Product: Garden Lites Butternut Squash Soufflé – $3.49+
The soufflé binge continues.
And can you blame me? So many delicious flavors to try; so little time.
Nevermind the fact that these little frozen meals of wonder are vegetarian and gluten-free, meaning – just what I need to eat. With how filling these are, you won’t even believe that they are so low in calories and fat.
Last night, I tried the soufflé that originally caught my eye and drew me to this brand – Butternut Squash.
I love butternut squash. It’s one of my most favorite foods on this planet. Honestly. It’s sweet without being too sweet and it really pairs well with variety of flavors and dishes. So, this really caught my eye. Two of my favorite things: butternut squash and a soufflé. Yum.
As I had another filling lunch at the office yesterday (the leftover vegan chili I made), I was quite happy to come home and prepare another easy, filling meal for my roommate and I. Yep. Soufflé and some sort of Ore Ida product, to be split between the two of us, resulting in a fantastically (and surprisingly) filling dinner for under 300 calories. And it’s so easy.
Out of the freezer came the Butternut Squash Soufflé. The first thing I noticed was how amazing the color was. The other soufflés by Garden Lites tend to be on the white or green color scheme, but this was a brilliant orange and it was a refreshing change of pace. I boshed it into the microwave for the required 4 minutes, let it sit for a minute, and then cut off the plastic and set it for one final minute of heating before I served it up, sliced it in half, and set some oven-crisped Crispy Crowns on each plate to complete the meal.
This smelled absolutely amazing. So, settling down to eat it was quite exciting. Like I said…this was the soufflé I had been looking forward to the most. It was definitely more dense than the other ones (and is the only one to have 180 calories instead of 140 calories). But, it is made of just butternut squash and eggs. So, yes…it would be a little heavier. One bite, and the rich, sweet taste of the butternut squash hits the palate and yeah…it’s pretty amazing. I enjoyed the way it just melted in your mouth. I was only eating half of the soufflé (because I thought there was more than 1 to a box, so my roommate and I have been splitting them), but it was just right. I think the entire thing would have been too rich. Full of flavor without adding anything to it, low in sodium, decadent, and straight out of the freezer.
How easy is that?
Surprisingly, this wasn’t my favorite out of the bunch like I had assumed it would be. That still is held by the Roasted Vegetable Soufflé. I wasn’t disappointed with this one at all, as it is definitely packed with sweet, rich flavor, but I think the lack of other flavors to round it out and break it up, makes it a little more of a challenge. Garden Lites does a fine job with their frozen soufflés and I wouldn’t change this one for the world, but being the butternut squash fiend that I am, I was surprised that this one didn’t light my fire more than others that came before it. But…that being said, I enjoyed every bite of this one, savoring it, and finding that butternut squash really is one of the best foods on this planet.
Remember, Garden Lites has given me a link to a coupon to share with all of you so you can go and try these products as well. I’ve found them at my natural food stores as well as in Whole Foods…and more recently at my liquor store in their frozen food section. So take a look. Use the coupon. Try these out and enjoy them as much as I am.
Five down…one to go!
The Celiathlete 