Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli

May 23, 2006 | Reviewer: Nicole

Price: $2.89
Serving: 1 Tray, 8.5 oz.
Calories: 240
Fat: 9%, 6g
Sodium: 25%, 600mg
Protein: 11g
WW Points: 5 Winning Points
Diet Exchange: 1 medium fat meat, 2 starch,

1/2 other carbohydrate

Lean Cuisine says: Delicate ravioli stuffed with Ricotta, Mozzarella, Parmesan and Romano cheeses, then topped with a robust tomato sauce accented with basil, onion and garlic.

Dear Lean Cuisine:

By the time you read this note, I’ll be gone. I’ll have faded from this world into a transparent grey substanceless existence. Why? Because you are what you eat, and I’ve been eating far too much of your weak cuisine. It’s not me, it’s you. You have lack flavor and leave my appetite unsated.

The “tomato sauce” atop your cheese ravioli is NOT “robust.” Though it does contain chunks of what appear to be tomatoes and onions, I detect nothing. Amazingly, this version is even
blander than “tomato” sauces from other LC meals. The ravioli shell is fair. But it’s what’s inside that counts, right? I ate the ravioli very carefully, so as to extract as much cheese taste as humanly possible, knowing your reputation for skimpy, bland cheese portions.

The process I used to taste the cheese inside each ravioli had me acting far more intimately with this meal than I generally act towards my lunch. The six medium sized ravioli, well, we are boyfriend-girlfriend now. And six ravioli! That’s not a meal, its a side dish. Me and the ravioli, not me and you, Lean Cuisine. But it’s the kind of relationship that will only last until something better comes along, and I expect that will be very soon.

With Love,
Nicole

comments

5 Responses to “Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli”

Sara on March 1st, 2007

I agree with the 2 stars though it tasted alright, there were only 6 little pieces of pasta i was hungry like an hour afterwards
Kim on May 2nd, 2007

This is my favorite LC meal out there. Even my picky son likes it. I always have it on hand. I find it to be very good compared to other “diet” brand ravioli meals.
Lauren on May 16th, 2007

That’s why I don’t buy this one, or LC’s like it. It just sounds too boring… I need some vegetables or meat with the meal, or something. Or if it is just going to be cheese ravioli, I would at least need meat sauce, or meat IN the ravioli. Too boring and definitely wouldn’t fill me up at all. But I can see how this would be a perfect meal for little kids.

And btw, Nicoles description of why she is now “dating” this ravioli was pretty funny. I can imagine!
Megan on February 19th, 2008

I love this lean cuisine meal. I’ve tried the smart ones version and that one was just yuck!
danakscully64 on March 22nd, 2008

I love this meal… so easy and very tasty. I eat it with some bread or an apple. It’s plenty of food for me as a meal, but I snack non-stop, so I don’t have to be full for 6 hours after I eat. It’s better to have a bunch of small meals during the day anyway. It’s the right portion.

And to hear that people “need meat”… stupid, just stupid.