Lean Cuisine Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Sometimes, there is not time to prepare home cooked meals. Then, you can end up with too much food. I like spaghetti but usually end up cooking too much. Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce offers a perfect solution. It is convenient and healthy at the same time. You have no mess to clean up and no leftovers. When I first saw Lean cuisine Spaghetti and Meat Sauce I had to try it.

Lean Cuisine is a trusted brand though they can be rather costly. Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce typically sells for $3-$3.50. Buying all the ingredients to make homemade spaghetti would cost around the same or more. If you are lucky, you will find it on sell. I found Lean Cuisine on sale at the local supermarket for $2. Lean Cuisine is cheaper at discount stores but I seldom get to Wal-mart. I just wait on sales.

Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce does not take much effort to prepare. Cut a slit in the plastic film to vent. Microwave for around five minutes or until hot. Do not cook in toaster oven. To prepare in the oven, set Lean cuisine with Meat Sauce on a cookie sheet and place in the center of oven. Bake 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Let stand one to two minutes before eating.

The food resembles the food on the front of the package. Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce tastes like homemade. The sauce is just the right texture and mixes well with the pasta. I could not make out some of the spices but the sauce still has strong tomato flavor. The mushrooms and meatballs add to the flavor. The meatballs are not too large and you can cut them easily with a fork. The pasta is more like angel hair and tender. The pasta does not stick together.

Lean Cuisine has only 290 calories and 4.5 grams of fat. This is reasonable for an 11 oz. package. Pasta is already low in fat. It contains no trans-fat and no conservatives. There are 600 milligrams of salt, which is more than half of the daily requirement. The cholesterol count is not bad at 15 milligrams, which is great for those watching cholesterol. The entrée only has 47 grams of carbohydrates. Lean Cuisine Spaghetti and Meat Sauce is a significant source of calcium at 15 mg. It does provide a better source of protein and magnesium. It has 15 mg or protein and 550 mg of magnesium. There are trace amounts of other nutrients. Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with meat Sauce is 5 points on the Weight Watchers® diet.

Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce seems to have natural ingredients. These include blanched spaghetti sauce, tomato puree, tomatoes, water,beef, mushrooms, bleached wheat flour, soybean oil, and modified cornstarch. It contains soy, wheat, and milk products. Avoid this product if you are allergic to any of these ingredients.

Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce fills me up by itself. You can always add salad and garlic bread if you are extra hungry. Lean Cuisine is also a supporter of breast cancer research. If you buy a handbag from the box, $5 goes toward the cause. On a scale of one to ten, I give this product 8. It comes highly recommended.