I have never been a fan of frozen entrees. Mushy pasta, chewy chicken, tough vegetables…gross. There are benefits to frozen dinners. They save money over going out for food every day. They cook quickly in the microwave. The packaging is usually somewhat flashy and you feel pretty good about yourself when you pull it out of the office freezer. The problem is that the dish you pull out of the microwave generally looks nothing like the one on the package. Even if it does, the smell and taste hardly ever live up to the high hopes of the graphics on the box. I’ve tried to like them. I really have. Now I can say that I’ve found one that lives up to the hype.

Macaroni and Cheese

I never noticed anything on my local grocer’s shelves that said Amy’s before. I know now that there are cans of soup, frozen dinners and other stuff. I came across Amy’s frozen entrees one day while desperately combing the frozen department looking for anything I could eat. I hadn’t been gluten intolerant that long, but was going crazy eating the same things day in and day out. I was hesitant to pick up any of them. I had lost a lot of faith in any kind of frozen entree, but I picked up a few of them. My initial reaction was that these were different. Organic ingredients and unique flavors combined for a more tasteful dining experience. Many of the meals left me feeling a bit bloated and uncomfortable, but that has always seemed like a trademark of microwave meals to me. There was one product that stood out above the rest.

Looks Just Like the Image on the Box

The macaroni and cheese is awesome. I am not a macaroni and cheese fan. In fact, I hardly ate the stuff for years. But this is one frozen meal that lives up to all of the hype on the box. It tastes great, it looks like the image on the box and it doesn’t give you that feeling all afternoon that you’ve done something terrible to your body. As far as my office habits go, I keep one of these dishes in the freezer at all times. Knowing that I have a comfortably-filling, quick and easy meal just moments away helps to keep me sane on those really busy days. This mac and cheese also makes a nice side dish for two. Use it to complement grilled sausage for dinner. Easy, quick, delicious, gluten free. What could be better? Got a favorite gluten free frozen dish? Post it in the comments.

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