Review of JOC Frozen Meat Lovers' Lasagna

Is Joy of Cooking Meat Lasagna Worth the Price? Best Coupons/Deals

Oct 9, 2008

Joy of Cooking Meat Lovers' Lasagna, M. Dubuque

How to Make JOC Meat Lovers' Lasagna taste more like homemade. Plus where to find lower calorie alternatives.

The Joy of Cooking book has been around for decades. But the frozen food brand is fairly new. How’d they do venturing into the ready-made food market? The claim on the box that you get "the taste of homemade without all the work," isn’t quite true...but close.

Price

$5.09 for 28 ounces (four servings)

How to Prepare Joy of Cooking Meat Lovers' Lasagna

Follow the micro-bake instructions on the box for the fastest results and best taste.
Vent a corner of the film and microwave on high for six minutes.
Place the dish on a cookie sheet and heat in the oven preheated to 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Remove film and cook an additional 10 minutes. (See below for directions on how to make the lasagna taste homemade!)

Nutritional Information

Calories per serving 390
Calories from fat 220
Total fat 24 grams
Saturated fat 10 grams
Trans fat 0 grams
Cholesterol 60 mg
Sodium 620 mg
Total carbohydrates 24 grams
Dietary fiber 2 grams
Sugar 2 grams
Protein 16 grams

Taste

As lasagnas go, this does contain a lot of meat (beef and pepperoni) but not enough cheese (see instructions below on how to make it more cheesy.) But where they scrimped on the cheese, they made up for on the sauce. It’s pretty thick and full of tomatoes. You really need to cook this at least partly in the oven to give it that overall baked lasagna taste. A quick microwave meal... this is not.

How to Make JOC Meat Lasagna Taste more like Homemade

During the last 20 minutes of cooking, top with a layer of mozzarella and parmesan cheese. If you like a very meaty lasagna, add a layer of pepperoni as well. To really brown it up, broil only for about 30 seconds at the end. Sprinkle a little Italian seasoning and pepper on top before serving. To make this meal complete, add a crisp salad and ready made garlic bread from the supermarket (all you do is heat it up in the oven.)

Deals/Coupons

JoyofCookingFoods.com offers $1 off any Joy of Cooking frozen product. You can print coupons from the site.

Lower Calorie Alternatives

Lean Cuisine Classic Five Cheese Lasagna (very cheesy tasting but not a good choice if you like meat in your lasagna)
Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine (you should add some spices to this dish)

At about a dollar per serving, you can’t beat the price of JOC lasagna. But if you really want to make it from scratch try an easy lasagna recipe.

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