It feels like it has been forever and a day since I posted here. Well it has been about that same length of time since I have had the impulse to purchase a burrito in the frozen food section. The other evening, my supermarket short list was very short. My list only included a bag of dog food for my golden retriever and an onion. The sweet onion is for making a pasta sauce. While cutting through the freezer section I spied the usual frozen burrito brands as Monterrey and Patio. I then saw a new bold packaged brand known as Red’s. There were three to four varieties (Chicken, Steak, and Black Bean). I chose the chicken variety for my lunch the next day.
The burrito is much bigger than the competing brands and also has a much larger price at $3.49 at the local Meijer. The burrito is approximately eleven ounces and can be cooked via conventional oven, microwave oven, or even a Panini press (if you own one). My method of cooking defaulted to the microwave as this was a next day lunch at the office. The microwave time is three minutes per side.
Now let’s see how this burrito measured up. Thumbs up to Red’s for finally providing a decent size burrito that other brands always fall short. The down side of this large burrito is the rubbery hard flour tortilla exterior and the high amount of liquid produced from microwaving from a frozen to ready to eat state. The end of the cooking stage produced stiff yet pliable ends of the burrito and a small burrito soup at the base of my cooking plate. The burrito did contain decent size pieces of chicken and there were additional ingredients such as corn, rice, peppers. The flavor was average. I think it would be above average without the cumin overkill that so many burritos seem guilty of. I did like the fact that Red’s touted its product as using chicken free of antibiotics and that there are no artificial ingredients. I will give this purchase an average buy grade. I will consider purchasing the steak or black bean variety, but under the pretense of preparing it in the conventional oven at home and also having a small portion of sour cream and shredded cheese on standby.
