In a perfect world where I have all the time and energy in the world, I get home every day and whip myself up a delicious 5-star dinner. In another perfect world where I have won the lottery, I pay a chef to do it for me...
BUT I DON'T live in a perfect world, and neither, I'm guessing, do most of you. And since we're all just normal folks trying to do our best when we're tired and hungry, we mustn't overlook the convenience of the humble frozen dinner. You probably shouldn't survive on TV dinners alone, but boy do they come in clutch on a tough day.
So, for those tough days, here's a list of frozen dinners you can find at major supermarkets, ranked from worst to best:
SOME DISCLAIMERS BEFORE YOU START:
-These are meals from national brands that you can find at most major supermarkets. That means no Trader Joe's frozen foods are on here, since they have their own in-store brand.
-I know some of these placements won't be exactly surprising, but I tried to get a variety of brands so that the rankings would be as fair and unbiased as possible.
-Yes, I did try every single one of these meals myself, so these rankings are technically based on my opinion. I was as objective as possible.
-These meals were, for the most part, prepared in the microwave. I know it's generally agreed upon that preparing frozen meals in the oven yields better results. HOWEVER, given that the whole point of a frozen meal is ease and simplicity, I figured using a microwave would be more in line with the goals of this post.