Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli

By: Ann H | Jan 23, 2007

When was loading up on my frozen dinners for the week I was super excited to see the brand new additions to the Lean Cuisine Spa Cuisine line. After much debate, I settled upon the Butternut Squash Ravioli which is described as "butternut squash ravioli in a creamy sauce with walnuts, snap peas and carrots." The front of the package also boasts the addition of, "twice the veggies" of the first round of Spa Cuisine and I love me some veggies, so into the buggy the Butternut Squash Ravioli went.

I popped the Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli into the microwave as per the directions and let me add that I was very encouraged by the yummy aroma of creamy, nutmeggy, parmesan-iness that was wafting from the microwave as the meal was being nuked. And when I finally pulled off the plastic and looked at my dinner, I was really suprised that it actually looked pretty darn close to the image on the box! I emphasize this because never, I repeat NEVER in the world of microwave meals do you end up with something that looks as picture perfect as the depiction on the box - Kudos Lean Cuisine!

Another suprising element of the dinner is that there are indeed "twice the veggies" than prior Spa Cuisines that I have tried. The snap peas were cooked perfectly...not mushy at all and the same goes for the carrots and peas, There were 5 large sized raviolis in the dinner and as I cut into the first ravioli, I was greeted with an oozing emission of butternut filling. Yummy . The walnuts added a perfect little crunch to the texture and the sauce was indeed creamy but not in a gluttonous, fatty way. There were also undertones of cinnamon and nutmeg in the sauce along with a mild cheesiness from the parmesan cheese.

I dare say that this is my favorite microwave dinner of all time, running in close competition with my prior fave: Amy's Soy Mac and Cheese.

In the Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli there are 350 calories, 9 grams of total fat and 3 grams of saturated fat which are both 15% of the recommended daily amount, no trans fat, 12% of the RDA for cholesterol (35 mg), 28% of the RDA for sodium (660 mg), 13 grams of protein and 56 grams of total carbohydrates, which includes 10 grams of sugars and 24% of the RDA for fiber (6 grams). This meal is also 7 Weight Watchers points.

I bought this meal for $2.50 from Albertson's. If you spot it in your grocer's freezer, scoop it up quickly because as soon as people start to get wind if how good this meal is, then they will be flying off the shelves! But don't just take my word for it, check out another review over at Rachel's Bites [link] I can't wait to try the rest of the new Spa Cuisine line which includes the addition of Ginger Garlic Stir Fry with Chicken, Grilled Chicken Primavera, Pork Stir Fry, and Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken.

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