Whats the best/worst microwave meal?

[popov123]

Being a shift worker I tend to eat at pretty weird times and all thats available is a microwave to provide the 'heating' element of the equation, ie no grill or cooker etc.

Ive just had one of tescos healthly living chicken tikka things and it wasnt bad - I was pleasantly surprised. So, whats the king of microwave meals?

And are there any real nasties out there that should be avoided at all costs???

[BrianTheYank]

hot pockets
and
taquitos

[popov123]

and whats the betting we donmt get them over here!

[anonymous-user]

when we moved into the new house, there was no cooker but a microwave, so for a week we lived off crap.

the best were anything from sainsburys. we dont normally shop there but we had to given.....

.....the worst were tescos chinese things in a clear tub. they were £5 for 2 and have to be the foulest things in the world ever. the chicken turned to rock solid chunks of grey, the rice turned to a mush and the "vegetables" wouldnt cool down if they were left outside for a week. nothing would eat them, birds, next doors dog....

[dick dastardly]

Marks & Spencers Chicken Korma and rice and it's a low fat one too

[zetec]

M&S Hickory steak penne is absolutly lovely, by far my favourite microwave meal.

[trooperiziz]

Tescos Finest range is usually ok.

[KITT]

Sainsbury's "taste the differance" chicken tikka and chicken balti ones are vey nice. Goes nicely with one of their naans too

[Alex]

Sainsbury's ready-meal curries (made by Noon), are superb. They taste freshly-made unlike the Tescos equivalents that taste like, er, ready-meals. M&S ones (also made by Noon, IIRC), are just as good.

[AJLintern]

You can't beat Bachelor's Savoury Rice Costs about 60p per sachet and makes a very filling dish for one. I usually add some tomato sauce, mayonaise, peas, soya sauce and what ever else I can think of

[sparkythecat]

AJLintern said:

You can't beat Bachelor's Savoury Rice Costs about 60p per sachet and makes a very filling dish for one. I usually add some tomato sauce, mayonaise, peas, soya sauce and what ever else I can think of

That's gross. It sounds like the recipe for the stuff in the vomit machine in Little Brtain

Should imagine it smells realistic as well

[Plotloss]

Tesco's do these steam things for the microwave that are lovely.

Tomato, basil, mozzarella and pasta. Lovely.

[jimothy]

Asda have a curry bar where you can chose your curry, rice etc. Or go for mexican or chinese. Then head home and heat up.

Not bad at all.

[anniesdad]

slightly OT but sausage rolls, warmed up in the microwave are.....

[alfaman]

Asda curries - fresh packed from the deli counter (not the pre-packed ones) are very good and not too pricey.

[lotuslad]

Microwaves do the Devil's work for drunkards. I've staggered through the door many a time, dived head first into the freezer, emerged with a random treasure and zapped it for a random length of time. Cue two hours of fitful sleep then a sprint for the bathroom. The worst ever was a toad in the hole I discovered and decided would microwave well. Unwell is an understatement. Lasted a week too

[Lois]

Im the same on late shifts. Butties for tea are not great and only have a microwave.
tonight its shepards pie
wednesday night was beef stew and dumplings
tuesday night was chicken and pasta.

Near enough anything is edible when you are atarving on a shift and some of these ready meals look more apetising than the canteen (which charges through the roof!!!)

[catretriever]

The new steam-cooked stuff is fairly reasonable, and actually feels like a healthy meal for the first 3 nights or so

[MilnerR]

anniesdad said:

slightly OT but sausage rolls, warmed up in the microwave are.....

I quite like microwaved sausage rools

[parrot of doom]

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