Weight Watchers® Smart Ones® Creamy Rigatoni with Broccoli & Chicken – Wonderful flavor combination!
Written: Mar 01 '08
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Pros: Very delicious combination, tender crispy broccoli.
Cons: If anything, sodium content seems high.
The Bottom Line: Very delicious, inexpensive meal for work and it's filling!
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| Magick1's Full Review: Smart Ones Creamy Rigatoni with Broccoli & Chicken |
If you enjoy pasta and light parmesan sauce, this will be a dinner you have to try. Have you ever had microwave meals with vegetables in them that are so mushy you don’t even recognize the vegetables? With the Weight Watchers® brand, I have had only one meal disappoint me, especially with the vegetables!
This particular meal had a very decent amount of broccoli, sauce and rigatoni noodles. The amount of the white meat chicken was a bit on the small side with only 5 pieces of chicken. But, they were decent size.
The Product
This meal, under the points value system, has a 6 point value, for those of you watching the points. The broccoli florets were very nice size as well and had a nice crispiness to them. The broccoli and the chicken were nicely numbered and neither took over the meal. The noodles are just great as well. They are not overcooked nor are they too underdone as to make them terribly chewy. This meal, which I have had a few different times, always pleases the palate!
This prepares in the microwave in about 3 – 4 minutes, depending on your microwave. If you need to prepare this in the conventional oven, you may do so, but, it will take about 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
The Ingredients
Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, enriched semolina [semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, cooked white meat chicken (white meat chicken, water, modified tapioca starch, sugar, salt, sodium phosphate, glazed with water, caramel coloring, modified potato starch), broccoli, parmesan cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), cream (cream, milk, carrageenan), contains 2% or less of: nonfat milk, stabilizer (modified cornstarch, xanthan gum, guar gum, mono- and diglycerides [soy]), soybean oil, potato maltodextrin, salt, sodium citrate, cheese flavor (enzyme modified cheddar cheese [milk, salt, enzymes}, autolyzed yeast, natural flavorings), flavor enhancer (hydrolyzed corn gluten, autolyzed yeast extract, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil), black pepper, carrageenan.
Contains milk, soybeans, wheat
This product is apparently one of several Weight Watchers® is revamping slightly. The most recent box that I purchased states the following: “Smart Ones® is changing for the better. We have enticing new flavors. And many of your favorites have been improved. Eating smart has been taken to a whole new level of deliciousness.”
I don’t recall if this one was changed from the last time that I purchased it. I did not pay that close of attention! But, regardless, it has a good flavor!
Nutritional Facts
These facts are from the package and are based upon a standard 2,000 calorie diet!
Calories 290 Calories from Fat 80
Total Fat 8g or 13%
Saturated Fat 3g or 14%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 55mg or 18%
Sodium 690 mg or 29%
Total Carbohydrate 33g or 11%
Dietary Fiber 2g or 9%
Sugars 4g
Protein 20g
Vitamin A 4%
Vitamin C 10%
Calcium 20%
Iron 10%
Overall Impressions
I am very pleased with this meal. It’s hearty and it has a good flavor. The creamy parmesan sauce is not overpowered by parmesan and it is nice and creamy. The broccoli is tender crisp, not mushy, but just right. With vegetables and microwave meals, I find it hard to find steamed like quality with a tender crisp vegetable like broccoli.
If you are looking for another item to purchase and try to take to work for lunch, this might be one to check out. As I have mentioned in other reviews, I normally find these meals in my local market for 3 for $5 about every other week! So, check out your local market, if these meals sound good to you. It will likely be for a very reasonable price! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
~Thank you for spending time with me today!~
Recommended:
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