Review: Velveeta Chicken and Broccoli Cheesy Skillet Dinner Kit

A few days ago, my wife did some grocery shopping and, before leaving, asked me if I had any requests. I couldn’t think of anything off the top of my head but asked her to look for something different for dinner. She did just that and came home with a Velveeta Chicken and Broccoli Cheesy Skillet Dinner Kit.

I have had plenty of boxed dinners in the past and, to be honest with you, have never thought that much of them. However, this was the first time I had heard of Velveeta making something like this and I was surprisingly intrigued; enough where I was ready to try this that very night.

However, since the dinner did require chicken (which we couldn’t buy until I got paid), I had to wait a few days. But, we finally got a chance to try this last night and it was worth the wait.

I’ll start out by saying there were a couple things I wasn’t a fan of when it came to this dinner. First, I would have liked it a bit better if the chicken was included (even if it was canned chicken); just because fresh chicken breast isn’t always the most affordable item and chopping it up does add a bit more prep time (and work) to the cooking process.

Also, the box says the skillet dinner comes with pasta. And, what I ended up eating might have been pasta. But, it sure looked and tasted a lot like rice rather than pasta. This wasn’t a huge deal but I felt a little misled.

Despite these two things, I do feel this pasta dinner was well worth the money; even with having to pay for the chicken separately. For one, it was actually pretty easy to make and, more important, there was quite a bit of pasta inside the box; enough for us to have seconds and still have leftovers. There are plenty of boxed dinners out there that might be a bit cheaper but I couldn’t say either of those things about.

As far as taste goes, this dinner also managed to exceed my expectations. It needed a bit of salt (which, ironically, is the exact opposite problem most other dinners have) but, overall, was pretty decent. It was very cheesy but you could still taste both the chicken and the broccoli in it and, unlike many other brands, it wasn’t necessarily obvious this came from a box.

As I said before, this was a dinner that was worth waiting for and I would definitely buy this again. If you are looking for something different, I recommend looking for this product.


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