NOW CLOSED Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes reviewer feedback thread.

[KatieBMumsnet]

This thread is for the 250 Mumsnetters who have been trying out the new 2in1 recipe mixes from Schwartz.

Here's what they say: "The new 2in1 range offers two easy to use recipe mix sachets in one handy pack: one sachet flavours the main dish whilst the other contains a seasoning for a complementary side dish or topping. With five different varieties to choose from, and an easy recipe on the back of each pack, this is a great way to try out new dishes or transform an existing family favourite from ordinary to special."

Mumsnetters have been trying the following recipe mixes:

• Garlic & Thyme roast chicken + crispy roast potatoes

• Chicken Tikka + mint & cucumber raita

• Mediterranean chicken pasta + crispy crumb topping

• Southern style crunchy chicken bites + BBQ dip

• Garlic & herb crunchy chicken bites + cheese & chive dip

Below are some questions for you to answer but please do feel free to add any other comments you may also have. We'd like you to post at least 3 sets of feedback - answering the same questions for each recipe mix you try. Please also upload any pictures you take of your creations. Please note, photos and comments may be used on Schwartz's pages on Mumsnet and possibly on other marketing material.

Questions

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?
• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)
• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?
• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?
• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?
• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?
• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?
• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

Everyone who adds at least 3 sets of feedback to this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one winner will receive a £500 John Lewis voucher!

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

Third one for me!

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

Garlic and Herb Crunchy Chicken Bites + Cheese & Chive Dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)

3

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

I actually quite liked both. They liked the chicken a lot, but not the dip at all.

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

Very easy indeed.

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

I followed the recipe exactly for the chicken but ran out of the breadcrumb mix. For the dip, I only added half of the recipe mix, as I didn't think the kids would go for it.

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes it was quite easy. Really quick to prepare, and cook.

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

Probably not. I would make my own.

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

For me, it was ok. The kids liked the chicken. Hated the dip!

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try? Pasta bake
• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4
• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product? My 2 year old loved it
• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use? Very easy
• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients? Followed the recipe
• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, it's similar to what I would normally make however it meant all the spices were ready done.
• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, probably
• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? I liked it

Last night we had the Chicken Tikka + mint & cucumber raita.

I'd rate it 3 out of 5.

The chicken was nice and moist and I quite liked the taste. I'm not sure about the raita. My 1 year old ate a bit of the chicken with some rice and yogurt. My 3 year old refused it, said it was yuck.

It was easy to prepare and we even remembered to marinate the chicken in the morning ready for tea that evening.

We didn't have any olive oil (we were on holiday) so omitted that (instead fried the chicken in a little butter) and opted not to put onion in the raita as I'm not keen on raw onion.

This recipe mix was great whilst on holiday as we didn't have any of the necessary spices to do a Tikka, so from that point of view it made mealtime easier.

I'm not sure I'd buy this particular mix again. I'd rather just make my own raita by simply mixing mint sauce, cucumber and yogurt, but the tikka spices were good.

Overall, I'd say I liked it.

(Sorry forgot to take a photo of this one).

Hello

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

This time the Southern Chicken and BBQ dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)

5

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

Loved it!

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

Very easy

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

Yes and dd aged 10 helped. We used chicken. Was v simple

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes was v easy and quick. Felt better than having pre made nuggets.

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes. Easy to make quickly with impressive results.

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or hated it?

Loved it

Thank you

Have finally got round to trying these. Tonight the pasta tomorrow roast chicken

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try? The Mediterranean Pasta & topping
• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4 - would maybe add a little chilli next time to give it a little kick. Also maybe use Parmesan cheese too.
• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product? Lovely flavour, my 22 month old loved it. Even ate some of the pepper which she has always spat out till today.
• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use? very easy
• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients? added finely chopped mushroom - any excuse to try and get more veg in my dc
• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not? easier in that I didn't have to measure any herbs and spices
• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not? yes definitely lovely flavour without the faff of measuring spoons and different packs
• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? Liked it but my dc loved it.

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try? Mediterranean Pasta
• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4 - was tasty and i Parmesan cheese too.
• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product? Nice taste, different textures. 4 year old ate all of it, but then he eats nearly everything.
• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use? very easy
• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients? added mushroom, extra cheese and Parmesan
• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not? A bit easier i suppose - spices all together
• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not? Maybe, but very easy to make yourself
• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? Liked it as did children

Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?
Chicken with BBQ sauce

How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)
3 out of 5

What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?
Nice sauce and ok chicken, didn't think it had too much taste.

How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?
Very easy

Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?
I followed the recipe and served with chips

Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?
Was easy but not as easy as some breaded chicken from the freezer

Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?
Possibly, preferred the pasta

Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?
Liked it although a little bland - 4 yr old ate it all although insisted in ketchup

Third review! Tikka bites

Overall 5/5

We all loved it, including 10 mo DS!

Very easy to make (still maintain packaging a bit dodgy).

Followed recipe but substituted yoghurt for soya yoghurt and didn't put re onion in the dip.

This was a lovely easy mealtime, also gave me confidence to experiment with this sort of food in the future. I never would have made this otherwise. Now I'm thinking I could easily make my own curries from scratch.

Would buy again, of on offer.

Loved it.

2nd review- finally getting around to adding the feedback!

Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?
Southern style chicken bites + bbq dip

How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4

What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?
My 4 year old really loved it. She commented that the chicken was a bit spicy (usually means she doesn't like something) but she still liked it, and she was a huge fan of the dip- as was my 2 year old. DH and I both liked the flavour too.

How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?
Very easy, DD1 helped me and she enjoyed coating the chicken and mixing up the sauce. Really quick.

Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?
Followed the recipe, but used a bit more tomato ketchup- seemed absolutely fine, just ended up with more dip!

Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?
Well, not easier exactly- if I was doing something similar I would use frozen chicken nuggets. But this was almost as easy, and I much prefer my DDs to eat fresh chicken breasts than frozen, processed chicken. So, almost as easy for a better quality meal.

Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, and this would be our first choice recipe of those that we've tried. I also think schwartz should sell the bbq dip powder separately in little sachets- maybe 10 sachets in a box or something. We'd definitely buy that!

Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?
I loved it

This is my third feedback. No photo I'm afraid, can't upload them :(

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

Southern style crunchy chicken bites + BBQ dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)

Probably around 3-4

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

I quite liked it, quite a peppery taste to the breadcrumbs. The sauce was OK and nicer than I thought having read the feedback of others, but didnt stand out from normal bbq sauce. DH said it was horrid and peeled his topping off just eating the meat inside. I was interested to try this with DC as goujons of chicken or fish in breadcrumbs are one of his favourite things, but I find making the breadcrumbs a bit of an annoying faff - would rather not. He ate one and a half sticks and then decided I looked like I was enjoying it more and gave the rest to me ^^ Didnt touch the sauce. He didnt eat his peas either though grumble grumble..

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

Well I managed it with a screaming 16mth old clinging to my legs so I would have to say easy :) I used the exact amount of meat advised and there were enough breadcrumbs to go round, just, but can see why others have struggled - guess it depends how many pieces you cut it into.

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

I followed the suggestion on the back of the other 'dippers' recipe and substituted white fish for the chicken. I served it with peas.

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?

Easier not having to make my own breadcrumbs, certainly.

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

Its a maybe for this one. I didnt feel the sauce added to it, I might look for the breadcrumbs on their own. But, although I hate doing it, sure my breadcrumbs dont contain a gram of salt :/ So I might be guilted into making my own.

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

I liked this one.

As this is my third and last feedback, would like to say thanks to Schwartz for inviting me. Although we werent that keen on all the recipes, this has been my most fun product test so far - have enjoyed the cooking and also seeing what everyone else thought!

Just had the Roast Chicken and potatoes. I would rate it 4/5, nice, fuss free roast dinner. The chicken was delicious and succulent, it produced a wonderful sauce from the juices (no need for gravy) and the roast potatoes were lovely and crispy. It was easier than doing a roast chicken from scratch if you wanted it to taste as good. We served it with simple veg (broccoli and carrots) but made no changes to the recipe. This is the first one I've tried that I honestly think I would buy again.

3rd Review

Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?
Garlic and herb chicken bites and cheese and chive dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

DH and I liked both parts. The girls weren't keen on the dip but liked the chicken.

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

Very easy and quick

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

I added some fresh chives to the dip, but otherwise followed the recipe.

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all?

I don't think it made the cooking any easier, but I liked the fact that I didn't need to think very much- just made up the packet mixes and added some salad. All the ingredients were things I'd have in the house anyway, so no planning involved.

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes- they're quite handy because they don't take too long to cook, but taste good. Useful for days when I'm late getting home, or can't be bothered to cook from scratch.

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

I liked it

Review number 3

Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?
Southern style crunchy chicken bites + BBQ dip

How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)
3 out of 5

What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?
I found the chicken bland and the sauce left a clangy taste. It was very orange too. But DS, age 3, seemed to like it as he ate loads!

How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?
Very easy ? prepared in advance for lunch

Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?
I followed the recipe and had salad bits. However I only seemed to make enough for me and ds ? not sure what went wrong?!

Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?
Very easy. Although I would give a helpful tip ? dip with hand and bread with the other if possible.

Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?
For DS I would if on special offer.

Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?
I liked it as it didn?t horrible nor was it a WOW this is really nice.

I meant the chicken was orange

1st review

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

Garlic & Thyme Roast Chicken & Crispy Roast Potatoes

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) I'd give it a 3 but my children would give it a 4.

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

The children loved it because the flavours were mild. I'd have preferred a much stronger thyme flavour

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

very easy

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

Just followed the recipe but if I was making it again I'd had some fresh thyme

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes as the recipes were so simple and the mixes unbelievably east to use

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would buy this again but I'd add extra flavouring

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

Liked it

2nd review

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

Southern style crunchy chicken bites + BBQ dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4 (my children give it 5)

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

The children loved the chicken and sauce. I liked it but the chicken bites weren't very crunchy

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

very easy

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

Followed the recipe but would have liked to add a touch of Tobasco to the dip

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, definitely because the children ate every mouthful

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, the children loved it

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

I liked but children loved!

3rd review (catching up with posting my reviews - have tried 4 of the mixes this past week!)

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

Garlic and Herb Crunchy Chicken Bites and Cheese and Chive Dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4 for the chicken, 3 for the dip

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

children loved the chicken but hated the dip so they had ketchup instead. I quite liked the chicken but found the dip a bit synthetic

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

very easy

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

followed recipe

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not? Not this one because the children hated the dip

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

not this one because the children hated the dip

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? I liked it

Finally got round to making the third meal. Last night we had the med chicken with crispy crumb topping.

Very easy to prepare. Kids loved it, garlic crumb top was full of flavour and really made the dish taste great. I followed the instructions and loved how it was all in one dish and able to be served that way. Tops scores and will defo buy again and make.

Finally getting round to adding rest of feedback...

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try? Pasta bake

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product? We all enjoyed it especially 3 year old DD

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use? Very easy

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients? Followed the recipe

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes it was easier just following the packet instructions.

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes I use recipe mixes occasionally - depends on meal type and results - this one was good

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? I liked it

My last review...

Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try? Southern style chicken and BBQ dip

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) I liked the chicken but didn't like the dip so 3 but DD and DP loved it all and would give it 5

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product? The chicken was great but not very crunchy and I didn't like the dip

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use? Very easy

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients? Followed the recipe

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes it was easy to do and DD ate it all up

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, but it depends on meal - based on my trial of these some are better than others and also some produce a meal I wouldn't otherwise make whilst others aren't that much more than I would do (eg roast chicken)

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? I liked it but didn't love it but everyone did

We tried the garlic and herb chicken bites with the cheese and chive dip and all loved it 5/5 would definately buy again.

The chicken with bbq sauce 3/5 it was nice but probably would'nt buy it again, the chicken was lovely but we are not really bbq sauce fans.

Roast chicken with roast potatoes, 2/5 I didn't like the roast potatoes they took longer to cook and I did not feel they really added to the flavour much at all. The chicken was ok but I would not buy this again.

I still have 2 mixes left which I will get round to using but obviously needed to post some feedback

The mixes have changed my opinion though, they are something that before the testing I wouldn't have even looked at them but will in future just to try and change the boring things that we normally eat!

Thank you for letting us test them.

Garlic & herb crunchy chicken bites + cheese & chive dip

This was one of the simplest ones we used. There was nothing we needed that we didn't already have in, and it was very very quick to put together.

We followed the recipe fully and I found it to be a good, fast meal to cook when I had a house full of kids having a mass playdate.

We really liked this one. We WILL buy it again!

Kids Rating: 4/5

My Full Review: charliebeth.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/schwartz-2-in-1-recipe-mixes-review_5.html

2nd review

Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try? chicken tikka and mint and cuecumber raita

How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest) 4/5

What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product? nice flavour not to spicy but enough of a kick to keep dp happy, we all enjoyed it including fussy dss.

How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?really easy to use and I had everything needed in the house so that was a plus

Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients? followed recipe but used as kebabs for a bbq instead of cooking in the grill

Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? not really but we like the fact that we didnt have to mix lots of spices together,

Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not? we would buy this one again as we all liked it.

Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it? we liked it

• Which 2in1 recipe mix did you try?

The chicken tikka with mint and cucumber raita

• How would you rate this recipe mix out of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 highest)

3

• What did you/your DCs think of the overall flavour of the product?

I found it a bit bland, but it was alright. DH liked it.

• How easy, or difficult, did you find the 2in1 mix to use?

Very easy, its a great idea

• Did you follow the recipe on the back of the packet or did you add/take away any other ingredients?

Yes, I followed the recipe

• Would you say the 2in1 recipe mix made your mealtimes easier at all? If so, why? If not, why not?

It was easier because all of the instructions and herbs/spices etc are all together

• Do you think you will buy, or look to buy, Schwartz 2in1 recipe mixes in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would because I like the idea, but perhaps not this one

• Overall, would you say you loved the 2in1 recipe mix, you liked it or you hated it?

Neither