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The official (vegan, packaged) veggie/bean/soy meatless review! (to be updated)

Veggie/bean/soy products
A taste above
Thai Peanut Coconut Sauce with Veggie Chicken and Vermicelli Noodle

Tuscan Marinara Sauce with Veggie Chicken and Penne Pasta

Zesty BBQ with Veggie Beef and Rice

Alexia foods
Hashed browns

Mushroom bites
Tasty! They are so cute...little fried balls of mushroom. Great flavor. (AC)
Oven crinkles
Crinkly fries! Yum. (AC)
Oven crinkles onion and garlic

Oven crinkles salt and pepper

Oven fries olive oil and sea salt

Oven fries olive oil, rosemary, and garlic
Delicious!  The rosemary and garlic give these fries such great flavor. (willwolf)
Oven reds olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, and pesto

Potato nuggets
Tots! They do have a semi-oniony flavor from the seasoned salt, but very good. (AC)
Sweet potato fries

Sweet potato fries spicy

Waffle fries
These are awesome!  I didn't realize they were on this list - I would have reviewed them a lot sooner!  We get the big bags from Costco, which are sort of dangerous...  They have the perfect amount of seasoning, and bake up nice and crispy.  I like to bake them until the edges just start to brown. (vegrunski)
Yukon gold

Yukon gold julienne fries

Amy's kitchen
Asian meals-Asian noodle stir-fry
I love this stuff, i can only find it at my HFS sometimes, so its a good treat every now adn then (sarah)
Kinda mushy for my taste (loopers)
I like this, it has a good flavor but nothing too over-the-top. Good noodles/veggie combo. (Meggs)
Asian meals-Thai stir fry
Ok, not really worth it. There's only a little bit of tofu; most of the vegetables are peppers and onions, like 3 pieces of lil broccoli. The sauce is mostly coconut milk + herbs (not spicy, not very 'curry'). It tasted fine, but for the price, not worth it if you have other options. (fb)
Bowl-Baked ziti
This is pretty good and you can't even tell it's gluten free with the rice noodles. I like the peas added in and the cheese is good. Wish there was more of the cheese actually. If I need a comfort food, I will go for this frozen meal. (krista)
Bowl-Brown rice and vegetables
This is one of my favorite Amys meals, its simple and very good! (sarah)
I keep this in the freezer in case I don’t have anything else to eat- filling and tasty. (Meggs)
I bought this today for lack of time to cook.  It was pretty good.  I added some spices because I thought the ones in there were kind of weird, but overall it was good and very filling.  I would buy it again if I really needed the convenience. (KMK)
this is kinda bland but great when a little braggs is added. for me it was an old stand by when i was tired but i didnt want to eat something fake. i would guess this is decently healthy and pretty filling too although i often have a side sald with it.  kind of pricey though and you could easily buy some frozen brown rice and frozen veggies for cheaper add some tofu and make a huge batch and it would end up being much cheaper. (brittanihill)
Bowl-Brown rice and vegetables light sodium
Same as it’s full-sodium counterpart, but I can add more low-sodium soy sauce to this one (Meggs)
Bowl-Brown rice, black-eyed peas, and veggies
I like this the most of the Amy’s bowls. It has more flavor, to me, because of the black eyed peas. (Meggs)
Very good! Nice change from the tofu rice bowls. Definitely worth a try. (sarah)
It was ok. (monkey7)
Bowl-Light and lean sweet and sour

Bowl-Teriyaki
More flavorful than the brown rice veggie bowl! (Meggs)
Breakfast-Apple toaster pops

Breakfast-Strawberry toaster pops
Ugh. Gross! They don't toast quite properly (they stay pasty pale, and are sorta pasty), whether toasted from frozen or defrosted first. The strawberry jam in the center is nothing special. Gross. (fb)
Breakfast-Cream of rice hot cereal bowl

Breakfast-Multi grain hot cereal bowl
I thought this was bland even with a little cinnamon and apple. (monkey7)
Breakfast-Rolled oats hot cereal bowl

Breakfast-Steel cut oats hot cereal bowl

Breakfast-Tofu scramble
Is this the one with hash browns and such? If so, YUM, my FAVORITE breakfast ever. (until Loopers cooks for me) (Meggs)
YUM! I've never been a big fan of breakfast foods, but this is amazing. I just microwaved it, but i think it would be extra delicious if you cooked it in a skillet with a little oil (sarah)
Breakfast-Tofu scramble breakfast wrap

Burger-All American veggie burger

Burger-Bistro burger
I want to like these burgers because I love Amy's products...but I can't. They are very mushy (due to the rice) and the flavor is completely nonexistent. I could only taste the condiments and the bun. Ick, I will not be buying these again. (brooke)
it says vegan on back, gluten free!!! (GFVegmom)
Had my BF throw it on the grill, top with a slice of rice chese, and I customized it with a wheat bun, ketchup, mustard, lettuce and a tomato....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...so yumy and that hot-off-the-grill flavor! Can't wait to try the other flavors! (iowachick)
Burger-California veggie burger
My second favorite veggie burger.  Same as above though...cook with a little oil in a skillet because microwaving makes it have a strange texture. (mirrya)
Burger-California veggie burger light sodium

Burger-Quarter pound veggie burger
My mother bought them for a family cookout. They are MUCH bigger than most veggie burgers. The texture was almost real, but still okay. Because they're so large, I felt just the same as the rest of my family, although maybe not so meat bloated. (Courth)
Burger-Sonoma veggie burger

Burger-Texas veggie burger
My favorite veggie burger.  Has a slight BBQ flavor which is good.  Definately cook with a little oil in a skillet because microwaving it gives it a weird flavor and texture.  Not unedible but strange. (mirrya)
These are SO FREAKING GOOD. I think they are our favorites. I prepared them in skillet with oil. Great, flavor, texture, everything. Yum!!! (AC)
I was intrigued by these but they ended up tasting like liquid smoke-- bleh (emg)
Eh, wasn't a fan, strange texture. I'd reccomend skillet coking, I did mine in a microwave (sarah)
Burrito-Bean and rice
Good to have around in case of emergency. Good with hot sauce aplenty. (Meggs)
Simple and tasty!  These burritos just contain pinto beans and brown rice with really no veggies, tofu, or sauces. (willwolf)
Good even though it is plain.  Nice snack or meal when you are feeling lazy. (monkey7)
Burrito-Black bean vegetable
I havent had these in a while, i used to live off them though, they're pretty good if you dont eat a million. (sarah)
I used to eat these for lunch all the time. Tasty - but be sure to cook them all the way through. Cold beans = bleh. (narcissus)
Burrito-Breakfast
I’m a fan of anything new and interesting and fast for breakfast besides cereal and the “usual”- so, this is cool. Not as good as some of the other Amy’s breakfasts though. (Meggs)
Burrito-Gluten free nondairy

Burrito-Indian aloo mattar wrap

Burrito-Indian samosa wrap

Burrito-Indian spinach tofu wrap
yum, yum, yum. (Meggs)
Burrito-Teriyaki wrap

Entrees-Black bean enchilada low sodium
YUMMY OMOMOM (loopers)
Entrees-Black bean vegetable enchilada
Same as above burrito (bean and rice burrito) (Meggs)
I like the sauce that comes with these. For frozen enchiladas, they're pretty good... TJ's does pretty much the exact same thing with less packaging, though. (narcissus)
Entrees-Gluten free dairy free vegetable lasagna
Ugh this is good. It has daiya and it fills that empty place in my heart that has been looking for a good vegan lasagna. Mmm. (sarah)
Entrees-Non dairy rice mac and cheeze
It tastes like...frozen mac and cheese. Which isn't a bad thing. I probably wouldn't have believed it was vegan, if I hadn't read the ingredient list. (IHzero)
is very rich and creamy. I liked it. (jendiggity)
I didn't think I would love it, because I didn't really like Daiya, but I love this. It is exactly like a good frozen mac and cheese. It's creamy, it's rich, it's tasty, no weird flavor. I really enjoyed it. I added some steamed broccoli to mine, and liked it that way. I won't get it often, because I have to order it, but I'd be tempted to get some with every order. I really liked it. (AC)
As my first experience with non-dairy cheese, I was impressed. I'm a cheese addict and it's probably my number 1 thing holding me from cutting out milk. This was creamy and actually tasted like cheese. Now I'll be more inclined to spend money on Daiya and make the complete switch to vegan! (taintedlove)
I like this too.  I ate it on Christmas when I went to eat with my sister during her lunch hour at the hospital. (mirrya)
crack mac. I'm addicted. (minke)
I don't tend to buy cheese alternatives, but when I read your post I thought I'd give this one a try.  I probably won't have this stuff very often, but when I do want some mac 'n cheese, this is the one!  Thanks (all involved) for pointing this one out; I had no idea Amy's had come out with one of these. (leslovesveggies)
The second the flavor of this hit my tongue, I was constipated. That's how much like real mac n cheese it was. Just kidding. But it is very very rich and creamy. It's hard to eat the whole thing in one sitting, but then again not really because that's exactly what I did. I immediately felt diabetes setting in as I finished this. It was great. (fb)
This is so smooth and creamy and has great flavor. If I don't have time to make myself some mac and cheese, I definitely go to this one for a quick meal. You can't tell the noodles are rice either.  (krista)
I bought this when I was feeling super lazy. It tastes so cheesey and not like a vegan/noochy sauce at all. Totally worth the price tag in a pinch. (sb)
Indian meals-Indian mattar tofu
Interesting dish- I’ve never had Indian food before, but this was good. (Meggs)
Indian meals-Indian vegetable korma
I found this to be very tasty...most of the time. There's some kind of spice in it that I encounter occasionally while eating it, that reminds me of soap. It might be cilantro? I'm not sure, but it's the same spice that was in nearly all the food I ate in costa rica. Back on topic...er...it's not spicy, and is mildly sweet...probably a good starter dish if you've never had indian food. (stitches)
Delightful. Everything is well-flavored, contains cashews. The only thing I didn't like is there are some raisins in the korma part. Though the korma is 1/4-1/3 of the whole thing, the other things (rice, dal) were well-flavored too. Too bad they're so expensive, 'cause otherwise I would get this more. Not spicy, but I'm cool with that. (fb)
Kids' meals-Baked ziti kids meal
I had this once, it was cute  Grin, you get a puppy tattoo and everything, it was reallly yummy (sarah)
I bought this once because it was on sale and it was really good! I like the variation of items and I didn’t think it would be enough food, but it was! Like someone said, CUTE TATTOO INCLUDED. (Meggs)
For a kids meal this was good but I would not buy it again.  It was a little bland and the bread was dry. (monkey7)
Have eaten this a few times when I didn't want the whole baked ziti bowl meal and it's pretty good. The broccoli, bread and apple crisp were nice to have to go along with the ziti. I actually wish they would put a bigger piece of the bread in, it's really yummy.  (krista)
Pizza-Gluten free roasted vegetable

Pizza-Rice crust spinach
When I saw "vegan" on the package, I got all happy, especially because there was cheeze on it. It was pricey, but ..well..I was hungry.  I made it the next day, and 1) it was small, 2) it lacked zazz, 3) more cheeze!! It was yummy and quick, but I prefer homemade. (ponycakes)
Pizza-Roasted vegetable
Everyone knows my opinion...i love this stuff! (loopers)
TRADER JOE’S HAS THE SAME THING FOR MUCH CHEAPER- SAME EXACT THING. YUM. (Meggs)
I'm so glad we finally bought one! I've been eying it for a long time (I don't even really know why..), and it's on sale. So, for like $3 less than normal, it's almost worth it! It is very tasty. The crust is great. I liked making it right on the oven rack for a crispier crust. The sauce is fairly sweet, and it does beg for some additions-pineapple, jalapenos, etc., but it's good! (AC)
So expensive, so small, and so...brown.  Why is the sauce brown?  And the veggies are like 1/4 the size they appear on the box.  Once I got over my initial shock at the homely appearance of the pizza, I found it to be very tasty!  I was expecting a traditional tomato pizza sauce--not sure why I still expected that given the color--but this is more like a sweet barbecue sauce.  It could definitely use more veggies on top.  There is a lot of bare sauce.  At almost $9, I found it to be overpriced considering how cheap and easy it would be to put together a similar pizza at home.  But, since the whole idea behind getting a frozen pizza was that I did not have the time, ingredients, nor energy to put together a homemade pizza, I consider this to be a pretty good convenience food! (vegrunski)
Holy shit this is THE BEST PIZZA EVER!!! Doesn't even need fake cheese to be amazing!!! It seems like the sauce is like a sweet onion-y sauce... Got it clearance at Ralph's for $4.50ish probably wouldn't buy it for its normal $10 price tag though unless I wanted to impress someone. (amymylove)
Pizza-Single serve rice crust cheeze
Love this but hate how you have to broil the cheeze. (Meggs)
Pizza-Single serve roasted vegetable
Convenient and enough for one person. (Meggs)
Pocket sandwich-Tofu scramble
Really good and quick.....can get hard if overheated though (loopers)
This hot pocket type thing is orgasmic! I microwaved mine and it was divine, seriously, who needs a breakfast hot pocket filled with nastiness when you can have this vegan goody?! If these weren't so expensive (ehhhh like $3ish), I would buy these puppies by the boatload, for realz. (amymylove)
Pizza-Vegan margherita
Definitely the best vegan frozen pizza I've had. The basil-heavy seasoning is delicious; it has just the right amount of Daiya and a tasty crust that browns up nicely. (veggydog)
Pot pie-Mexican tamale
Tasty, but only as a light meal- doesn’t fill you up for long, but is good! (Meggs)
At 150 calories, I was surprised by how flavorful and filling the little dinner pie was. This delicately-spiced pie is made with organic pinto beans, crushed tomatoes, zucchini and onion and blanketed with a cornmeal polenta. Link below for more info. I hope the other Amy's brand pies are just as good. (Saskia)
Good. The topping stuff is more gelly polenta than masa (which is fine), and the filling is oh so well-seasoned and tasty. Not even frozen food tasty, just regular tasty. Filling for the amount of calories. Would get again. (fb)
Pot pie-Non dairy vegetable
yummy! they need a little salt in my opinion, but im kinda a salt freak. good for a lazy dinner if you can wait for it (takes a while in the oven). (cakes)
These are really yummy, i used to get them all the time (sarah)
Great comfort food. I love the crust and filling inside is pretty good. I just wish they would do more filling but for a frozen pot pie, it's good. (krista)
Pot pie-Shepherds
Again, good taste, but not very filling; small meal. (Meggs)
I love this, mine always explodes in the microwave and overflows some, but its sooooo good. (sarah)
Another one I used to eat for school lunches. Smiley Only trouble is, if you microwave it, you don't get that nice tater crust, but it takes for-freaking-ever in the oven. Microwaving and then finishing in the oven works well enough. (narcissus)
Pot pie-Shepherds light sodium
This was not good.  It lacked flavor. (monkey7)
Soup-Curried lentil

Soup-Hearty Spanish rice and red bean

Soup-No chicken noodle
I think I had this a few years ago...maybe a bit of a weird flavor/after taste. (AC)
Too oniony for me (and I like onion!) That's one of the reasons I don't like a number of Amy's soups... onion is used as a filler :/ (fb)
Soup-Organic alphabet
This was so much like the alphabet soup of days of yore that I'm tempted to get it again. Tomatoey, almost sweet, noodles! (fb)
Soup-Organic black bean vegetable
This is pretty good, not spectacular...and not something I would really buy..but it tastes good. (AC)
Meh. It's just... okay. It's good, but it's kind of missing something. (narcissus)
Soup-Organic butternut squash low sodium
This was just ok.  I had to doctor it up with sauteed onion and bell pepper, then I probably still used half a box of crackers. (icephrosty)
Soup-Organic chunky vegetable

Soup-Organic fire roasted southwestern vegetable
This was a pretty tasty and substantial veggie soup, but there's a little too much onion flavor for me. (fb)
Soup-Organic lentil
Once again, this is pretty good. It doesn't taste bad, but nothing to spend money on, really. Make your own. (AC)
Soup-Organic lentil low sodium
I liked this better than the butternut but it's so easy to make your own and it will taste a lot fresher.  These cans of soup are pretty $$. (icephrosty)
Soup-Organic lentil vegetable

Soup-Organic lentil vegetable low sodium

Soup-Organic minestrone

Soup-Organic minestrone low sodium

Soup-Organic medium chili

Soup-Organic medium chili light sodium

Soup-Organic medium chili with vegetables

Soup-Organic pasta and 3 bean

Soup-Organic spicy chili
Great spice, but I'm not sold on the tvp - it's a little gritty. (narcissus)
This was ok. It as good for chili dogs. I don't know how much I would want to eat it by itself, and I didn't think it was spicy at all. I'd buy it again for certain things. (AC)
Soup-Organic spicy chili light sodium

Soup-Organic split pea
I quite like this soup, actually. Not the be-all and end-all split pea soup, but good. (narcissus)
I really love this soup.  It's so hearty and delicious. (berryraw)
Soup-Organic split pea low sodium
Eh, not as good as the original, blood-pressure raising one but still tasty. (berryraw)
Soup-Organic Tuscan bean and rice

Soup-Organic vegetable barley

Soup-Southwestern black bean chili
Well, obviously it's no contest between this and a good home-made chili, but this isn't bad. Kinda nice as a bean dip with salsa and guac and olives. (narcissus)
Soup-Thai coconut
This is a decent substitute for tom kha when you can't make it/get it, but I'd only get it if I was really desperate for that dish and couldn't get any coconut milk/lemongrass/etc. There's something sour about it (not in the lemongrass way, more of an added-citric-acid-way) that I don't like. It's a better value to make this soup yourself if possible, and you'll get more mushrooms/tofu that way too! (fb)
Really gross I wouldn't bother trying this one (amymylove)
Whole meal-Black bean enchilada
Just “good”, to me. (Meggs)
This is my favorite Amy's meal.  It was what started an enchilada additcition. (monkey7)
Whole meal-Black bean tamale verde
I like the tamale and the rice. Very filling. (Meggs)
This was pretty good... it's been a long time since I've had a frozen meal. Both the rice and the tamale were pretty saucy, and I think they're just as good as fresh food. It had a nice balance of flavors - salsa verde, spanish rice, black beans/corn. Make sure you prick the tamale itself a few times before heating (not just making a slit in the wrap), otherwise the inside will stay partly frozen. (fb)
I was pretty impressed with it. It was better than any of the other Mexican meals from Amy's I have tried. The only problem was you have to cook it on high power for 4-5 minutes and then on half power for 3-4 minutes. I was making it at work and thought I told the microwave half power but I must not have, because the meal got overcooked. Even though I overcooked it, it was still good. I would definitely eat it again, but make sure I cook it correctly next time. I bet it tastes even better cooked right. (krista)
Whole meal-Roasted vegetable tamale

Qrunch Burger
This was really very good! It's not "meaty," but the flavor was unique and tasty, and it is crispy/firm. It's made with quinoa, millet, and vegetables. I would buy this!

Tofurky Ground-Beef style
This is fairly similar to other ground beef style products, but I believe it also has mushrooms added? If I remember correctly. It's already seasoned, so it's fairly tasty. Not something I'd buy, but it tasted pretty good.

Tofurky Ground-Chorizo
Also similar to soyrizo, but not as good. I think this was a bit too mushy, with not as much flavor.

Helen's Kitchen Meat alternatives-Chorizo
This is a new product. Comparable to soyrizo, with good flavor. Soyrizo might be a bit spicier, but there was nothing off putting about this.

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Wayfare
Pig Out Whole Grain Bacony Bits
more intense flavor than soy bacon bits, a little cheesy, and best of all, doesn't have that TVP taste. Good stuff.

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Turtle Island tofurkey
Pepperoni slices
best pepperoni (not that there's a lot of competition). Big, thin slices, worked great on pizza (i put them underneath the sauce, not sure if they'd dry out otherwise). would get again.

ground-beef style
greasier than other fake ground beef, and a little different in that it's not TVP but made from whole soy flour. I wasn't sure it would taste like considering that, but it was fine in that regard. The pieces are drier/firmer than the Yves ground round stuff. Good flavor.

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