Lean Cuisine Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni

July 10, 2006 | Reviewer: Guest Reviewers

As someone who is on Weight Watchers, I put a lot of thought (read: A LOT OF THOUGHT) into my food choices. Points dominate my daily existence so I am always looking for maximum satisfaction for minimum points…

Price: $2.25 (on sale 4 for $9 at Harris Teeter)
Calories: 240
Fat: 9%, 6g
Fiber: 16%, 4g
Sodium: 26%, 660mg
WW Points: 4 or 5*

*Iâ€™m counting it as 5 WW points but the box says 4â€¦more later

Lean Cuisine says:Stuffed rigatoni pasta filled with a creamy blend of ricotta, romano and mozzerella cheeses tossed with orange and yellow carrots, zucchini and red peppers in a fire roasted tomato sauce with accents of oregano and basil.

Gwen says: As someone who is on Weight Watchers, I put a lot of thought (read: A LOT OF THOUGHT) into my food choices. Points dominate my daily existence so I am always looking for maximum satisfaction for minimum points. This can be a hard find with many frozen meals, but I think Iâ€™ve found a winner with Lean Cuisineâ€™s Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni bowl. First, Iâ€™ve never heard of a yellow carrot: I thought they were yellow peppers until I read the box. Regardless of that vegetable image discrepancy they tasted great and on a whole, the vegetable to bowl ratio was impressive. There were a great deal of carrots and peppers, a little less zucchini but still a happy serving. They werenâ€™t mushy and didn’t taste like they were picked ages ago. These veggies maintained some enjoyably fresh crispness. Sometimes frozen meal vegetables become lost in the sauce, but that was not the case with this meal. I couldnâ€™t pick out the special fire roasted taste of the sauce, but it served its purpose in the meal. The stuffed rigatoni, which was essentially ravioli, was plentiful (for a microwave lunch bowl) and the three cheese blend inside each rigatoni was not soggy or waterlogged but tasty, I could even differentiate between the three cheeses. Overall I am very pleased with this meal choice and will continue to throw it into the meal rotation (this is my second time eating the meal and it was equally satisfying last time.)

A note to WW participants: Lean Cuisine includes information for the Weight Watchers Winning Points program on their boxes, however that is not the current program being marketed at Weight Watcher meetings or online. Now the program is called TurnAround Points. I donâ€™t know if it really changed anything, but according to my points finder slide, this meal is on the line between 4 and 5 points, so I go up for the sake of a little overestimating is better than underestimating. But still, for 5 points for a filling frozen meal, I am happy.

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15 Responses to “Lean Cuisine Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni”

tg on July 10th, 2006

wow, 5 stars, this is exciting!
Ace N. on July 10th, 2006

Looks yummy. Think I’ll pick it up next time I go shopping, Lean Cuisine is only $2 where I live.
gina on July 10th, 2006

that is my all time favorite frozen meal i spent a year eating frozen dinners while my husband was in iraq i was very excited when i found this one
Anna on July 21st, 2006

Great review! I’m going to try things. However, I would have loved to see a cross section of one of the stuffed rigatonis. Next time would you slice one open? Thanks.
Jessica on October 4th, 2006

I tried it after your reviw. Not so good. Ok, a little bland. I had to add quite a bit of sauce to make it edible. I’d give it two stars, maybe.
alexajetset on October 21st, 2006

I tried this the other day and was somewhat disappointed. I wouldn’t say that it was bad, but it wasn’t that great. I guess for 5 stars, I was expecting more. I am a big fan of Amy’s ravioli bowl which has much more sauce and flavor. I also really like the Seeds of Change Penne Marinara which is similar to this and better.
Dani on October 26th, 2006

I just had those for Lunch - really great and filling!
Shell on January 9th, 2007

Yum-o! This is delicious…lots of colorful veggies. I’ll be buying this one again!
Angie on January 19th, 2007

Out of all the Lean Cuisine meals, this is my favorite. I ate a salad with it and was totally stuffed.
Liz on June 6th, 2007

This was the best one I’ve ever had. I can say it enough. It was so filling and the veggie’s tasted fresh. Its going to be a define buy in my weekly shopping.
Cortney on June 15th, 2007

I was hesitant to try this meal, but once I did, I was hooked.
It’s amazing.
In fact, I’m eating it right now! =)
Grace on June 16th, 2007

I’m also eating one right now… The quality is amazing! And it looks like so much food for 240 calories.
adina on July 6th, 2007

i am eating this right now and oh god is it delicious. 4 points, amazing.
Cat on June 17th, 2008

Brought this one for lunch today… I am surprised by how good it is! The ravioli stuffing does have a grainy texture to it, but the meal as a whole is very good. I would probably give it 4 stars, but I am a picky eater. There are lots of CRISP, colorful veggies, plenty of sauce, and a nice bit of cheese, too. It’s very filling. I will definitely buy again.
Anne on July 8th, 2008

These are my favorite Lean Cuisines. They are so filling and delicious, I find it hard to believe that they are only 240 calories. They’re on sale this week at Stop and Shop, and I swear I’m buying 12.