Free Food Friday — Giveaway!!

** This giveaway is now closed!  Using random.org, Comment #3 was chosen as the winner on 11/3/09.  Thanks for entering, and watch for future giveaways!! **

Marie Callender’s has launched a new product — shelf-stable meals that are microwavable. I was sent a few samples to try out, and I enjoyed the meals I tried! The meals have 2 separate sections — so the noodles or rice can be steamed separate from the sauce. Once both are heated up, you mix them together and enjoy!

While my kids can eat peanut butter & jelly for lunch 5 days a week, I admit that I enjoy something else. These meals were the perfect thing to pop in the microwave while I made sandwiches, and then we all sat down to eat together.  I loved that all the varieties I tried had a good flavor, and weren’t overly bland. The rice & the noodles cooked up perfectly, and there was plenty of sauce to mix with the starch.

I had the chance to try: Traditional Stuffing & Turkey, Garlic Herb Chicken, Classic Stroganoff and Sweet Sesame Beef varieties. The Sweet Sesame and Garlic Herb Chicken were my favorites!  I made my husband eat the Stroganoff because it includes mushrooms.  He liked it, but felt that he needed 2 to make a meal.

These meals don’t require refrigeration or freezing. They are shelf-stable, and can sit in your pantry until you’re ready to heat them up in the microwave. You’ll find them near soups, or other shelf-stable meals in your grocery store.  The suggested retail price for them is $3.49.

I have TWO meals to give away to one of our readers!  In your comment, let me know which two you would like to try from the following: Traditional Stuffing & Turkey, Garlic Herb Chicken, Classic Stroganoff and Sweet Sesame Beef. A 2nd entry can be earned by tweeting this giveaway. (Be sure to leave a 2nd comment with a link to your tweet, or your twitter name!)  Another entry if you subscribe to the newsletter! (And, again, please leave a comment that you subscribed, or are already a subscriber.)

Comments will be open until midnight on Monday and the winner will be announced in this post on Tuesday!  Open to US residents only.

Thanks to Marie Callender for providing me with 4 meals to try, and sending the winner 2 meals!

Melanie Rogers is a wife and homeschooling mom of 3 children. She enjoys helping other busy moms find great products to delight their families and make their lives easier. She's always on the lookout for a great bargain, too! You can also find Melanie blogging frequently at My Little Patch of Sunshine.