Another frozen entree on our list to try was Glutino's Gluten Free 3 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese. We prepared it in under five minutes with the aid of a microwave. The mac and cheese emerged looking scarily similar to the picture on the package. Yes the gluten free mac & cheese really was that orange! My first forkful was a bit of a disappointment after that however.
So this is a mac & cheese meal that is perhaps too rich for its own decadent self. The 3 cheese sauce was heavy, thick, and unfortunately totally lacking in flavor. I don't know if it tasted like it needed more salt, more flavoring or what, but the taste was ultimately just bland. The thought that it was missing salt is suspect- particularly as the entree contains a whopping 1430 mg of sodium! I think it lacked a cheddary tang. The macaroni itself wasn't too bad with generous sized noodles that held up pretty well after microwaving. I would say this is more like deli Mac & Cheese. If you can find it, go for Amy's gluten free mac & cheese instead. Also, you'll be able to cut back on the plastic as Amy's has more environmentally-friendly packaging.
In sum, though the macaroni itself were springy enough, the cheese sauce is too creamy and dense and doesn't taste like anything. It's just all too blah! Plus it sat like a leaden football in my stomach for many hours after consumption.
Ingredients:
Rice pasta (stone ground brown rice, rice bran, water), water, monterey jack, cheddar and parmesan cheese blend (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, bacterial culture, salt, calcium choloride, microbial enzyme, rennet, lipase, cellulose sorbic acid), whole mik powder, canola oil, natural flavor (natural flavor, milk, maltodextrin, sodium citrate, silicon dioxide, cheddar cheese solids (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, salt, butter (cream, salt), sodium caseinate, disodium phosphate, lactic acid), corn starch, salt, rice starch, spices, oleoresin of paprika.
This product may contain traces of eggs, soy, fish and sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving size: 1 cup (250 g)
Servings per container: 1
Calories: 430
Calories from fat: 180
Total fat: 20 g
Sat fat: 9 g
Trans fat: 0.5 g
Cholesterol: 45 mg
Sodium: 1430 mg
Total carb: 44 g
Dietary fiber: 2 g
Sugars: 5 g
Protein: 19 g
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Glutino Gluten Free 3 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese
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2 comments:
I tried their version of the alfredo. What I could smell from the microwave had my mouth watering in anticipation.
I was a bit let down. The noodles really didn't hold up and weren't that much different than the texture of a thick sauce. The sauce was "eh" (the smell was much better).
For the cost of it, I'd rather have a glass of wine at a bar. Maybe Sprouts will have it on sale someday.
Thanks for the comment Jenn. I think we'll wait a while before trying Glutino's penne!
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