Barilla Microwaveable Meals
I remember when I worked in an office (years ago), and would have to pack a lunch each day, or go out to lunch (which was very expensive). Back then, there were not many choices in the way of “portable” lunches. I would usually make sandwiches, but they got boring pretty quickly.
I would have been a happy camper if Barilla Microwaveable Meals were available back then. Lunchtime wouldn’t have been so boring, and I would have felt satisfied because I had a filling, tasty meal. Since they do not need to be refrigerated, I could have kept them tucked safely under my desk instead of the company refrigerator where things tended to magically disappear.
I received several Barilla Microwaveable Meals to try, and did I have fun with this task! Even though I now work at home, I still appreciate a lunch that is quick to prepare. I am pretty busy most days, and stopping for lunch and taking time out of my day to prepare something is annoying. With Barilla Microwaveable Meals, it is really convenient to just pop one in the microwave and have a delicious meal. There are no preservatives, they contain 100% natural ingredients, and each meal is only 320 calories, so I don’t have to feel guilty for eating something that tastes this good.
All that is required is to peel back the plastic slightly (to the dotted line) and microwave for 1 minute.
Peel the plastic off and your meal is ready! Note: it says to press down on the sauce container before peeling. Make sure you do this…I didn’t with my first meal (I just held onto the container) and I made quite a mess. Subsequent meals were not messy at all, as I did as instructed. I really like that the sauce is separate – it allows me to put as much or little sauce as I want.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure how the Barilla Microwaveable Meals would taste. Sometimes convenient food is lacking in flavor and nutritional value. This certainly was not the case here. The pasta is firm and perfect and the sauces are rich and really tasty. I was completely satisfied after eating these meals, and I will definitely keep several of these in my cabinet at all times. It kind of feels like they made them just for me! Of course, I wouldn’t hesitate to serve these to my kids and husband either, as I try to offer them healthy meals options as often as I can (and I stress the importance of this to them frequently!).
Barilla Microwaveable Meals are available in 5 varieties:
Whole Grain Mezze Penne, Spicy Marinara Sauce,Whole Grain Fusilli, Traditional, and Penne with Tomato & Basil.
Thanks to Barilla, I can now prepare lunch quickly, and get back to the important things!
You can learn more on the Barilla website! You will also be able to download a coupon to try Barilla Microwaveable Meals for yourself! Make sure you also enter the giveaway below, for your chance to win FIVE free product coupons!
THE GIVEAWAY:
One (1) winner will receive 5 free (full value) Barilla Microwaveable Meals coupons!
*I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Barilla and received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
Dena S.
Tell me which Barilla Microwaveable Meal variety you think you’d like best!
Penne with Tomato & Basil.
Maureen
I love basil so I will go with the penne with tomato and basil.
LaTanya
Spicy Marinara Sauce
Amanda
Spicy Marinara!
cole
I think I’d like the original mezze and penne
Linda Kish
Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil.
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Michelle S.
Spicy Marinara Sauce
June
Mezze Penne with Marinara Sauce would probably be my first choice to try
Terra Heck
I think I’d like Whole Grain Mezze Penne best. Thanks.
deb c
I think I’d like the Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara Sauce
Raina Delrio
Whole Grain Mezze Penne sounds delicious!!
Carolyn Barnett
mezze and penne sounds good.
Meg Tucker
I’m thinking that the Spicy Marinarai is what I’d like to try first! 🙂
DeeAnn S
I’d like the Whole Grain Fusilli best. Thanks.
Wanda McHenry
I think I’d like the Penne with Tomato & Basil the best.
Michelle P
I want to try the Spicy Marinara Sauce.
Christine
I like Whole Grain Mezze Penne.
Thanks for the chance!
Donna C
Mezze penne with spicy marinara
Robyn Dones
I’d like to try the “Whole Grain Mezze Penne”. Thank you for the giveaway and the chance to win!
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Amber L.
I think I would like the Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil Sauce
Colleen Maurina
I would like to try their Penne with Tomato & Basil.
Marti Parks
I think I would like the mezze penne
Jackie
I think Penne with Tomato & Basil would be one of my favorites
Thank you!
Kat
Spicy Marinara sounds good to me!
Fawn H
Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato and Basil Sauce
Tami Lewis
the Traditional, for me!
C.j.
I’d love to try Spicy Marinara!
Patricia Wojnar Crowley
I’d like the one with spicy marinara!
Carol W
I think the spicy Marinara sauce would be one of my favorites. thanks
Carol L
The Penne with Tomato and Basil.
Carol L
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debbie
I would like the mezze penne with spicy marinara sauce
Tari Lawson
I think I will like the Penne with spicy marinara best.
Jeff P
Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara
LOIS PAYTON
I have never eaten any of them, so I want to win so I can try them, GOD BLESS AND KEEP YA’LL SAFE IN HIS LOVING ARMS.
Ann Fantom
I would like to try Barilla’s Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara Sauce microwave meal.
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Jennifer McKay
I think my favorite would be the spicy marinara variety
cheryl c.
Whole Grain Mezze Penne
tracey byram
I think I’d like the Spicy Marinara Sauce
Sarah S
I’d like to try Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil.
Katherine
Whole Grain Mezze Penne,
julie cutshaw
I think I would like the Traditional choice in Barilla Microwavable Meal best but would be just as curious about the other more spicier ones, thanks they sound fullfilling an tasty
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paige chandler
I’d like the penne with spicy Marinara Sauce,
Linda Lansford
I want Mezze Penne with Marinara Sauce
Tt
Whole grain mezze penne sounds great
Renee G
The mezze penne with spicy marinara sauce sounds good to me.
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Jacob LaFountaine
I like it simple: Tomato & Basil
ron marsh
Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato and Basil
Carolyn G
Penne with Tomato & Basil.
Shaunda Eppes
I would love the tomato and basil.
Karen
Whole Grain Mezze Penne.
Jill H.
I think I’d like the Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara Sauce
Monique Rizzo
Marinara.
Thanks for the chance.
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Janna Johnson
spicy marinara penne
Awesome giveaway! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com janna@feedyourpig on GFC
trinity babichuk
i think the tomato basil sounds best!
john
Whole Grain Mezze
deanna hanson
the whole grain mezze penne
Claire
I think I’d like the Fusilli.
David Heath
mezze penne with spicy marinara sauce
Elizabeth J
I’d like to try the spicy marinara
Debra S
I sure would love to try these, and the mezzy penne with spicy marina first of all. How nice these will be, for LUNCH on the go and at work. sometimes, you are just tired of sandwiches. And the KIDS would adore these, too.
Penny Snyder
Whole Grain Mezze Penne!! grammypenny@frontier.com
Tabathia B
the whole grain fusilla
Susan S.
Whole Grain Fusilli
Christine
Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil
Julie B.
the Penne with tomato and basil sounds delicious!
Beck
I would like to try the whole grain mezze penne with tomato & basil! Thank you 🙂
Ms. T
Sure like to try their product sometime..
Margaret P.
The whole grain pasta with tomato & basil sauce sounds yummy!
Ellen Levickis
probably Traditional
Sara Blose
Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara Sauce sounds good
pu ye
I think I’d like the original mezze and penne
sandra
probably Penne with Tomato & Basil
Crissy D.
I want to try the Whole Grain Fusilli
Jennifer T.
I think I’d like the Mezze Penne with Marinara Sauce.
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Lori S
Spicy Marinara looks good.
Thanks!
Kristen
Penne with Tomato & Basil sounds good.
Phoenix
Whole Grain Mezze Penne.
Kristy Thiel
I’d love to try the Fusili! Thanks for hosting!
Sarah Hall
Penne with tomato and basil.
Leslie Rigsby
The spicy marinara, but I wish it came with whole grain pasta.
Jessica H.
I would love to try the Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil Sauce.
samyra
I’d like to try fusilli and vegetable marina
ky2here
Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil
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Sherrie C.
The Whole Grain meal with Tomato & Basil sounds yummy!
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deana c
I think I will like the Whole Grain Mezze Penne the best.
david basile
penne with tomato and basil
polly
i would love to try their marinara penne
Lethea B
Whole Grain Fusilli with Vegetable Marinara Sauce
Paula Tavernie
Id like The Tomato and Basil!
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Laura Lane
Penne with Tomato & Basil.
Cody Anderson
Spicy Marinara Sauce meal
Yona
Yum – spicy Marinara
Anthony
Spicy Marinara
Heather!
I am quite sure I’d like or love them all! But I am most looking forward to try the Mezze Penne with Tomato and Basil Sauce!
Thanks!
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
Stacy
The Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara
dani marie
the tomato and basil sounds great.
Tiffany Christie
Spicy Marinara
micheal dale grim
the mezze penne with spicey maranaria
Michelle Little
I’d like the Mezze Penne the best.
jeanne conner
Whole Grain Fusilli
Tim
Spicy marinara
Melanie Montgomery
The Mezze penne with marinara sauce.
Angela W
Spicy Marinara Sauce
Mary Cloud
Spicy Marinara
annabella @ centurytel dot net
gina phillips
mezze penne for sure
Erika P.
I would like the Vegetable Marinara Sauce.
Brigette Streeper
Spicy marinara 🙂
Jennifer Reed
Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara Sauce
reejen at comcast dot net
Roxann
I would like the Mezze Penne with Spicy Marinara Sauce.
Karen Gonyea
Penne with Tomato and Basil 🙂
kathy pease
id love the Spicy Marinara Sauce
Louise Brimsley (Cynthia Brinsley)
I would love to try the Tomato & Basil to take to work with me!
Deborah Wallin
whole grain mezze penne
Julia Oletskaya
mezze penne
amy deeter
Spicy Marinara Sauce
Allyson Bossie
Penne with Tomato & Basil. sounds very yummy
Tina Bartunek
I would like to try the Marinara pasta.
Caitlin McClure
I’d spicy marinara
Brad Merrell
Spicy Marinara Sauce
Lisa L
The Penne with Tomato & Basil sounds yummy!
Heather Poindexter
I think the fusilli
trixx
I’d like to try the Penne with Tomato & Basil. trixpixel[at]gmail.com
Alexandra Roach
Spicy Marinara sauce mmmm yum
cassandra (rab pom)
I want to try the spicy marinara yum!