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April 24, 2009
Romano Macaroni Grill’s Restaurant Favorites
Do you want to cook like a restaurant chef, but you just don't have the time? Well, I have the solution for you. Actually, it's not me. It's Romano Macaroni Grill's restaurant favorites. When I agreed to review this product, I was skeptical. I was worried it was going to be Hamburger Helperish (not that there's anything wrong with that-we love hamburger helper here). I just thought it was going to be very simple, without the "wow!" factor. You know, a quick and easy meal when you can't think of anything better?
I was wrong.
We tried the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken and Pasta dinner. I had about 45 minutes before I had to take my daughter to ju-jutsu and I needed something fast. I was skeptical about the prep time being only 20 minutes, but the box doesn't lie. I had dinner on the table in 20 minutes flat.
I held my breath, waiting to see if the little people in the household would like it or not. I didn't need to wait long.
"This is awesome! It tastes like a restaurant" my eight-year old said, as she inhaled every last bite. My 3-year old soon joined the party without a complaint.
I have to say, the flavor is fantastic. It absolutely does taste like restaurant pasta. My friend TSDaughter makes a fantastic pesto that she shared with me last summer and it reminded me a lot of the flavor of her pasta too (Her pasta is amazing).
Preparation is really easy too. The package contains little packets of seasoning, creamy sauce, pasta and Parmesan cheese. Anyone can follow the instructions to make this meal in less than 30 minutes.
My only criticism of the meal package is that I thought the amount of pasta was a bit on the small side. We enjoy leftovers in this house and we didn't have any. A family of four can get away with using one package, but you should probably plan on having a side dish or salad along with it. If you have a family that likes to fill their plates with pasta, then you'll probably want to pick up two packages, or just add some extra linguine to the pot.
Here's the thing though. Three lucky winners will each receive a "What's for Dinner?" gift package. Gift packages include a sample of the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken Pasta dinner, a colander, serving spoon, and cheese grater as seen below.
To be entered to win, simply leave a comment below telling me what your biggest struggle is when it comes to putting dinner on the table. Three lucky winners will be announced next week! If you don't win, you can still go here and get a coupon to save $1 when you buy it in grocery stores.
My family and I absolutely loved this meal and we'll definitely be making it again in the near future. Now I have three other varieties to try. Can't wait!
BBM gives Romano Macaroni Grill's restaurant favorites. . .
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I’m not usually a fan of pasta or Italian food, but I love going to the Macaroni Grill. If only they could duplicate their bread . . .
I don’t have any struggle putting dinner on the table, mainly because we have no kids!
Our biggest struggle is in figuring out what menu we want.
We are lucky in that the girls like lots of different foods, but trying to decide which one we should put in the table is the hard part.
My biggest struggle getting dinner on the table? Actually getting dinner on the table. No joke. I cook every single night (no, I’m not kidding). By the time my husband gets home from work, plays with our daughter, and we have bath time, I begin dinner (at 7 – 7:30ish). By the time dinner is even ready, all other life on the East Cost is headed to bed, or so it seems. And the table? It’s a permanant drying rack for sippy cups 🙂 We’re slowly easing back to the table though, now that our daughter is a year old and the bottles are absent! Ha!
Thanks for the chance!
The biggest struggle I have is finding something that my finicky son will actually EAT!
as a busy mommy and teacher, and one who doesn’t get to “get out” often… this would be an awesome product to try and hopefully love!!
thanks for this chance to try it! 🙂
Delurking for this 🙂
My biggest struggle is not being overwhelmed with leftovers. As a single person, it’s hard to cook for just one and not be eating the same thing for days.
My biggest struggle is staying on my feet and not flopping down on the couch in sheer exhaustion when I get home! Finding the motivation to make a dynamite meal is rough – and usually Porsche Peanut just wants chicken nuggets. Can’t make that too many times before the mom guilt kicks in!