Complete Meals’ Festive Household Turkey Meal (it rang up as a “Vacation Worth Meal for 4” on the receipt) affords a refrigerated, heat-and-serve tray of sliced roasted turkey breast, gravy, inexperienced beans, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.
It weighed in at somewhat over 4.6 lbs and price me $32.99 (I missed out on a sale every week earlier when it was 25% off).
There’s loads of turkey and inexperienced beans to feed 4 folks, however the mashed potatoes and stuffing must be rationed. The 2 little cups of cranberry ought to be sufficient for most folk. The gravy was solely unfold on the turkey, nonetheless.
The meal is available in an aluminum tray that may be reheated within the oven however I simply portioned it out on a dish and microwaved it for 1 to 2 minutes. I like to recommend heating the turkey and mashed potatoes for about half the time first earlier than including the inexperienced beans and stuffing to complete heating.
There appeared to be round two kilos of turkey and it seemed to be probably the most ample part of the meal. It was well-brined for a salty taste all through. On the edges was a little bit of black pepper. The flavour was easy however good, and the meat was moist and tender. The slices have been pretty thick for a meaty chew. In the event you’re a fan of pores and skin, there wasn’t any right here.
The gravy was a bit clumpy however was tasty with a wealthy taste that the turkey wanted.
The mashed potatoes have been buttery and creamy with a fluffy texture and the occasional potato chunk for a do-it-yourself really feel. It was adequate to eat by itself however higher with gravy.
Just like the turkey, the inexperienced beans have been merely seasoned with salt and pepper (plus a little bit of oil). That they had a vibrant inexperienced colour and have been tender however not mushy. It might use a touch of onion or garlic although.
The cranberry sauce had a jam-like consistency however with the occasional entire cranberry right here and there. It was reasonably candy, very tangy, and barely bitter with some orange notes.
The stuffing was fluffy with bits of onion and celery. Taste-wise, it was a bit bland.
Taken altogether, Complete Meals’ Festive Household Turkey Meal turned out rather well and is de facto handy and reasonably priced as a Thanksgiving meal for a small group or household (or a single individual in the event you do not thoughts consuming turkey for 3 or 4 meals). I significantly loved the turkey and mashed potatoes. I might undoubtedly suggest choosing up some further gravy although.
The opposite supermarkets appear to solely supply Thanksgiving turkey dinners for bigger teams with costs starting from $70 to $100. In actual fact, Complete Meals would not record the Festive Household Turkey Meal on the catering web page of its website–I solely occurred to identify it whereas choosing up one thing else.
Different fully-cooked Thanksgiving turkey choices I’ve tried embody Popeyes’ Cajun Turkey and Butterball’s Absolutely Cooked Smoked Turkey.
