Which "Ready Meals" do you recommend? (Food Police cover your eyes)

[DaphneHarvey]

Like most of you, I'm sure, I cook most meals from scratch. We don't eat "fast" food and very very rarely have takeaways (can't afford em!) but ...

every now and then I want a night off from cooking.

I have been known to buy and enjoy

Waitrose or M & S chicken kievs (the whole breast ones)

Sainsbury's lamb kofta kleftiko

Fish fingers

Good quality vegetarian pizzas

Loyd Grossman pasta sauces

But I want to add to my repetoire for my nights off cooking.

What have you bought and shamelessly enjoyed and not felt guilty about?

[OverMyDeadBody]

these meals for DS and these for when I have friends over for dinner but don't want to cook!

[Oblomov]

God, I would never serve a bought meal to someone coming for dinner - but those Petits choux - they look nice - are they really nice then, overmydeadbody ?

[BecauseImWorthIt]

Sainsbury do a lovely one - Chicken breast with smoked garlic and Gruyere sauce. Allegedly.

[OverMyDeadBody]

Well, they taste just like good home-made food tbh, which they are, and they cook the family meals to your specifications so I got a goulash with only the veg I chose in it! Was more like calling up a personal cook than buying a ready-meal, but I only did it the once, couldn't afford it regularly!

[hunkermunker]

The Naturals range in Sainsbos is nice.

[MaryAnnSingleton]

we are currently obsessed with Sainsbury's individual steak and kidney puddings - so delicious on a cold day - served with dh's lovely mash and veg and a glass of cider

[hunkermunker]

Oh, yes, I like that, Fio

[bogie]

www.chicagotowntakeaway.co.uk/menu.php?pageid=large
These are really nice when you cant be arsed to cook i keep one in the freezer at all times

[OverMyDeadBody]

oooh yes the duck and pancakes mmmmmmm

[hunkermunker]

LOL at thread juxtaposition:

Food : Why are British women such shit cooks??
Food : Which "Ready Meals" do you recommend? (Food Police cover your eyes)

[bagpuss]

We like Bighams' Steak and Ale pies. They are the only ready meal I tend to buy now but they are just so good. I serve with some green veg and that's it! Very easy. We buy from Waitrose.

[DaphneHarvey]

Hmmmm, well I think I am a really good cook. Just don't want to do it 365 days of the year! But still care about what I'm eating so only want the posh ready meals. IYSWIM.

[Oblomov]

LOL Hunker. I am on both. It did make me giggle.

[callmeovercautious]

If you are going to use them buy the fresh not frozen and as high up the Premium lines you can afford e.g Finest from Tesco. I have worked in the industry so buy very few now (once you know what is in them!) but these are OK if you are in a rush.

[norkmaiden]

Covent Garden soup? (beany one quite filling)

[FluffyMummy123]

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[DarthVader]

Lamb shanks - Tesco or M&S

M&S chilli prawn spaghetti

M&S Cook range

[FluffyMummy123]

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[DarthVader]

do you mean whore?

[DarthVader]

or is that a pirate expression

[FluffyMummy123]

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[DaphneHarvey]

Isn't that Twatrose goan fish, fish?

[DarthVader]

life in space is unconstrained by right on eating arangements