Heinz spaghetti in tomato sauce

Advantages: A useful lunchtime snack
Disadvantages: The sauce used to be thicker

...almost walked away. But then I rationalised, if we had a can between us on toast for lunch it wasn't too bad a deal. Yes I know that I could have bought an own brand far cheaper but it isn't the same at all. The sunshine yellow label is eye catching, even attractive if you can refer to a can using those terms! There is a narrow green band running around the top of the can, a recent addition I am sure, it tells you that Heinz have used Multi grain pasta for their spaghetti. The label tells you that the can contains Heinz spaghetti in tomato sauce and towards the bottom of the can are those unforgettable words `Heinz 57`. A ring pull makes the can easy to open, I have noticed that many of the cheaper brands don't have ring pulls, you need to get to grips with the tin opener. My saucepan is ready and waiting to greet the Heinz spaghetti...

Sarahjh1 26.01.2009 · Read review
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Dolmio Spicy Pepperoni & Tomato Stir-in Sauce

Advantages: Delicious
Disadvantages: None

...it. You can see in the sauce there's genuine bits of pepperoni lodged in amongst it and crammed with tomatoes. I often cook up a couple of sausages or bacon and throw them into this to add to the meaty flavour, but to be honest you can enjoy it just as much without any additional tricks in there. The list of ingredients reads as followed... Tomatoes (45%), Red Pepper (15%), Pepperoni Sausage (10%) (Pork, Salt, Spices, Spice Extracts, Dextrose, Preservatives (Sodium Ascorbate & Sodium Nitrite)), Tomato Puree (8%), Onion, Olive Oil, Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Basil, Parsley, Garlic, Chilli Paste, Black Pepper, Milk Protein, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum). As with most of these things I review, there seems to be an awful lot of ingredients in there for what is primarily 'just' a sauce. You could probably...

carl.mcqueen 03.10.2009 · Read review
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Tomatoes? Sauce!

Advantages: Easy to grow, tasty and heavy cropping
Disadvantages: Prone to diseases, Requires heavy watering

...Tomatoes are one of the easiest of the vegetables to grow at home fom seed and they are most certainly one of my favourites. In our country, they are grown as annuals, and if grown in the tropics, then they are grown as short lived perennials. Indeterminate types of tomatoes (mid-size, non bushy) has a very long trailing main stem, which may grow to as long as 8 feet and has vigorous side shoots. The shorter (semi-determinate) and bush (determinate) types of tomato stop growing much sooner than other indeterminate types of tomatoe, and the stems on these end in a truss of fruits. You can also obtain some dwarf varieties, which will only grow to approx 9 inches wide and the same tall. From the many different types of tomatoes that are available, you can select for different colours. Tomatoes come in yellow, red, pink, orange or white...

SnowiestElf 04.01.2006 · Read review
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Sacla Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Sauce

Advantages: Tastes like real Italian Pesto, strong
Disadvantages: A little oily

...people then the jar will be enough for all four. Depending on how stong you like your taste of pesto to be you can use more or less sauce. The taste is definitely tomatoey and also quite garlicy and strong but this is a benefit as it does boast a lovely Italian taste. All the sauces are made in Italy as well so you are guarenteed an authentic product. The sauce is a mix of basil, Italian sun-dried tomatoes, cheese and crushed pine kernels. It is all finely chopped and quite a smooth sauce but definitely with bits in it. I do love these sauces but I do find that there are sometimes a bit too oliy for my liking, sometimes when you have half a jar left you can see a lot of the oil floating at the top but I have read that this keeps the pesto fresh so maybe that is a benefit. Each jar has 289 calories so not bad if you only use a third...

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Tomato & Basil Chicken with Tagliatelle - WWFH

Advantages: On the table in under ten minutes
Disadvantages: Not a very large portion and not much chicken

...The Product Tomato & Basil Chicken by Heinz is part of the Weight Watchers range of frozen foods. The product description on the front of the packaging is ?Tomato & Basil Chicken with Tagliatelle?. The back of the packaging has a more detailed description and adds the following: ?Succulent chicken breast pieces with vegetables in a tomato and basil sauce, served with tagliatelle pasta?. The product weights in at 330 grams. The Packaging The product is supplied in a black plastic container with a clear film cover which is sealed, but easily removed after cooking. The outer covering is that of an easy to open cardboard box which is in the distinctive colour and design of the revamped Weight Watchers from Heinz branding. The back of the outer box contains tables with the following information: ? Nutrition Information ? Cooking...

Shekera 04.02.2004 · Read review
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Oh Basil, I think I love you

Advantages: This tastes like the real thing
Disadvantages: None

...pleaded with him to go to the supermarket and buy something more substantial (by which I meant "edible") I could have bet money that he would return with a jar of pasta sauce and sure enough a short while later he was proudly holding up a jar of Tesco Finest Sundried Tomato, Garlic and Basil Pasta Sauce. Basil is another thing that I've never liked very much - but I felt it was only fair to show some enthusiasm. I have brought a few things from the Finest range and know that they represent good quality although they can be slightly more expensive than similar products. However, at £1.45 for a 290g jar I reckon this was good value. The sauce itself is quite thick with chunky bits of tomato and flecks of basil in it, it contains Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The thing that really impressed me was that it was actually produced in Italy for Tesco...

weenawoo 12.11.2003 · Read review
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Tesco Beans in Tomato Sauce.

Advantages: Inexpensive
Disadvantages: None.

...I tried Tesco Baked Beans a few years ago and found they were really no different to the big brand names which you pay a lot more for. They have a rich and thick tomato sauce and are very good value. They can be used for quick a snack such as beans on toast or served with a main meal. They can be served hot or cold and go well with the traditional breakfast of Sausage,Egg,Bacon and bread. I have also added them to minced beef to bulk up the meal when the children have brought their friends round. I have'nt met anyone yet who does'nt like baked beans, Since using Tesco's own brand baked beans I have found them satisfactory enough not to use any others and always have at least 4 tins in the cupboard. As they are Tesco's own brand they can only be found in Tesco's. And are available at a very low price of 420g for 13p...

smcccc 20.11.2005 (19.12.2005) · Read review
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Tomatoes

Advantages: love the smell and taste
Disadvantages: have to wait so long for them

...Tomatoes - lycopersicon esculentum Tomatoes are normally red and round shape fruits but as the market for them still grow there different varieties, callous and shapes. The first tomato came from Eastern Mexico and they first been grown by Aztecs. The tomatoes spared all over the world after Spain made their great discoveries of America. And from about 18th century tomatoes has been eaten nearly all over the world. In Brittan first tomato has been grown by John Gerard. As I was reading I find out that the biggest tomato tree is growing inside the Walt Disney Resort?s in Lake Buena Vista and this is the biggest single tomato plant in the world and produce 32000 tomatoes. Tomatoes are very good for you, they are high in nutrients and containing high level of vitamin and as we all know they are low in calories. One tomato can...

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This wasn't a happy chicken (and certainly isn't now)

Advantages: Quick and nutritional
Disadvantages: Would be nutritional if you could actually eat it

...'. The 'Antioxidents' is written in a larger font (though this is unhelpful if you don't know what they are). Below this is a very appealing photo of what you meal should look like. A soft centre chunky chicken breast, covered in delcious looking tomoto sauce with a few ripe tomatoe bits laying on top, all of which are sitting on a bed of creamy penne pasta and greenbeans. No wonder I picked it up. The the left of the picture, below the logo, is the impertaive text 'eat postive' with the 'v' being depicted as a big green tick. The basic description for the product states 'Chicken Penne & Vegetables served in a tomato and basil sauce' - no 'dressing' it up then; just plain and striaght to the point (sometimes that's what you want really). The back of the package gives a little more info: 'Eat positive is a new range of great tasting light meals packed...

LaceyR26 16.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Birds Eye Steam Fresh in a Tomato & Basil Sauce with Pasta

Basil - the King of Herbs

Advantages: versatile, tasty and easy to grow.
Disadvantages: None - unless you don't like it.

...Olive oil 3 tablespoons of Pine Nuts 3 Garlic cloves Method: Put the Basil, cheese, garlic and olive oil into a blender and whizz until smooth. Add the pine nuts and whizz briefly so that the pine nuts are only just broken up. Tim prefers it completely smooth but I prefer the crunch of the pine nuts. I guess its up to you to find out which you prefer. Pesto goes really well with pasta especially linguine and Tagliatelle. In fact when I make fresh pesto it is one of the few times I will buy fresh pasta. You can also add pesto to homemade tomato sauces and even cottage pie. ***Simple Pasta Sauce*** Ingredients: 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 2 cloves of garlic A good handful of Basil A generous glug of olive oil I medium onion Method: Chop the onion and garlic and fry gently in a little of the olive oil over a gentle heat...

donnabroom 04.06.2007 · Read review
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