So I was in Sainsburys a few weeks ago and came
across some halal ready meals. There was a dedicated section for these
halal meals, which consisted of ieatfoods and mumtaz curries. These meals are perfect for iftar if you are too tired to cook as they taste home made or even to take as lunch for work. I will be
reviewing 3 products from the ieatfoods range.
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| range of meals from ieatfood in Sainsbury's |
First up was the spicy beef pizza. I found the
product matched the picture, the title lived up to it's name - it was
beefy and spicy! As the crust part was a bit big for my liking, I added extra cheese, cherry tomatoes and small pineapple chunks to the pizza before placing in
the oven. I can honestly say it is one of the best
pizzas I've tasted! So much so that I made a homemade version a few weeks later lol. This pizza deserves a 9/10.
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| ieatfood halal spicy beef pizza |
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| What ieatfood spicy beef pizza looks like out of the box. I added extra toppings as I don't like the edges to have too much crust. |
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| Fresh out of the oven with added toppings and cheese. ieatfood spicy beef pizza |
Next up is the
spaghetti bolognese. It comes in a black mocriwaveable plastic dish with
a sleeve describing the product and nutritional information. The
product is about 700grams so easily feeds 2 however, you may need to
boil up some extra pasta. There is plenty of meat and sauce with carrot cubes. I found
this product to be standard. It was nothing to write home about. So for
this reason I will award it 5/10.
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| ieatfood spaghetti bolognese on the left. |
Next up is the Pesto chicken tagliatelle. Descried
on the sleeve as "delicious tagliatelle pasta topped with succulent
british chicken breast chunks and a creamy fresh basil pesto sauce."
This product comes in at around 400 grams and is over 700 calories
per person, but you can share it (if you feel inclined). I've never had
creamy pasta sauce before, so this was something new for me. I saw this
product being reviewed on Islam Channels Living the Life for which it
got good feedback from the presenters. I can say I agree. The sauce was
plentiful, it was creamy and the pesto gave it an edge. The chicken was
well cooked and there was a good ratio of chicken to pasta. It didn't have that stodgy bechamel feel or taste that many ready meals have. I've been back a few times to re-purchase this item but it is always out of stock which I guess is testimony to how popular it is. I will give
this meal a 7.5/10.
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| ieatfood pesto chicken tagliatelle. |
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| Delicious! ieatfood pesto chicken tagliatelle |
So all in all the pizza is the clear winner followed by the pesto chicken tagliatelle.
Have you tried the ieatfood range yet? What's your favourite meal?
Have you tried the ieatfood range yet? What's your favourite meal?
