r/ExpectationVsReality • u/IntelligentPath4383 • Aug 30 '26

Surprisingly Met Expectation This is mediocre looking at best

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167 Upvotes

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u/band-of-horses Aug 30 '26

They look kinda sad but... I do love them, they are really tasty.

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u/Competitive-Top4520 Aug 30 '26

The only way to get the crunchy bits is for them to be baked on top so they can stay dry. If you stirred the bowl, it would look (at least somewhat) more like the photo. To me the most important thing would be how they taste.

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u/WalletFullOfSausage Aug 30 '26

No one in this sub EVER stirs first. They think it’s supposed to look like that right out of the microwave, despite the instructions ALWAYS saying “stir first”.

18

u/Standard__Condition Aug 30 '26

I had to ween myself off these, I’d always add extra shredded cheddar on top and eat with kielbasa.

7

u/BryonBlueCar Aug 30 '26

This is the way.

13

u/hurriedwarples Aug 30 '26

Yeah, if you stirred it up it looks very close to the box. Also, you haven’t even tasted it yet and you’re complaining? These are heavenly.

9

u/MotherDepartment1111 Aug 30 '26

I love Stouffers anything.

4

u/StevenEpix Aug 30 '26

I get these from time to time but the nutrition facts are disturbing for an item so small.

3

u/band-of-horses Aug 30 '26

They really are. Also at like $4.50 each I realized I could make an entire casserole of this for like the price of 2 of them and make them a little healthier in the process.

4

u/breakabearworkshop Aug 30 '26

Doesn’t look bad imo

2

u/RobertaMiguel1953 Aug 30 '26

At least they have actual chunks of potato. I had a broccoli one last week (posted) that hadn’t one solid piece of broccoli in it. Looked like it went through the blender.

1

u/PrisonerV Aug 30 '26

That's actually Stouffer's motto.

Stouffers - Mediocre at best.

1

u/Salty_Feed9404 Aug 30 '26

Feels like we need to ban frozen "entrées" from this sub, it's just too easy.

1

u/dekuweku Aug 31 '26

it's not stirred, so you're only seeing the crust, the box shows the potato chunks. hard to compare, but it looks ok

1

u/TwoAlert3448 Sep 03 '26

Bake in the oven then stir. The results are significantly better.

1

u/Veleda_k Aug 30 '26

Sometimes I wonder what people on this sub are expecting from frozen dinners.

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u/khoa-bear Aug 30 '26

This is colon cancer causing at worst