Reliving my Epinions days: The Horse reviews Trader Joe's pasta
By The Horse
@TheHorse (182898)
Walnut Creek, California
March 21, 2023 12:05pm CST
I bought some pasta at Trader Joe's the other day. It is called Spinach Tortellini, and the cost was $2.00. It is described (on the package) as "tortellini stuffed with spinach and ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheese."
The word "stuffed" drew me in. I love spinach, and I love cheese.
To prepare it, all I had to do was boil it up. I have had it twice now, with olive oil and a bit of extra Parmesan sprinkled on top.
The good is that it tasted fine and filled me up. I will get four light lunches out of one package, at a cost of fifty cents per lunch, plus a touch of olive oil and Parmesan cheese.
The not so good is that I could barely taste the spinach and cheeses inside. "Stuffed" is an overstatement. "Slightly infused" might be more accurate.
Overall, a reasonable "fill you up" snack or light lunch. But nothing to write home about.
I have done it! A product review, just like in the good old days of Epinions. I am flooded with pleasant memories!
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14 responses
@DaddyEvil (126376)
• United States
21 Mar
We bought some frozen tortellini a couple of weeks ago... It was delicious. It was on special at Walmart.
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@DaddyEvil (126376)
• United States
21 Mar
@TheHorse Ground meat and veggies. It reminded me of turkey pot pie.
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@TheHorse (182898)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
@DaddyEvil I like turkey pot pies. I'm not sure I'd like tortellini stuffed with ground beef. But I may grab a pot pie or two on my next grocery outing.
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@celticeagle (146667)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Mar
I also like spinach and many kinds of cheese. But, did you know that there are several spinach-like greens that are yummy? There are turnip greens and collard greens just to name two. You can find them canned or in the vegetable departments in many stores.
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@celticeagle (146667)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Mar
@TheHorse .........Oh, okay. I just wanted to tell you about these since you said you liked spinach.
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@TheHorse (182898)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar
@celticeagle Thanks. I think I like spinach best.
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@vandana7 (95806)
• India
21 Mar
I love spinach too...not cheese....but we make spinach with lentils..yum yum yum......I make it twice each week..........because iron and proteins......
You need to try our spinach lentil tomato tamarind curry with seasoning of garlic...and some mango pickle.......you will never eat beef again.
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@LadyDuck (438912)
• Switzerland
22 Mar
@TheHorse Tortellini are very small, ALWAYS filled with meat and usually cooked in broth. Tortelloni are bigger (those in the photo are tortelloni) and can be filled with many different ingredients, the most common ricotta and spinach.
I make my own tortellini (that you can see in the photo) the size is about half inch.
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@xander6464 (38622)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Mar
That looks good and for 50 cents a serving, the overstatement seems acceptable.
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@xander6464 (38622)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Mar
@TheHorse I do, too. In fact, I just went to Sacramento recently, it's the capital of your country, and petitioned to rename The San Andreas Fault the Bush Fault.
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@TheHorse (182898)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar
@xander6464 I blame Bush II.
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@RasmaSandra (64982)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Mar
That sounds good and easy to make, I also enjoy ravioli.
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@JamesHxstatic (29504)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Mar
Most of those pastas they sell are really quite good. We have tried quite a few and the price is certainly right too.
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@lovebuglena (40431)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Mar
I've never tried that. I've tried small tortellini that is shelved in the same place as the pasta. It's pretty good.
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@TheHorse (182898)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Mar
@lovebuglena Yeppers. I would like to have been able to taste the stuffing more.
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@lovebuglena (40431)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Mar
@TheHorse It's definitely not good when they are stingy on the stuffing.
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@LindaOHio (122452)
• United States
15 Apr
I miss doing the reviews too. Thanks for the review and critique.
