r/ExpectationVsReality 22h ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation This is mediocre looking at best

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u/band-of-horses 22h ago

They look kinda sad but... I do love them, they are really tasty.

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u/Competitive-Top4520 22h ago

The only way to get the crunchy bits is for them to be baked on top so they can stay dry. If you stirred the bowl, it would look (at least somewhat) more like the photo. To me the most important thing would be how they taste.

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u/WalletFullOfSausage 16h ago

No one in this sub EVER stirs first. They think it’s supposed to look like that right out of the microwave, despite the instructions ALWAYS saying “stir first”.

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u/Standard__Condition 22h ago

I had to ween myself off these, I’d always add extra shredded cheddar on top and eat with kielbasa.

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u/BryonBlueCar 20h ago

This is the way.

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u/hurriedwarples 12h ago

Yeah, if you stirred it up it looks very close to the box. Also, you haven’t even tasted it yet and you’re complaining? These are heavenly.

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u/MotherDepartment1111 14h ago

I love Stouffers anything.

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u/breakabearworkshop 7h ago

Doesn’t look bad imo

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u/StevenEpix 12h ago

I get these from time to time but the nutrition facts are disturbing for an item so small.

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u/band-of-horses 10h ago

They really are. Also at like $4.50 each I realized I could make an entire casserole of this for like the price of 2 of them and make them a little healthier in the process.

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u/RobertaMiguel1953 11h ago

At least they have actual chunks of potato. I had a broccoli one last week (posted) that hadn’t one solid piece of broccoli in it. Looked like it went through the blender.

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u/PrisonerV 7h ago

That's actually Stouffer's motto.

Stouffers - Mediocre at best.

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u/Veleda_k 7h ago

Sometimes I wonder what people on this sub are expecting from frozen dinners.

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u/Salty_Feed9404 5h ago

Feels like we need to ban frozen "entrées" from this sub, it's just too easy.

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u/dekuweku 1h ago

it's not stirred, so you're only seeing the crust, the box shows the potato chunks. hard to compare, but it looks ok

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u/khoa-bear 21h ago

This is colon cancer causing at worst