.5 minutes instead of 3 minutes).

The linguine pasta came out nice & soft, but not mushy, and the sauce was a nice and rich, pesto and olive oil. While there weren't very many tomatoes, the tomatoes that were there went with the sauce and linguine pretty well. It was fairly substantial and worked nicely as a meal for two.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Trader Giotto's: Linguine with Pesto & Tomatoes
Source: Trader Joe's, Tucson, AZ
Rating: Good
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REVIEW – Johnsonville Fully-Cooked Mild Italian Sausage Slices (Frozen)

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June 29, 2014 | 1 Comment
Bag of Johnsonville Fully-Cooked Mild Italian Sausage Slices
Johnsonville Fully-Cooked Mild Italian Sausage Slices

I tried some of the fully-cooked and frozen Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Slices as a quick way to eat some sausage without having to cook and slice sausages myself. Usually when I try to cook and slice sausages, it takes a long time, and I'm not able to slice them very well.

When I tried these sausage slices, they were easy to warm up in the microwave from frozen, and they tasted just like a regular cooked sausage. However, like most sausages, they were a little on the salty side. I ate the sausage slices by themselves, but they would probably be good to use in pasta or other recipes.

The sausage slices were a little bit spicy but not overly spicy. They also weren't mushy and didn't have any other weird texture. They were pretty good and were definitely a quick and easy way to eat some sausage!

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Slices (fully cooked & frozen)
Source: Albertson's, Scottsdale, AZ
Rating: Good
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REVIEW – Bertolli Rustico Bakes: Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni (Frozen)

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June 20, 2014 | 3 Comments
Box of Bertolli Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni
Bertolli Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni

I tried some of this Bertolli Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni frozen pasta and cooked it using the microwave instructions on the box.

The rigatoni pasta actually turned out to be pretty good. The sauce was a cheesy tomato sauce and it wasn't too sweet or salty. The cheese also thickened up the sauce a little bit.

There only seemed to be three meatballs and three pieces of sausage in the package, but they tasted fine. The meatballs tasted like typical meatballs. The sausage tasted very similar to the meatballs, except they had a sausage texture.

It was good for a single frozen pasta meal. Not only did it taste good, but it was also pretty filling.

Overall Rating:
Good
Food: Bertolli Rustico Bakes Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni
Source: Albertson's, Scottsdale, AZ
Rating: Good
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