Reliving my Epinions days: The Horse reviews Trader Joe's pasta

@TheHorse (226212)
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
DE
@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
21 Mar 23
We bought some frozen tortellini a couple of weeks ago... It was delicious. It was on special at Walmart.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
21 Mar 23
@TheHorse Ground meat and veggies. It reminded me of turkey pot pie.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar 23
What were the stuffings?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar 23
@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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rakski
@rakski (135690)
• Philippines
21 Mar 23
maybe a hint of spinach and cheese
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rakski
@rakski (135690)
• Philippines
22 Mar 23
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
@rakski It is what it is. Better than White CastIe, I suppose.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
That would have made me happy. Well, more than a hint.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (173971)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Mar 23
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
@celticeagle (173971)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Mar 23
@TheHorse .........Oh, okay. I just wanted to tell you about these since you said you liked spinach.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
I enjoyed collard greens with my BBQ when I worked in Oakland. I may have had other greens too.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Mar 23
@celticeagle Thanks. I think I like spinach best.
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vanny
@vandana7 (101726)
• India
21 Mar 23
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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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
You had to mention the word "pickle," didn't you?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473773)
• Switzerland
21 Mar 23
We call them "tortelloni" as they are bigger than tortellini and I fill them with spinach, ricotta and Parmesan NEVER mozzarella.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar 23
Are you saying tortelloni bigger than tortellini? The ones I had were about 1" long each.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473773)
• Switzerland
22 Mar 23
@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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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
@LadyDuck That looks like what I had. I was going to give you a "hard time" if you didn't tell me how big they are.
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Greg
@xander6464 (45058)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Mar 23
That looks good and for 50 cents a serving, the overstatement seems acceptable.
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Greg
@xander6464 (45058)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Mar 23
@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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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
I can't complain about the cost.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
@xander6464 I blame Bush II.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (115601)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar 23
Sorry they were not great
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
But they were ..."OK."
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Mar 23
That sounds good and easy to make, I also enjoy ravioli.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
It was easy to make.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (64150)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Mar 23
Tortellini is generally tasty. Yours sure didn't cost much. I paid at least twice that much for frozen at Safeway.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar 23
Yours could have been a bigger bag. Because it's cheap, I may get some of this once every few months.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29411)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Mar 23
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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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
I'll look for one where the filling is more satisfying.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352654)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 23
It was a good cheap meal at least. We don't have Trader Joe's here. Maybe I should do a product review.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar 23
I may do another when I can't think of anything else to write about. Tonight I wrote about gas prices because I was too tired and lazy to do anything else.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (46177)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Mar 23
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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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Mar 23
I just wish I'd been able to taste the stuffing more.
The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Mar 23
@lovebuglena Yeppers. I would like to have been able to taste the stuffing more.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (46177)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Mar 23
@TheHorse It's definitely not good when they are stingy on the stuffing.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (122717)
• United States
21 Mar 23
I tried it last year and thought it was okay
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar 23
"OK" is a good description.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (187985)
• United States
15 Apr 23
I miss doing the reviews too. Thanks for the review and critique.