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98. Their Jambalaya is the backbone of the recipe

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Sun Mar 24, 2024, 02:47 PM

Mar 24

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I am done, done I say with any Stouffers frozen dinners. [View all] FarPoint Mar 24 OP

They are off... Mike Nelson Mar 24 #1

Here's your answer as to what happened: Parent organization: Nestle CurtEastPoint Mar 24 #4

Yes.....I looked it up....thought it was a recent sale....but... FarPoint Mar 24 #12

My opinion is they went ultra cheap.... FarPoint Mar 24 #6

Yes, I remember when Stouffers PatSeg Mar 24 #26

I grew up in the Cleveland area. Stouffer's was a special place to go. mwb970 Mar 24 #43

Yes, same for me PatSeg Mar 24 #89

Preparing your own food... 2naSalit Mar 24 #2

I love to cook actually... FarPoint Mar 24 #3

I've been single most of my adult life. multigraincracker Mar 24 #10

You have... 2naSalit Mar 24 #15

Adjusting to just one person meal prep is difficult.... FarPoint Mar 24 #56

My husband and I sometimes cook separate meals. (I don't eat any meat; he eats poultry and seafood.) Sky Jewels Mar 24 #45

It's not only store bought meals... Trueblue Texan Mar 24 #78

Probably fewer preservatives, too. Nt spooky3 Mar 24 #77

No question about that. 2naSalit Mar 24 #94

Industro highly processed foods are not a healthy source of sustenance. magicarpet Mar 24 #5

This was my first thought birdographer Mar 24 #41

Some "pure" frozen veggies and fruits are actually healthier than fresh Sky Jewels Mar 24 #48

Michael Angelo's brand is much better ramblin_dave Mar 24 #7

I find the problem with Michael Angelo True Dough Mar 24 #27

We cover all of our microwave meals with a nice silicone cap erronis Mar 24 #31

My mom used to troll thrift stores LearnedHand Mar 24 #55

A paper napkin on top of tomato sauce EmmaLee E Mar 24 #50

isn't it frustrating fernlady Mar 24 #63

Thanks! I'm one of those that needed go back and look. Good one! erronis Mar 24 #73

I appreciate you, fernlady! True Dough Mar 24 #86

It took me a second or two Mr.Bill Mar 24 #99

I just discovered Michael Angelo's recently PatSeg Mar 24 #28

Beware of the sodium levels MyMission Mar 24 #92

Yes, I have to watch my sodium levels PatSeg Mar 24 #95

I'll give you another good suggestion... tavernier Mar 24 #8

Excellent suggestion.... FarPoint Mar 24 #16

I've been in your shoes. tavernier Mar 24 #24

Also on the going out part, check the websites for your favourite niyad Mar 24 #29

Instant Pot yields a week's worth of frozen meals, but I did glance at the frozen meals last week hlthe2b Mar 24 #9

I have an InstaPot.... FarPoint Mar 24 #20

$2.50 you say? kiri Mar 24 #38

Loss Leader to get shoppers to buy more frozen foods. They do that occasionally, but why the $5.99 fish? hlthe2b Mar 24 #39

Lent SARose Mar 24 #44

Tip for STEWfers lasagna. Chipper Chat Mar 24 #11

I'm on my own too, not easy Marthe48 Mar 24 #13

Ohhh yes...lasagna roll-ups FarPoint Mar 24 #17

You are not alone. qwlauren35 Mar 24 #14

Ahhhh that is so precious.... FarPoint Mar 24 #18

May I suggest Unwind Your Mind Mar 24 #80

It's so much cheaper and healthier to make your own meals. ificandream Mar 24 #19

I buy their meatloaf/potatoes or their burger/mac&cheese for one woodsprite Mar 24 #21

Since my husband has not been able to cook, which he did for 42 years.......i've just a kennedy Mar 24 #22

They ain't what they used to be. twodogsbarking Mar 24 #23

I cook for my husband and me. MOMFUDSKI Mar 24 #25

Batch cooking is by far the easiest way LittleGirl Mar 24 #30

I still like to have 2 or 3 in the freezer. Basic LA Mar 24 #32

I do a lot of cooking and freezing. Everything from Phoenix61 Mar 24 #33

Batch cook and freeze Layzeebeaver Mar 24 #34

You are on target with your recommendations.... FarPoint Mar 24 #64

Stoufers is nasty, get the Marie Callenders dinners ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 24 #35

Marie Callender makes a great MOMFUDSKI Mar 24 #106

Seconded. I buy those instead of the "cheap" ones which are half the price of MC and are barely edible. ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 24 #107

"Shrinkflation" can apply to quality of ingredients and taste as well Auggie Mar 24 #36

I like Stouffers DownriverDem Mar 24 #37

I don't do any sort of quick-frozen meals..... richdj25 Mar 24 #40

I can relate to your post. I, too, am living alone and cooking for one sucks. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 24 #42

Some frozen stuff used to be good rogerballard Mar 24 #46

When I see your map DownriverDem Mar 24 #62

I do the same thing! rogerballard Mar 24 #66

Lasagna for two SARose Mar 24 #47

Thank you.... FarPoint Mar 24 #65

cooking for one sounds like it sucks but onethatcares Mar 24 #49

Hamburger meat and onions, cook up a mess of it. Freeze it and ready to make spaghetti or tacos flying_wahini Mar 24 #51

OK, cooking for 1 GAJMac Mar 24 #52

They have several version of their tomato sauce-based Ilsa Mar 24 #53

My go to quick meal snowybirdie Mar 24 #54

Nestle--'Nuf said HAB911 Mar 24 #57

Just before COVID hit I was going more homemade and whole foods. It is a challenge cooking brewens Mar 24 #58

Frozen meals seem to be mostly packaging these days Shermann Mar 24 #59

I havent had a Stouffers for a while but I doc03 Mar 24 #60

I eat a lot of sheet pan meals. I can control the portions that way. chowder66 Mar 24 #61

Good stuff.... Quick and easy... add some meat or shrimp to it. Botany Mar 24 #67

I use their Roux to make Gumbo ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 24 #88

Their Jambalaya is the backbone of the recipe ZZenith Mar 24 #98

Understand CountAllVotes Mar 24 #68

Try Rao's SCantiGOP Mar 24 #69

I've never been a fan of that stuff XorXor Mar 24 #70

I used to eat a lot of canned soup. When I lost a lot of weight and was counting calories and paying brewens Mar 24 #71

Too much sodium wolfie001 Mar 24 #72

Lentils codfisherman Mar 24 #102

Oooohhh! Great ideas!!! wolfie001 Mar 24 #105

Cheater's pizza... Trueblue Texan Mar 24 #74

In my 'cooking for one' days I got great mileage from the freezer. TygrBright Mar 24 #75

Seconding what chowder66 said about sheet pan dinners. I like to do foil packet dinners, too. highplainsdem Mar 24 #76

I only eat their mac n cheese XanaDUer2 Mar 24 #79

You go! Hope you have a lovely dinner...whatever you are planning! PortTack Mar 24 #81

My 3 minute meal for one Bayard Mar 24 #82

I like Barilla brand marinara and dry pastas. So much fresher tasting than Ragu, Classico, Prego or TeamProg Mar 24 #83

re: "it was awful....it was a small serving too" thesquanderer Mar 24 #84

Strategies... Trueblue Texan Mar 24 #85

Here are my single person cooking hacks Envirogal Mar 24 #87

I like meat - I grill, boil or bake chicken breasts womanofthehills Mar 24 #90

If you enjoy cooking, One Dish Kitchen has great recipes for one dlk Mar 24 #91

I like a lot of the recipes there! Nittersing Mar 24 #93

We buy Giovanni Rana Meat Lasagna. It's in the refrigerated section of the store, not frozen section. It is REALLY beaglelover Mar 24 #96

The frozen foods line of Amy's seems pretty good (organic too) - nt Pluvious Mar 24 #97

I lived alone for about ten years Mr.Bill Mar 24 #100

I cook for one about half the time. One of my favorite, easy easy easy recipes is Amish chicken. Scrivener7 Mar 24 #101

I cook large vats of soups and stews and freeze a bunch of individual portions. I use organic ingredients. diane in sf Mar 24 #103

At least it probably didn't contain any horse muriel_volestrangler Mar 24 #104

IT'S NOT FOOD! Instead of focusing on the taste or portion size Iwasthere Mar 24 #108

I buy the moniss Mar 24 #109

Ever since we decided to permit Leveraged Buy-Outs, snot Mar 24 #110