You don’t have to spend Thanksgiving alone when you can spend it with the Hungry-Man “Roasted Carved Turkey” TV dinner.
The turkey in this meal is instantly recognizable as turkey, which is quite a step forward for most TV dinners. The corn tastes as good as any quality frozen corn you could buy. The mashed potatoes do not have the watery flavor and texture associated with many TV dinner mashed potatoes. Sadly, the gravy and stuffing fail to live up to the rest of the meal. The gravy is sickly sweet for gravy and the stuffing is very dry and almost chewy. Overall there is a definitely higher overall level of quality than seen in the banquet brand dinners but you certainly pay for it in the extra cost. I’m not sure of what to make of the cranberry apple “dessert”. It didn’t really strike me as dessert; it was more like a cranberry dipping sauce. It tasted like cranberry and was good for dipping, but not for eating by the spoonful like most desserts.
This meal makes a lot of sense. For $2.69, you can have thanksgiving dinner in about 8 minutes. There is minimal mess to clean up, no actual cooking skills are required, and it tastes like thanksgiving for the most part. This dinner was made for people spending thanksgiving by them selves. I wouldn’t recommend actually eating this on thanksgiving alone, it is going to be depressing. It’s a good TV dinner, but its no thanksgiving dinner. Despite a pound of food this isn’t going to make you feel like you have to take off your pants and take a nap. You may need 2 of these meals for that to happen and eating two hungry-man TV dinners back to back by yourself on thanksgiving sounds kind of depressing. But, if you love thanksgiving and want a taste year-round and all the convenience described above, this is your go-to meal. I give it a 83%
Vital Statistics
Calories: 560
Total Fat: 18g
Cholesterol: 55mg
Sodium: 1620mg
Total Carbohydrates: 78g
Protein: 19g
Kosher: yes
Time to Cook: 8 minutes for 1.1KW microwave
Suggested beverage pairings: Milk, Whiskey, or anything else that will drown your sorrows
Price as tested: $2.69
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