Originally Posted by
JBord
"Underwhelmed" is perhaps the best word I could use to describe my feeling toward most of Trader Joe's pre-made dishes. No ill will intended toward TJ's, I just don't get the hype. There are a couple things we like there - an ancient grain mix and some type of almond cookie. Granted, I was a bit of a late-comer to the stores so maybe they used to be special and others have just caught up now. Anyway, any time I get tempted by one of their frozen/refrigerated items, I'm always disappointed.
I happen to be a big fan of TJ's products but I don't usually buy any prepared foods. I love their nuts, olives, veggies, fruit, crackers, cheese etc. And that ancient grain mix is also a fave.
TJ was on my list already today and so I looked at the refrigerated enchiladas. It was hard to tell but I think there was 4 of them. But the reason it was hard to tell and possibly the reason that CE's were dry is because they were a mess....there was little sauce so a lot of tortilla was exposed and they looked like they were one big blob rather than nicely rolled & separated enchiladas. It wasn't a fluke as I checked several packages. If one package was just for me and I was going to add more sauce, they might be fine. But they were only half rolled and I don't know how you could just dish out one enchilada. Anyway I was not tempted. I think the only premade foods I might buy from time to time would be a pizza or salsas, dips or salad dressing---those are all good.