Michelina's Chicken Fried Rice Meal 8oz (Frozen Dinner)

From the photo and the price, I thought this would be dreadful. Well, as it was, I soaked the cube of rice and put the cube on a ceramic dish and baked it for 40 minutes. It was more authentic, being short grain, than the long grain rice we get in America. Put an egg on the bottom of the pan or dish, a few drops of fish or lobster sauce, and you have fried rice at an astounding price.

Michelina's Chicken Fried Rice is one of those frozen dinners that quietly gets you through the workweek without draining your wallet or your will to live. I especially love their fried rice meals — they're the dependable cousins of Banquet, always ready to step in when you're saving your splurge money for the weekend. It heats up evenly and quickly, which is a miracle in microwave land. Once it's done, I pop it into a bowl like I'm plating a five‑star meal, add dinner rolls, butter, and a glass of milk, juice, or soda, and suddenly it feels like a tiny weekday feast. The taste is surprisingly good for the price — comforting, flavorful, and exactly what you want when you're hungry and not in the mood to cook. A budget hero that keeps you fed until Friday night fun begins.