Flavorful, Meatless Lasagna with Vegetables That Actually Crunch
Written: Mar 31 '08
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Pros: Well-seasoned sauce, not too cheesy, al dente pasta, recognizable and slightly crunchy organic vegetables
Cons: Pricey, but you get what you pay for
The Bottom Line: This is the best vegetable lasagna I never made, a shame it’s so expensive.
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| lindeisha's Full Review: Amy's Organic Vegetable Lasagna Frozen Food 9.5oz |
I have been a fan of Amy’s Organics brand frozen entrees, and so when the Amy’s Vegetable Lasagna – Made With Organic Pasta and Vegetables went on sale at Whole Foods, I decided to try it and bought a couple. Of course, now that they are off sale, I wish I had bought more.
This vegetable lasagna is a perfect portion size for lunch or light dinner. It contains cheese (the organic, non-hormone kind), but not too much to make it gooey, like many typical lasagnas.
Shamefully, I have to admit that in my less pickier days, I ate some of the mainstream frozen lasagnas. Their common features were: gobs of cheese, mushy pasta, barely recognizable (if any) ricotta, and almost ketchupy tasting sauce.
The Amy’s Organics Difference
At first forkful, you actually have to cut through the pasta a little. Even after microwaving to the recommended time, the pasta is al dente (to the teeth) in texture instead of mushy. Of course it doesn’t look exactly like the picture with the cheese laying so gently on top, but I was going more for flavor than looks. The second thing I noticed was the sauce. Wow! This was actually a sauce with spice – it may be even too spicy for some tastes. Those first two factors alone were enough to appease my Italian sensibilities. But next, came the vegetables. Hey, I just crunched into a vegetable that looks and tastes like zucchini. How about that! It also contains recognizable carrots and spinach.
The Ingredients (from the Amy’s website)
INGREDIENTS : 0G TRANS FAT • NO ADDED MSG • NO PRESERVATIVES INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC LASAGNA PASTA (ORGANIC SEMOLINA FLOUR, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER), ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE, FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC ZUCCHINI, PARTSKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE, RICOTTA CHEESE, COTTAGE CHEESE, ORGANIC SPINACH, ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC CARROTS, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SPICES*, PARMESAN CHEESE, ORGANIC GRADE AA BUTTER, SEA SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER. CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK. *100% PURE HERBS & SPICES (NO HIDDEN INGREDIENTS)
I especially appreciate the phrase “no hidden ingredients.” Many products hide ingredients such as MSG by instead listing one of its several pseudonyms such as “hydrolyzed vegetable protein.”
Fat content - 12 g
Cholesterol – 20 mg
Sodium – 680 mg
Total Carbs – 35 g
Sugars – 5 g
Protein – 5 g
Easy To Prepare
Amy’s Vegetable Lasagna can be heated in a conventional oven (on a cookie sheet), in the microwave or in a toaster oven. My favorite method, the microwave takes a total of about 7 minutes (5 minutes on high, 2 minutes on medium).
You get what you pay for
Unfortunately, as tasty as these are, I cannot justify buying them on a regular basis. I have found some of Amy’s Organics at a cheaper price at Target, but not their lasagna. They are sold at Whole Foods regularly for about $4.00 each. However, if money is no issue, then these are worth every penny, because they are simply delicious.
Buon Appetito!
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