President's choice : General tao chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : General tao chicken

Contents : Breaded seasoned chicken, sweet and spicy chinese sauce, vegetable fried rice

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A nice one, I liked it. However the "vegetables" in the rice are only peas and omelette. The chicken and sauce are good, maybe too few compared to the quantity of rice in the box. Still a bit expensive though, knowing that the whole collection had a price decrease over the last few months, and why is this one never on sale ?

President's choice : Macaroni & beef

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Macaroni & beef

Contents : Macaroni pasta, tomato sauce with beef

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Immagine the lasagna from March 14th with macaroni pasta instead of actual lasagna and no cheese. Well, this is your meal. I really miss the cheese though.

President's choice : Chicken alfredo

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Chicken alfredo

Contents : Seasoned roast chicken breast strips, fatucine pasta, alfredo sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A nice meal. The chicken is good, the sauce as well. Apologies for the lack of picture of the actual inside due to a small technical problem, but definitely worth trying.

President's choice : Meat lasagna

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Meat Lasagna

Contents : Meat (beef) lasagna, mozarella, cottage and parmesan cheeses

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Despite a different packaging, this one looks exactly the same as Daniel's contribution (see January 18th). I have reduced the cooking time to 5 minutes as well, and I do not want to think what this would look like with 3 more minutes. Neither great nor bad, a forgettable lunch.

President's choice : Macaroni & 3 cheeses

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Macaroni & 3 cheeses

Contents : Macaroni pasta, cheddar, parmesan and romano cheeses.

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Very creamy, this one looked quite promising, although the taste is not really there.

President's choice : Yellow curry chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Yellow curry chicken

Contents : Seasoned chicken fillets and vegetables (green beans, red peppers), thai-inspired sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A good one. I really enjoyed the coconut in the sauce. I missed some rice though.

President's choice : Tomato and herb chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Tomato and herb chicken

Contents : Chicken, vegetables (zuchini, peppers), meditarenean-inspired tomato sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : Pieces of chichen with a "ratatouille" like dish. The sauce is not bad but very watery, the chicken is not very tasteful either. Not a great success.

President's choice : Rotini with chicken pesto

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Rotini with chicken pesto

Contents : Whole wheat rotini (pasta), seasoned chicken and vegetables (zucchini, spinach, red peppers), pesto sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : A disappointing one. The chicken is pretty good, although, the vegetables and pastas are really tasteless. The sauce was too weak and too few.

President's choice : Chicken curry

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Chicken curry

Contents : Seasoned chicken fillets and vegetables (green beans, onions, yellow zucchini, tomatoes, cauliflower) indian-inspired sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : The first thing you notice is that the inside is so much different than whan you see on the box. I did not find any tomatoes or onion inside (maybe they are in the sauce?), vegetables are mostly green beans featuring 2 pieces of bonzai cauliflower. But the sauce is quite good and saves the meal.

President's choice : 3 cheese cannelloni

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : 3 cheese cannelloni

Contents : Pasta stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella and romano cheese, tomato sauce

Cooking time : 7 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A good and creamy one, a nice sauce also. Although, I have to admit that based on yesterday's experience I cooked it for 5 minutes instead of 7. Also, this is definitely not easy to eat if you only use a fork to eat and no knife... One last comment, there are 2 cannelloni in the box, the number 3 is for the cheeses, not the cannelloni.

President's choice : Sheperd's pie

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Sheperd's pie

Contents : Beef, corn, mashed potatoes

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Once again the cooking time indicated on the box is too high. The box says 8 to 10 minutes, I would rather not thing about what would have happened if I had left it 2 more minutes in the microwave. A bice meal overall who might have deserved a higher grade if cooked properly and therefore less dry.

President's choice : Cashew chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Cashew chicken

Contents : Chicken, cashew, vegetables, rice, 5 spice chinese sauce

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Well, another promising one which turned out to be an average meal. Not great, but not bad either. I like the cashew a lot, and it would have desserved more on my mind. Also the sauce is rather plain.

President's choice : Mango chicken

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Mango chicken

Contents : Chicken, mango, red pepper, jasmine rice, thai-inspired sauce

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : I have to admit that I was really excited by this one and sadly, it did not fully meet my expectations. The sauce is sweet and sour, very liquid. A rather good one, but... something is missing.

[contribution] President's choice : Shrimp Pad Thaï

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Shrimp Pad Thaï

Contents : Shrimp, vegetables, eggs, peanuts, rice noodles, mildy spicy sauce

Cooking time : 5 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 4 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Daniel : The meal really tastes like what it was supposed to taste. Nice taste overall, you can feel all the ingredients. A good size meal.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet, courtesy of Guillaume telephone)

[contribution] President's choice : Meat lasagna

Manufacturer : President's choice

Product : Meat Lasagna

Contents : Meat (beef) lasagna, mozarella, cottage and parmesan cheeses

Cooking time : 8 minutes in a microwave oven

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : A contribution by Daniel : The cooking time has been reduced to 5 minutes instead of the 8 indicated on the box and is really hot enough. Nice quantity overall, but maybe too saucy.
(Photograph by The Corporate Gourmet)

President's Choice : Indian lentil

Manufacturer : President's Choice

Product : Indian lentil low fat instant soup

Contents : Lentil flakes, chickpea powder, tomato powder, dehydrated vegetables, spices.

Cooking time : 7 minutes after adding boiling water

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : Well, I was expecting a curried lentil soup when I bought this one. Sadly, I was wrong. This is just plain soup with no particular interest. It was rather tasteless actually (lentils? if you say so...). And just like the spicy black bean soup of the same brand, it takes a very long time for it to be ready to eat.

President's Choice : Butter chicken (reduced fat)

Manufacturer : President's Choice

Product : Reduced fat butter chicken

Contents : Chicken, tandoori tomato sauce, basmati rice

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave over

Rating : 2 / 5

Comments : Less fat = less taste...? Well, actually for this one : Yes. The sauce is mediocre : very watery and bland, tastes more like plain tomato sauce. Disappointing. You should definitely get the "regular" one instead (see review below).

President's Choice : Spicy black bean

Manufacturer : President's Choice

Product : Spicy black bean low fat instant soup

Contents : Precooked black beans, corn flour, dehydrated vegetables, spices.

Cooking time : 7 minutes after adding boiling water

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Not bad. Although, it takes forever to have it ready. Maybe too mild, but a good one to have on a snowy day.

President's Choice : Madras chicken

Manufacturer : President's Choice

Product : Madras chicken

Contents : Chicken, tomato-coconut sauce, basmati rice

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave over

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : Spicy, however the sauce is rather liquidy. Too few pieces of chicken. I counted 5 1/2 pieces in the box actually. Not my favorite.

President's Choice : Corma chicken

Manufacturer : President's Choice

Product : Corma chicken

Contents : Chicken, coconut-almond sauce, basmati rice

Cooking time : 6 minutes in a microwave over

Rating : 3 / 5

Comments : The Indian section is on sale for the moment for $2.99, so it is time to explore. Not very good looking when taken out of the microwave. The sauce is rather good, however due to the mix of almond and coconut it is a bit dry. Not bad.