
Newest Review: ... a nice inexpensive meal. I asked the cashier if she had ever tried it and whether it was nice. I normally cook from nearly scratch and... more
Stumbled upon this and loved it!
Ross Vegetarian Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni

Author Name: wotshewrote
Product:
Ross Vegetarian Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Date: 16/03/11
Rating:
Advantages: Low Weight Watchers pro points (8 per pack), low fat, tasty, affordable
Disadvantages: Not enough to satisfy without an accompaniment (ie, salad, bread etc.).
I happened to pop into an off license/post office type shop when I saw this. I am on Weight Watchers and was actually hunting for a low points snack. I settled for Quavers (3 pro points)... but then saw the Ross Cannelloni in the freezer at a price of only £1.19 (set by the manufacturer). I love it when manufacturers set the price in big bold price blobs that can't be ignored by the retailer. Makes for a nice inexpensive meal.
I asked the cashier if she had ever tried it and whether it was nice. I normally cook from nearly scratch and only eat frozen meals very infrequently so I'm a bit fussy about them. She responded that it was delicious but that she generally supplements it with chips on the size (okay if you aren't on Weight Watchers I suppose).
I bought a pack and followed the microwave instructions. I supplemented it with a green side salad with balsamic dressing, and a slice of bread. It was really lovely.
One of my favourite things about this item is the obvious nutmeg flavour. Some vegetarian cannelloni/lasagna's claim to put nutmeg in the bechmale sauce but you can hardly tell. The flavour is what makes this dish, and whilst I would have to agree with a previous reviewer, that the size eaten alone would not be enough to satisfy anyone, when have you ever known a low fat veggie ready meal to be satisfying without something else helping it out on the plate?
Oh, it's not intended specifically to be low fat, but I worked out the Weight Watchers points which came to 8 pro points... a worthy rival to any Weight Watchers ready meal.
I am intending to buy this product again... I loved it for it's tastiness and will occasionally take it to work with me to have with salad on the side...
In particular, the affordability of this item at £1.19 (even £1.00 at iceland apparnetly) makes it a must have freezer stocker for me.
:-)
Summary: Loved it, think it's great value, good pro points for Weight Watchers, and tasty

