Price: $3.99 ($3.50 on sale)
Serving: 1 meal, 10 oz
Calories: 330
Fat: 12%, 8g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 31%, 740mg
Protein: 9g
Carbs: 18%, 53g
Fiber: 36%, 9g
WW Points: 6 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: This typical Mexican meal combines Amy’s popular Black Bean Enchilada and Sauce with organic pinto beans and Spanish rice accented with organic sweet corn and green peppers. It’s non-dairy, gluten free, contains surprisingly little fat and is, of course, absolutely delicious.

Abi says: This meal does not contain cheese, thus I cannot consider it an enchilada. Sure, typical Mexican meals do not contain cheese, but this is not Mexico. This is America and we eat cheese. Also, there should be some sort of tofu disclosure on the front of the box.

Ok, I am now going to eat a vegan enchilada.

The box instructed me to heat the meal for five minutes. I went for 4.5 and my meal came out of the microwave a little crisp. Perhaps you can see the crust on the beans. I also lost a lot of enchilada sauce to the crusting effect. This is rather unfortunate, as this meal is bland. Bland, bland, bland. While it wasn’t detestable or disgusting, the black bean enchilada meal isn’t delectable either. If you’ve ever lived on food stamps or government aid, this meal will bring you back to those days. Also, if you enjoy eating multiple varieties of beans in one meal, you will enjoy this dish. I didn’t enjoy the black bean enchilada and will never consume it again.

Price: $3.99 ($2.50 on sale)
Serving: 1 meal, 10 oz
Calories: 350
Fat: 17%, 11g
Cholesterol: 2%, 5mg
Sodium: 33%, 780mg
Protein: 16g
Carbs: 16%, 47g
Fiber: 35%, 10g
WW Points: 7 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: Amy’s own corn tortillas, organic rice, beans, tofu and vegetables, layered with mellow Jack cheese and our special enchilada sauce. This is a real favorite with our friends and family. Gluten free.

Abi says: The words enchilada and tofu shouldn’t be in the same sentence. Don’t get me wrong, I like tofu in Pad Thai, with Peanut Sauce, as a stir fry ingredient, or in the guise of Morningstar Buffalo Strips. I have a knee-jerk reaction to the inclusion of tofu in Mexican food. Even in Tex-Mex. Fortunately, I didn’t notice any tofu in this meal. People who really like tofu in Mexican food may be greatly disappointed by this perceived absence.

Upon opening the door of the microwave I was greeted by an intensely hot plastic bag full of boiling condensation. Yes, boiling condensation. Beware of the bag and use some sort of utensil maneuvering to scoot your Santa Fe Enchilada Bowl onto a plate or just let it sit there like the directions tell you to do. After the transfer, use a pair of scissor to cut off one end of the plastic bag, then slide the bag off of the bowl. These may seem like unnecessary steps, but you need to plastic wrap part to ensure moistness and you need the scissors to prevent severe hand burns.

In terms of taste, the meal is an 8. It had some unfortunate blandness that shouldn’t be off-putting to those of you who eat polenta straight from the package. The amount of cheese could be improved (which means increased) and below I have created a sketch of the ideal enchilada bowl construction. Though I still think that the enchilada meal is the best.

Amy (of office fame) says: I think the crunching of tortilla chips [an after-market addition] is key to enjoying this bowl.

Diagram of Enchilada Bowl Perfection I will make this when I am not at work.

Price: $3.99
Serving: 1 meal, 9 oz
Calories: 330
Fat: 23%, 15g
Cholesterol: 10%, 30mg
Sodium: 28%, 680mg
Protein: 15g
Carbs: 13%, 38g
Fiber: 25%, 6g
WW Points: 7 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: Our customers have been telling us for years, “Your cheese enchilada tastes as good as any I’ve ever eaten, even in the best Mexican restaurant.”

Abi says: I am extremely skeptical of this meal. First, because my grandma makes the best enchiladas in the history of the world. Second, because this meal had been in my freezer for a year and the corn looked like the freeze-dried food you buy as a souvenir at the Air and Space Museum.

My fears were unfounded. This is perhaps one of the best frozen meals I have ever, ever had. Ever. I think that it overcame the problems encountered in Jess’s meal by containing a scoop of black beans with salsa and a scoop of corn. Yes, I said a scoop, which is probably equal to 1/4-1/3 of a cup. This is one of those rare meals that contains such variety and flavor that it actually leaves the eater satisfied.

After finishing the tortilla-based part of the meal, which had a pleasantly piquant sauce and plenty of cheese, I had enough sauce and cheese left over to mix my black beans and corn into a sort of cheese-bean-corn casserole. I think if I start my own frozen food company (which I feel more capable of doing every day) I might found my empire on an enchilada casserole.

Though mine would contain dessert. Probably a little container of molten chocolate cake.

Price: $2.50 on sale
Serving: 9.5 ounces
Calories: 290
Fat: 8%, 4.5g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 33%, 780mg
Protein: 10g
Carbs: 17%, 52g
Fiber: 18%, 4g
WW Points: 4 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: Teriyaki occupies a special place in Japanese cookery. Amy’s variation of the traditional recipe lends an intriguing sweet and sour flavor to the organic brown rice, tender vegetables, and marinated tofu that make up this great-tasting non-dairy, gluten free bowl. And while you’re preparing Amy’s Teriyaki Bowl you might also brew a pot of green tea. Then sit down, relax and enjoy your meal. Non-dairy/gluten-free.

Amy (at the office) says: This review could be summed up in one word, that word is “mediocre”. For the first time in my life I was disappointed in that came out of Amy’s Kitchen.

Amy usually treats me right and that was why I was so gung-ho about her teriyaki bowl. The box does accurately describe the product, it has brown rice, and a melee of vegetables, but there is just no zing, in fact it was bland. I am glad they didn’t list “flavor” as part of the content b/c it certainly lacked it. They threw water chestnuts in the mix and it begs me to ask the question “Who actually likes those things?”, not I said the brown cow. That said, I highly recommend every other Amy’s product I have sampled, just steer clear of the Terri-“yucky” (sorry, I had to) bowl.
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