A few months ago, I ordered a batch of supplies from Costco. While searching the Instacart website for things I needed, I happened to spot Organic Chicken Parmesan with Pasta from a company called Ventera Organics. On a whim, I ordered one and when it came, I stuck it in my refrigerator and forgot all about it. The other day, I spotted it in there, noticed the expiration date was just past and decided to whip it up, A.S.A.P.
I've been disappointed by so many packaged meals, I was amazed to find it was pretty good…not as good as Chicken Parm in a fine Italian restaurant but not bad for something I could keep in my fridge for emergencies and whip up in about seven minutes.
When you open the package, you find three microwaveable bags. One is full of cooked penne pasta. One contains a pretty decent marinara sauce. And one has three cooked chicken breasts stuffed with cheese. You microwave each for a specified number of minutes and in about the running time of a Road Runner cartoon, you have enough for three pretty good meals.
Go to the company website and you'll see a whole range of packaged meals. Apparently, most of these are not available most of the time. I wrote to ask them where near me their products are sold because the Costcos around me carry only the Chicken Parmesan and they're currently outta them.
A nice lady from the company e-mailed me back to say that at any given time, they only make whatever Costco orders, which is never the full line. During November and December only this year, Costco will be selling Ventera Chateaubriand with Béarnaise sauce. She says their products freeze well so when they do get the Chicken Parmesan back in, I should buy several and freeze a few. I intend to do that and I'll probably give the Chateaubriand a try when it arrives for a brief visit. End of recommendation.