Turns out the veggie and cheese blend is surprisingly tasty. There's a rich, savory, earthy flavor to it. It's just a veggie puree for the most part. Much to Sonia's disappointment, there are no big veggie chunks. The vegetables included are apparently zucchini, eggplant, and onion. There's some garlic in there, too. What an outstanding combination of natural flavors. I'm fine with the smooth veg and cheese filling texture alongside the very standard Trader Joe's ravioli style pasta.
Sonia tried hers with some Alfredo sauce. She admitted it was better with avocado oil and grated parmesan, the same way we served the above-mentioned Pasta Festiva. Oil and parm allow the intrinsic veggie flavors to shine a lot more than any traditional pasta sauce.
All in all, this is a very tasty product. Again, my expectations were somewhat low, but I'd say this is among the best pre-packaged ravioli we've purchased from Trader Joe's to date—and we've probably had in the ballpark of a dozen different varieties from them over the years. We'd definitely buy this again.
$3.99 for the 8.8 oz package. We felt like there were a few more pieces of pasta in this item than the other ravioli products from Trader Joe's. Maybe we just weren't that hungry, but this package more than satisfied Sonia and me for lunch one day. We're eager to pick it up again. I'll go with eight out of ten stars and the beautiful wifey will spring for seven and a half.
Bottom line: 7.75 out of 10.
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