Marie Callender's Beef Pot Pie Large Size Frozen Meal, 15 oz. (frozen)

I normally love Marie Callendar's frozen products, both savory and sweet. And I'm wild about their creamy chicken Parmesan pot pies. So it was with great anticipation that I bought the beef pot pie, thinking that surely it would be far superior to the flavorless Banquet pot pies from my childhood. Boy, was I wrong. The crust was up to Marie Callendar's standards, so no complaint there, and the gravy was tasty, and the veggies were pretty good, although a few more carrots would have been nice. BUT the presumed star of the show, the beef, was a huge disappointment. It wasn't all that tender, although not terribly tough, but it had an old, tallowy flavor. Plus there wasn't much of it, although given the flavor, maybe that was a blessing. Marie, you can do so much better. Instead of a smattering of bad-tasting cubes of meat, why not put loads of tasty, super-tender shredded beef into the mix? I'd even be willing to pay a little more for good quality beef. For now, I'm sticking to the chicken and turkey pot pies.

I disliked it for these reasons. There were only 3 pieces of carrots and only 1 piece of potato and 1 tiny piece of celery. It was mostly just breading. It did have a proper amount of meat and tasted good. The picture on the box is deceiving. If you prefer no vegetables, then this is for you.