- Joined
- Jun 5, 2012
- Reaction score
- 236
I read about this item a few weeks ago and was excited to see it in my local HFS yesterday. I grabbed this along with their new quiche (which I will probably review after this one).
The first thing I notice is the box is a lot less tall than normal pot pies. It is less than 2" tall and most pot pies are about 3" tall. Compared to others, it's actually a little larger (Amy's is 7.5 oz and this one is 8oz). I think the packaging size is to standardize the size with the quiche. For this review, I don't mean to bash or promote Amy's product, but theirs is only large scale product that I can use as a comparison.
On to the product... The first thing I noticed is the whole wheat crust is uncooked (compared to Amy's which is partially cooked). I popped it in the oven and for the most part followed directions and it came out well cooked and the crust was exceptionally rich and flaky. Tofurky's crust is more like a homemade crust compared to Amy's, which seems dry and overly "healthy" to me.
When I cut into it, I was a bit disappointed that the sauce was so abundant compared to the filling. It's a good thing that the sauce tasted nice. It is filled with the chick'n chunks, peas and carrots. The ingredient list claims it also contains onions and celery, but I didn't pick up on that while eating. When I ate about half of the filling, I started eating the bottom crust. This is where the extra liquidy sauce came in handy. I dipped the inner crust in it for added flavor and I must admit it turned out the be the right amount for the proportion of crust/filling/sauce. I'm just not used to having so much sauce in the filling. It made the veggies and chick'n almost seem like they were an afterthought. Sure, I would have loved more veggies, but this ratio worked out.
Overall, I can recommend it to at least try once. It definitely tastes better than Amy's (in my opinion), but it could be improved. For one, they could throw in some potatoes, which is what I expect in a pot pie (and it's a cheap ingredient). It cost me $4.29, which is reasonable price. This is a nice addition to the veggie world. Bon appetite!
Right out of the oven:
About half way eaten (to show what's inside):
The first thing I notice is the box is a lot less tall than normal pot pies. It is less than 2" tall and most pot pies are about 3" tall. Compared to others, it's actually a little larger (Amy's is 7.5 oz and this one is 8oz). I think the packaging size is to standardize the size with the quiche. For this review, I don't mean to bash or promote Amy's product, but theirs is only large scale product that I can use as a comparison.
On to the product... The first thing I noticed is the whole wheat crust is uncooked (compared to Amy's which is partially cooked). I popped it in the oven and for the most part followed directions and it came out well cooked and the crust was exceptionally rich and flaky. Tofurky's crust is more like a homemade crust compared to Amy's, which seems dry and overly "healthy" to me.
When I cut into it, I was a bit disappointed that the sauce was so abundant compared to the filling. It's a good thing that the sauce tasted nice. It is filled with the chick'n chunks, peas and carrots. The ingredient list claims it also contains onions and celery, but I didn't pick up on that while eating. When I ate about half of the filling, I started eating the bottom crust. This is where the extra liquidy sauce came in handy. I dipped the inner crust in it for added flavor and I must admit it turned out the be the right amount for the proportion of crust/filling/sauce. I'm just not used to having so much sauce in the filling. It made the veggies and chick'n almost seem like they were an afterthought. Sure, I would have loved more veggies, but this ratio worked out.
Overall, I can recommend it to at least try once. It definitely tastes better than Amy's (in my opinion), but it could be improved. For one, they could throw in some potatoes, which is what I expect in a pot pie (and it's a cheap ingredient). It cost me $4.29, which is reasonable price. This is a nice addition to the veggie world. Bon appetite!
Right out of the oven:
About half way eaten (to show what's inside):