HORMEL COMPLEATS Protein Variety Pack Microwave Trays (Pack of 5)

I purchased these to use for dinner at Disneyland and Sea World. They have a lot of sodium in them, but they don’t have to be refrigerated and are ready to eat, by peeling off the plastic lid. I did have to bring my own plastic utensils and napkins. I also had fruits, nuts, vegetables, string cheese, etc. to carry around with us, to supplement these.I was unable to heat them in the park at Disney, so we ate them room temperature. They had been stored in the lockers, inside the park, during the day so when we were finally hungry enough to stop and eat, these worked perfectly. They don’t look quite as good as the picture on the package, but as far as a quick, easy meal, they were great. All meal prices in the park are high and I had to feed a group of 7. When people are hungry they don’t complain as much.The day we went to Sea World we left them in the car with other food. At lunchtime I put them on the dashboard of the car, on top of the sunshade, in the sunshine. They were pretty warm by the time we stopped for dinner. Once again food prices are very high in the park, which made these look like a bargain.Are these better heated in a microwave? Absolutely. Would I buy these to replace regular meals? No way. Will I buy these again to eat room temperature when traveling in a car for over 5 hours though areas of the country that only has rest stops along the side of the road? Definitely. If I do end up doing more road trips, I might get a heated lunch box to heat these in.

5 pack of ready to eat meals you make in just a minute or two in the microwave. They're non frozen, come nicely wrapped and have a good amount of protein. I like the variation in the set. You get beef, chicken and pasta. The flavor is good and they have a lot of gravy making them a hearty satisfying yet well proportioned meal. Great if you aren't in the mood for cooking or want something easy and satisfying to curb hunger. Good value.

Size and price are very competitive and the variety pack is a good choice in order to sample the variety. Each meal is a fairly good amount of food. To me the chicken and dumplings are quite salty, as is the chicken and noodles. The chicken and rice is quite good, partly because it does not seem to have as much salt. The beefy Mac cheese is reasonable, but I would prefer 2 spaghettis and may switch to that. I have already changed to the protein variety pack, as I think I might prefer those meals.

Thought these would be good for a quick something to eat. Not really. It is a very small portion package but the taste is really the point. Way to mushy for me. The Spaghetti is good. I would purchase it but not anything with the mashed potatoes in it. High sodium content.

Very delicious just the right amount of food and each carton 💯great flavors my compliment to the cook

Cheap easy dinner that is just the right portion (about the same as a Lean Cuisine frozen meal). I like the turkey and stuffing one best so far, but like the others as well. These will always be in my pantry as a super fast dinner option when needed.

I'd never tried these, and was looking for something with a relatively small portion size that was quick and easy to heat up. Saw these on Prime Day and thought I'd give them a try. Now, at this point, I've only tried the Roast Beef & Mashed Potatoes, but it was such a bad experience that I'm afraid to try the rest of them and will probably throw them away. The "beef" was a weird, cardboard-textured slab of what might have been meat, but it was hard to tell, because the texture was just so weird. The potatoes were even worse - a solid slab of something white in the bottom of the tray - and if you stirred them up to try and make them more of a "mashed" texture, they turned a weird grainy texture. And the flavor was just...not good. I don't know what else to say. Very disappointed. I wasn't expecting gourmet fare here, but this was so far from even low-grade convenience food that I actually pulled the outer package out of the trash to check the "best if used by" date on it, because I was concerned it might have been out of date and that was why it was so bad. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case - it's just so bad that it makes you think it might be.Hard pass.

Awesome 👌