Stouffer's Frozen Dinners Ranked From Worst To Best

[@MashedFood]

Do you add anything to your frozen meals to make them better?

[@stephaniemccord6100]

Real butter 🧈

[@Rick_Hoppe]

Freshly ground black pepper helps a lot of frozen dishes.

[@julietvelarde3816]

Someone I knew put Tabasco on Mac and Cheese. I am compelled to "doctor up" packaged food (extra cheese, etc.) for some reason.

[@IMOO1896]

Butter!

[@Rick_Hoppe]

@Stephanie McCord @Sandi Newton - Butter is the solution to ANY culinary problem. If I sautéed MY BELT in butter it would be delicious!

[@hopeemch]

I'm old enough to remember when Stouffer's frozen dinners were really good then Nestle bought the brand and everything was downhill from there. This keeps happening with small family owned frozen food companies. The large multinationals make them an offer they can't refuse and quality is the first thing on the chopping block.

[@terranceaddison4599]

Yep... I wanna see the day when Mom and pop chains quit being sell outs

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

I remember as well …

[@Bond007er]

I like the tuna noodle casserole

[@normanwyatt8761]

@@terranceaddison4599 These big companies give the Moms and Pops an offer they can't refuse and That's when the product is made CHEAPER with less costly ingredients and no how tasting as good as it use to be....

[@djbigpean]

It Is best when you cook Stouffer's entrees, cook them in the oven instead of the microwave, it keeps its texture and it won't dry out.

[@maryannc7223]

I agree! Sometimes we’ll microwave it a bit to get it started and then finish it in the oven. The Grandma’s Chicken and RIce bake breadcrumbs are quite nice when cooked this way.

[@lovemypuppy2857]

I'm surprised they didn't have the meatloaf dinner in that video. It's really good. I do add butter & salt to the mashed potatoes that comes with it. I buy it quite often. One of the few frozen dinners I really like. You won't make a mistake buying it.

[@julietvelarde3816]

Mac and Cheese! Yay! I leave it in until the top gets crispy around the edges. I've even put it back in the oven after eating those crispy, burnt areas around the sides just so I could have another round of the crispy, browned sides.

[@amiblueful]

Stouffer's mac and cheese is my favorite indulgence meal. I also cook it until the top is crispy then add sliced green olives and hot sauce.

[@tommurphy4307]

what could possibly go wrong when eating from overheated thermoplastic dishes??

[@rchydrozz751]

The French Bread Pizzas are pretty good. If you cook them right.

[@RockinRob69]

*You totally forgot Macaroni and Cheese!!! It's the BEST Stouffer's has to offer in frozen food. Period.😋*

[@billygarner7362]

They probably think of it as a side dish, not an entre’.

[@Eroc_419]

The regular Macaroni and Cheese is good, but the baked version with the breadcrumbs is nasty.

[@wolfetom10]

Wrong about pot pie. I've tried them all and Stouffer is the best by far. Best results are splitting the difference between oven and microwave directions. Cook in microwave for half the required time and finish in oven to crisp up the crust. Grandma's chicken and rice bake was one of our go-to's for years but they changed the formulation last year, and now it's not really edible.

[@msp_isyourteacher6139]

The Escalloped Chicken and Noodles are my favorite.

[@bethpoler2973]

Marie Calenders is a better "Frozen" pot pie.....Reality the best will always be homemade........

[@sonyafox3271]

My grandma made the best pot pie by far and every inch of it was made by scratch, that’s why, I just can’t do any frozen pot pie, I just think they all are gross.

[@bethpoler2973]

@@sonyafox3271 prefer homemade over pre-made any day🙂.

[@erolcims6664]

Protip on the Stuffed Peppers, when done cooking break it all up in the sauce, stir and then eat with a spoon.

[@rtrout57]

That"s my method too!

[@Scarey1933]

Then add a cooked box of mac and cheese.

[@erolcims6664]

@@Scarey1933 Oh my!

[@carlosflores4380]

I jusr had the macaroni and beef one. It was pretty good honestly. I did add pepper and valenitina hot sauce tho. Also put it in the oven not the microwave, makes a world of difference

[@LordStevie]

I love chicken ala king, but the one I had a week or two ago, several pieces of chicken felt like I was chewing on rubber.

[@robocat893]

If you cook your frozen meals in the oven instead of a microwave oven you will get better results. Sure, it takes longer to cook but it's worth it.

[@nicktaylor2657]

You didn't include Meatloaf and mashed potatoes It's better than the Salisbury Steak but I like to get a side of Mac and cheese with It

[@DameDarco]

Chicken ali king is my go to because I throw in lemon pepper and onion powder

[@wixom01]

I've been eating Stouffer's lasagna for more than 40 years!

[@davidasch9335]

Very well-done and so funny, thanks. The single serving meat lasagna, meat-lover's lasagna and mac 'n cheese with broccoli are my faves.

[@jocelynharris-fx8ho]

The macaroni and cheese, the fried fish dinner, the vegetable lover's lasagna and French bread pizzas, are my absolute favorites !!! 😋👍🤗

[@zacattack500]

I wasn't surprised at all that the lasagna made them #1 spot. I haven't made homemade lasagna but why do that when you can just buy this one? I'm sure it's not worth it to make one, when you can buy a frozen pre made one for around 10$.

[@buickinvicta288]

Michael Angelos is much better imo. Stauffer's hasgone down hill.

[@pokemondimensions1297]

Surprised the Mac and cheese wasn’t mentioned

[@kaecatlady]

The Salisbury Steak's mac and cheese are best when you pull the dinner out of the micro halfway through cooking, pull up the plastic, and sprinkle it with garlic powder and cumin powder, then mix in a bit of shriracha sauce. Then cook it rest of the way, with the plastic OFF the mac and cheese--for about 15 seconds longer than the recipe calls for. That way, that part of the dish is much more flavorful, and much less slimy, than it would otherwise be.

[@concernedcitizen4031]

I used to buy the single serve meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Not the best thing in the world but edible if you are hungry and in a hurry.

[@BonnieOsvany]

Our family favorite is DEFINITELY the lasagna!

[@marktrainer8386]

Tried the chicken marsala two days ago after not eating for 3 days due to having no appetite because of COVID, was looking forward to this in a major way. First, there is no possible way one could use what cooks up to make ANYTHING that resembles the picture on the box, which I find incredibly misleading. Also, when I went to stir it 1/2 way through, they could have literally put this in a container half this size as it didn't even come up to the halfway mark of the container. Portion size was surprisingly small. You'd need a magnifying glass to find the mushroom specs in it. 3 giant chunks of chicken which need to be quartered unless you're the type who simply likes to each your way through oversized chicken chunks with no noodles with each bite.

[@ABPOSDONOR]

The Lasagna is really good. My Mom always baked for Sunday Dinner when we all came over. She was getting older and wanted to cook but was over -60 so for about 2-yrs we had Dinner at Mom and Dads when we could. My DH and brother would ask in unison what are we having Lasagna and we would all laugh…. One of us would make a Garlic Bread and Salad trying to do something new or something older so it was different But if was always a good family dinner….Several of us brought the wine….😀

[@mcclintick]

The pot pies I've eaten for 2 decades, not once has it tasted metalic.

[@sirwillathan6646]

I actually really like the grandmas Chicken and rice. Me and my dad make it sometimes.

[@jukthewise8776]

I love the Welsh Rarebit by Stouffers!

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

Grandmas rice bake is awesome so I don’t take to heart this review. Also I don’t recall the pot pie coming in tinfoil anymore. If your tasting metal, you must have an extremely hot oven to start turning anything molten.

[@josephkim7368]

The Chicken Rice Bake is the absolute best imo

[@pamlong448]

I agree the chicken pot pie does not come in a tin foil pan, it’s more cardboard like and has been for years. I think it’s pretty good. Better than banquet or Marie Callender in my opinion.

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

Just a note...the transfer of metal would be ionic rather than the melting of an aluminum pie plate

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

@@grahammcfadyenhill9555 I’m pretty sure the new type container isn’t foil. If what your saying if is true, everything in the oven would taste like metal. The whole thing is a metal box.

[@krissymatthews163]

I thought I’d see the spinach soufflé on the list

[@sonyafox3271]

We never ate Chicken O’LA King over a bed of rice, it was one of those things we ate similar to chipped beef and gravy over bread. There are also tricks and hacks that can make them taste better. Stouffer’s Italiano Lasagna is much better than their regular lasagna. I get a few frozen meals on hand when, I just don’t have the time or energy to make homemade. The stuffed peppers are good, top with mozzarella or provolone cheese half way through baking, if you add your cheeses half way through the baking the cheese will get nice brown and bubbly and not burnt. I also do this with the lasagna and, I sprinkle some raw onion on top before, I eat. Frozen mashed potatoes add a pat of butter and pepper. To the make and cheese, you can add extra cheese over top, again halfway through the baking and this is what, I sometimes do to my homemade Mac & cheese top with panko after you top with cheese. However, you need to cook the panko bread crumbs on top of the stove in a little butter, mainly because, panko is raw and just let it turn brown, it doesn’t take that long. The panko will give it a little bit of added texture.

[@kathyelliott6051]

Exactly

[@pulusiafiliaga8944]

I love this video ❤️👍 Thanks for the updates.. Now I know.!!! Wow...!☹️

[@susankoicuba3752]

Love their chipped beef served over toast with flavorful thick sauce and a side of crispy hash browns! BUT getting it out of the hot plastic burns fingers, residue is quite wasteful, and always get sloppy fingers when opening! Packaging is the only deterrent from this otherwise tasty product for under $3!!

[@katr7969]

Agreed. It's so good on biscuits too. The turkey tetrazzini is excellent too.

[@sonyafox3271]

The bag it comes in, it was meant to boil in water, not actually meant to cook in the microwave. If you boil the bag in water, it won’t burn. Let the water start boiling before you drop in the bag, it takes 15 to 20 mins, the bag needs to slightly cool for a few minutes before you cut it open.

[@chrisbooth3417]

I prefer Michael angelos lasagna to Stoufers but still like it. Also like the chicken and rice bake.

[@mdf3530]

You are completely wrong about the chicken pot pie

[@mdf3530]

I will say that the crust is better than the filling (if want a good chicken pot pie filling, try the Boston Market one) but I still like it.

[@apl175]

Turkey Tetrazzini. Nothing comes closer to home.

[@fordTH7335]

Hey it's cheap food but will keep you alive and not just eating ramen everyday. Survival food.

[@kathleenweinberg6442]

Try seafood in a pot pie and add vegetables delicious

[@marsack7]

Last time i ate spinach souffle (which i love), i got a migraine. What was in it to give me that? Decided to leave the boxed, prepared food at the grocery store. Dang.

[@edwinrodeo]

Could be MSG There is so many chemicals, additives in all these quick dinners

[@marsack7]

@@edwinrodeo i was thinking the same. Im sensitive to msg as are many. I will have to try making it at home with no additives. Blessings.

[@rogerhuber3133]

I think you guys are overly critical of everything usually but I have to agree with most of these Stouffer's calls. To me the only Stouffer's frozen meal worth buying is the meat lasagna. Very tasty and filling. Lots of cheese.

[@dianalamotte780]

Regardless of any reviews, the best frozen dinners are the ones you like. A reviewer's opinion doesn't really matter

[@judithmoore7892]

Exactly!

[@leogeee1]

Vegetable Lasagna and Macaroni and Cheese are my favs (if I resort to frozen entrees)

[@Rick_Hoppe]

“Chewy” chicken in the Escalloped Chicken and Noodles didn’t used to be an issue. In the last few years there’s been a problem with a few chicken pieces always being left uncovered by the sauce during manufacture. Because of this, they get chewy during heating. My solution: after a minute or so of heating, I spoon some of the softened sauce over the naked chicken pieces then continue heating. This keeps them from getting chewy.

[@theresawinterhalter121]

Forgot macaroni and beef...very good!

[@Rayrard]

Swedish meatballs and the meat lasagna are my go-to's for a quick and easy meal option out of all the choices I've tried that are decently priced. The meatloaf is pretty good too but the portion small and the potatoes mediocre.

[@pacificostudios]

Is Marie Callender's distributed widely enough to warrant a Mashed video? That's my go-to brand here in California.

[@mikeyoung00]

We get Marie Callender's in Mississippi. If you can get it here you can probably get it pretty much anywhere.

[@pacificostudios]

@@mikeyoung00 - Thanks for that info.

[@delilahgillis5287]

CHICKEN POT PIE THE BEST

[@delilahgillis5287]

STOUFFER'S HAS THE BEST FOODS EAT ALL THE TIME. Mac n cheese, lasagna, everything

[@namvet1968]

You said it sister! Mac n cheese, lasagna are delish!

[@kathleenweinberg6442]

A little brown rice wouldn't hurt yum yum yum

[@cameronheidelauf9623]

The chicken pot pies altogether you don't even have to use a fork to each a chicken pot pies are a hand pick up pies altogether

[@amberf3599]

I love the stuffed peppers and the lasagna meat and sauce💗

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

Wow! What bad reviews. Grandmas rice bake is Awesome, you can barely find it on the shelf. Also not sure that pot pies come in tins anymore. Anyway who would cook it hot enough to turn the metal molten if it were in a tin. Also This review says Alfredo sauce really isn’t Italian and then proceed to say even though it dates back to Italy over 100 yrs. ago. Lol

[@jeffreystpierre6898]

Stouffer's quality has declined,baked chicken is one of the worst offenss What happened to the Ziti bake?!?! Man,that was the best and now it's gone. Stupid corporate decision!!!

[@jmason61]

I've been working a lot: easy dinner top 4 available now - 1) meatloaf 2) Salisbury steak 3) swedish meatballs winner is by far crusted chicken romano

[@sonyafox3271]

It’s not chicken Romano, there’s no such dish, it’s chicken Parmesan!

[@jmason61]

@@sonyafox3271 hi back haha I swear there's a Romano Crusted Chicken here in SoCal & it's really good! Hope you're great so far in '22!

[@jerryfriday8619]

I make my own pot pie and it is 10 times better than they can make

[@lindao7887]

The one I'd really like to try that I haven't tried before is the chicken marsala, but my WalMart doesn't carry it! Whaaaaaaa!

[@theoriginalThud]

..So I guess the mac'n cheese is just too good for this list??

[@orlettacaldwell]

I happen to enjoy the Chicken ala King. Just had it 2 weeks ago

[@RobCarloProductions]

Episode is more like The roast of Stouffers bc yall when in lmaoo!

[@jasonhurd4379]

Salisbury steak is far better when you make it yourself, from scratch, with mashed potatoes and a nice mushroom gravy. Mmm mmm good.

[@hokeypokeypots]

I only get the macaroni and cheese in single serving size 'cuz I love mac and cheese, but don't want to cook a whole pan of it from scratch and pig out. I also like the lasagna with meat sauce, but haven't bought that for years 'cuz I make my own baked ziti with meat sauce, which is better.

[@lewcipher358]

Fifteen seconds in and I can skip this tripe. If you don't love those pot pies you just saved me 10 minutes of my life.

[@Bond007er]

I like tuna noodles casserole

[@hellhound1389]

I get the French bread 3 meat pizza and the S.O.S. and that's it

[@cxa340]

I miss the Stouffer’s Welsh Rarebit Many a holiday dinner was made more celebratory by adding the Welsh rarebit to the menu as an appetizer or sauce on the side it really was a good dish that was one less thing to make on a holiday

[@bobbiejeancarter4892]

Stouffers has been one of my favorites for years. This review is sounding more like a vendetta against the company. Can't trust this channel.

[@mtsula]

The beef and chicken pot pies are delicious.

[@Sillydillz]

Salisbury Steak better than pot pie mmm no

[@donalddinsmore9746]

I have come to the conclusion that 90% of the reviews are very negative. Try to find some good!

[@5610winston]

I've found that most TV dinners, including Stouffer's taste much better heated in a conventional oven or a toaster oven than when microwaved. Stuffed peppers and meat loaf and gravy are my favorites, the lasagnas are pretty good, Salisbury steak not bad, not fond of the pot pie.

[@prepostninbetween1073]

Mmm Chicken Marsala and an Arnie Palmer what could be more satisfying!!

[@lindaeasley5606]

Stouffers pot pie is really the only choice in the store unless you want cheap,tiny Banquet. I like Stouffer's pot pie. Not the greatest but not as bad as you're lead to believe here

[@uzumaki2689]

Mmm metallic chicken 😋

[@joemancini2988]

Hey, what about Spinach Soufflé? That’s can’t miss.

[@dmcknight221]

my favorite, for breakfast these days, the turkey tetrazzini used to be my favorite not now, its not the same

[@tommyebay]

I stopped buying the Stouffers Swedish Meatball dinner when I found only ONE meatball. Sure it was a 1 off but I had noticed they were reducing the count over the years

[@jeanmiddleton7327]

You're so wrong. I love the pot pies

[@mdf3530]

The turkey tetrazzini is good

[@AdamJay42oh]

How about their Cheese Lovers Lasagna? That is the best one.

[@galagajunkie]

The breaded fish filet with mac & cheese is the best!

[@passamaquoddy5590]

Make your own homemade pot pie

[@onrycodger]

Stoffers ROCKS when it comes to frozen dinners. Their competitor must've thrown a few bucks at you to make this lop-sided video.

[@ashleymarie3242]

My favorite is the Welsh Rarebit and now I can’t find it anywhere 😢

[@wolfetom10]

Stouffer's used to have a boil in bag entree called beef chop suey. It was really pretty awesome. Separate bag for rice. Since it was boil in bag, the veggies didn't get wiped out. I specifically remember crisp water chestnuts. I know chop suey is not a real chinese thing, but chinese american, and maybe that's why it was dropped by Stouffers, though I don't think "cultural appropriation" was a thing 30 yeras ago.

[@cashflow68]

I recall Banquet used to sell chipped beef and other flavors in a boil in bag in the 60"s

[@sonyafox3271]

That must have been quite sometime ago, cause, I never seen it. In the 70s that’s when, they had a lot of boil in the bag frozen products.

[@sonyafox3271]

@@cashflow68 Stouffer’s still makes it and yes it’s in a plastic bag you can put in a boiling water. Course we poured it over white bread or biscuits, we referred to as Sh_t (i) on the shingle. The used to pkg chicken O’LA King that way and few other varieties.

[@cashflow68]

I agree that “cultural appropriation “ was not a thing 60 years ago. I’m Asian and grew up in an era when people seemed a lot more respectful and courteous.Anyway, that’s another subject. Thanks for the memories.

[@joyoust8003]

If the vegetable lasagna isn’t the best then this list is absolutely wrong

[@jocelynharris-fx8ho]

And not including the macaroni and cheese, is a crime !!! It is sooo delicious especially when the cheese gets brown and crunchy around the edges. 😋

[@SimplyJack3]

I hope that's not 18 minutes in the microwave.

[@rosemarycrosman6381]

Too many carbs for me, but they're tasty

[@arthurwilliams5220]

Our foods in America needs to improve 1000 times better because we are the rich Nation of the world and we from a wealthy nation

[@geeseylynn]

I have found something wrong with their mashed potatoes. I hope they look into it.

[@mikeyoung00]

This channel has lost all cred with me. They talk about a metal taste to the chicken pot pie, noting that the pie "bakes in the oven for an hour in the oven so the metal has some time to seep into the sauce" What metal? Stouffers pot pies come in an oven and microwave safe cardboard dish. They haven't used metal dishes for some years.

[@LifeHacks-ut4pc]

Metal rack in there processing of the food gives it metal taste. Specially Aluminum

[@bigal5190]

They didn’t say metal from a tray. They said the chicken has a metal taste that over time leeches into the sauce

[@anothercheryladventure9387]

Stouffers is the Cadillac of frozen meals. Tell us better then in your next video. Can U???????????? ❤️Do u except my Challenge????????????

[@ericmarin6454]

Hey now, I love the chicken ala King, garsh dang it.

[@ericmarin6454]

Wish they made it bigger..

[@annecollins1741]

The Salisbury steak is nothing to write home about.

[@LordStevie]

I was just watching a Salisbury steak comparison video, and the Stouffers was #1!

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

I don't mind the Chicken a la King. I find the soggy Chicken Parmesan and Salisbury Steak to be far worse.

[@beagle7195]

This video should be called "I am smarmy and know nothing so here is my stable genius frozen dinner pronouncements" in which I unfavorably compare a $3 TV dinner to a $15 restaurant entree, don't do my research on pepper steak, hold my nose at the best mac & cheese in the supermarket, and say alfredo sauce isn't Italian because it's from Rome. Italy.

[@zem7127]

The Italiano version of the lasagna is 3x better.

[@donnypark4385]

Stouffer's Chicken Enchiladas use to be really good, I would eat it all the time. Ever since they changed the recipe to 2X the Chicken it became pure garbage for you can't really taste the sauce and when you cook it and cut it up it looks like dog or cat food so i have never bought one again and never will!!!!

[@robpierce4712]

A nice Italian Restaurant like Olive Garden???

[@tommurphy4307]

their chili con carne was the bomb when it was still stouffer's of solon, ohio. now that nestle' is running the thing into the terra firma, the food is nothing to get excited about. reminds me of how hershey takes over candy companies and then makes cheap versions of their popular items. hell, even klondike bars don't taste the same as the isaly's klondike bars....

[@raross6119]

what happened to beef stroganoff?

[@jamesleason4004]

noodles sauce and balls... uh huh huh