Stouffer’s Vegetable Lasagna

August 23, 2006 | Reviewer: Heather

Let’s just say that if the most impressive thing a company has to tout about a product is “No Preservatives,” you should know that you’re not about to eat the most healthful of meals.

Stouffer's Vegetable Lasagna

Price: $2.00
Serving: 1 package, Size: 10.5 oz
Calories: 390
Fat: 27%,18 g
Sodium: 30%, 730 mg
Protein:17g
Carbs: 13%, 40g
Fiber: 16%, 4g

Stouffer’s says: Lasagna layered with a colorful medley of carrots, spinach, broccoli and onions with a parmesan and romano cheese sauce.

Heather says: I’m a little shocked at myself for having bought this particular entree, and even more so that I had the gall to review it here. And I have but one defense for my non-healthful choice: comfort food. Between grad school and job interviews, my life has been a perfect storm of anxiety lately. I also woke up a good hour late for work, and - frankly - it looked like the most satisfying thing that could be procured from my kitchen in the ten seconds I spent pondering lunch as I headed out the door.

I used to eat this fattening little thing all the time back in my nonprofit days. I loved it for many reasons, not the least of which is the consistency with which it pleased me. It also reminded me of my favorite Marriott Hotel veggie lasagna. I traveled all over the country for the above mentioned non-profit job, but I swear that the white-sauce veggie lasagna served by Marriotts the world over tasted consistently delicious every time. In fact, it tasted very much like this thing it just took me ten minutes of monopolizing the office microwave to heat up.

I should digress to mention the cover of the box. Let’s just say that if the most impressive thing a company has to tout about a product is “No Preservatives,” you should know that you’re not about to eat the most healthful of meals. However, the back of the box did helpfully inform me that this meal counted as vegetable serving = 1. Unfortunately, what it did not say was that serving of animal fat = too friggin’ much.

In its defense, this meal did provide 40% of my daily Vitamin A allowance, 35% of my daily calcium allowance, and 100% of my daily cheesy deliciousness allowance. In my eyes, it is redeemed.

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14 Responses to “Stouffer’s Vegetable Lasagna”

Ace N. on August 24th, 2006

I love this meal. It is delicious. I can actually distinguish the different veggies, it makes me feel like I’m eating something wholesome. I try to ignore the copious amounts of cheese and fat.
Heather on August 24th, 2006

I’m with you! It’s way tasty. Sometimes I fool myself into thinking it’s healthy by going, “but it’s vegetarian!” Yeah, not quite the same. But still. Nummy.
Abi on August 24th, 2006

Yesterday I ate a Boca meatless lasagna. While I felt good about myself for eating the meal, I didn’t not enjoy it so much. Why? Utter lack of mozzarella. That and the most horrible burps in the history of mankind.
Heather on August 25th, 2006

Fascinating, Abi. I haven’t tried that one yet. For the sake of humankind, though, I do hope you’ll be reviewing it on here soon.
chantal on October 14th, 2006

I got this for free through my supermarket and it tastes like vomit and salt not like real lasagna that’s made from home or in a restaurant.You would think that because it is prepacked that it would taste good but no.I’m just glad that I got this for free and I didn’t buy it myself.
Gillian on October 15th, 2006

Few people dislike tomato sauce as much as I do. Or love cheese as much as I do. It’s as if Stouffer’s created this dish for me… and I am so grateful. I love this casserole. Lucky for me, I can’t find it too often. If I could, none of my pants would fit.
Abi Jones on October 15th, 2006

I’m glad to see the variety of opinions on this dish. While I find it a little bland, it certainly works in the comfort food department. Just add spices (aka lots of garlic).
Jennifer on December 15th, 2006

It’s not the best lasagna I’ve had, but for a frozen, store-bought item, it’s pretty dang good…and my kids love it…anything to get them to eat their veggies!!
Sherrie on May 14th, 2007

I had this for lunch for the first time today. Gosh, it’s almost as good as my own homemade kind. I had to fiddle with the cooking, only because the microwave at work doesn’t let you set a power level. So I cooked it on high for 6 minutes, not the 10 min at 50% power.

All in all, from this family of great cooks & bakers, I would give it a 10. In fact, if they wanted to add just another layer, I would give it a 12! I’m a diabetic on a low carb diet and this little lunch satisfied my every craving for cheese, cream sauce and veggies.
Louise Raber, on September 9th, 2007

I have been aware of this product since living in LA in the 80’s. I now have moved back to Canada and am very dissapointed that I am unable to purchase it here. Can you tell me if you plan to bring this product to Canada, and to Winnipeg in particular…I keep importing it from Grand Forks, ND for all my family and friends.
Lois Lane on December 10th, 2007

Sugar makes you fat—fat does not make you fat.
Andrea on January 7th, 2008

mmm I love this stuf !! I love how it crips on top omggg
I totally ignore the higher-fat content simply because this stuff is too good!
Bob Fisk on March 3rd, 2008

where can we buy vegeterian lasagna? We live in Minnesota. The Minnetonka area.
WootieTizz on April 9th, 2008

This stuff is sooooo tasty, and although it makes my house
smell like feet while it cooks, it is just so delicious. I would actually prefer for them to remove the lasgana layers and just leave the cheese and veggies!