"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 2/9/2019 1:08 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 1:44:09 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Anyone try these products? Canned beef ravioli, lasagna and Beefaroni.
>>> They
>>> are using an old recipe to make these. Not sure which recipe it is
>>> because
>>> they have changed the recipes over the years.
>>>
>>> For most of my adult life, I bought nothing of that brand. But I
>>> remember
>>> the day that I did. Can't remember the whole story but I do remember
>>> showing
>>> Angela a can and telling her that was what I ate as a teen. The ravioli
>>> that
>>> is. Never liked Beefaroni and never tried the lasagna.
>>>
>>> After that, I would buy a few cans when it was on sale for 88 cents. Of
>>> course the ravioli I make is much better and even frozen is better. But
>>> there is no egg in the canned stuff. Need to find a way to make it with
>>> no
>>> egg. I was given a recipe but lost it.
>>>
>>> Anyhoo... I ordered three cans of the Throwback ravioli from Amazon for
>>> $1.58 each. I believe this is a marked down price as I had seen the
>>> Beefaroni and lasagna in a few brick and mortar stores for around $3.
>>>
>>> I tried the stuff last night and flat out didn't like it! Quite
>>> honestly, I
>>> can't remember what it tasted like when I was a kid but I did drown it
>>> with
>>> parsley and Kraft Parm. to eat it.
>>>
>>> Anyone tried the Throwback stuff?
>>
>> I have not tried this product but the appeal of a cheap meal in a can
>> that you can shove in front of your brat's face to keep them their yaps
>> occupied for a short while is undeniable. I was at the store today and
>> saw a can of Beef-A-Roni so I bought one. I showed it to my granddaughter
>> and she said "Eww, that's disgusting!" Evidently, she is familiar with
>> Beef-A-Roni.
>>
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>>
>> That stuff truly is disgusting!
>
> IMHO, all those Chef Boyardee canned pastas in sauce (Beef-a-Roni,
> Ravioli, Spaghetti with Meatballs) are essentially the same. Only the
> shape of the pasta is different.

I never tried the spaghetti with meatballs. Not a fan of meatballs. To me
the Beefaroni was different. Seemed kind of chalky or something.