Fettuccini with Chicken and Broccoli by Schwan's Food: Product Review

When my wife and I dine at the Olive Garden the only thing she orders and eats, besides the salad and breadsticks, is the Chicken Alfredo. So when I read the description of this meal and it mentioned Olive Garden quality I just couldn't pass up the chance to test it out. Apparently this is a new item for the Schwan's Food Company as it just came out in their August-December catalog. To go along with this meal I also tried their Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks and Toffee Caramel Crunch Ice Cream.

Price:

The total price for this meal including the small bottle of wine from a local winery was 32.67. Now this may seem pricey for a meal at home but we had at least a quart of ice cream left over and 7 bread sticks left over. We did not have to wait in line and there is always a line at our Olive Garden nor did we have to get out of the house. We enjoyed a quiet meal at home that was ready in 19 minutes from start to finish.

Preparation:

I opened the bottle of wine and let it breathe at 6:04 pm. I preheated the oven for the breadsticks and read the directions for preparing the meal. It took about 3 minutes to get the meal into the microwave and set the plates. I was listening to a little Jimmy Buffet on the CD while preparing our meal. The microwave dinged at 6:11 and I stirred the meal and put it back into the microwave for another 2 minutes. At 6:14 the timer on the oven went off and I took out the breadsticks. The microwave went ding and I pulled the items out and set them on the counter. I plated the pasta first and then split the chicken and sauce evenly over the two plates. I added breadsticks to our plates and set it on the table along with a glass of wine for both of us.

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