Review: Banquet Crock-pot Classics Meatballs in Stroganoff Sauce

I once again have yet another Crock-pot Classics review for all of you slow cooker fans out there (what’s that? there aren’t any slow cooker fans? oh, well, I’ll have to keep this short and sweet then). Since I didn’t take a picture myself (who thinks of a picture as they are rushing to throw ingredients into a slow cooker before work?) - and there aren’t any decent stock pics out there on the internet for me to borrow, this review will sadly go picture-less. Fortunately, the Meatballs in Stroganoff Sauce didn’t really meet my expectations, so I could say that in a way, it’s review doesn’t deserve a picture.

This slow cooker meal was just as easy to prepare as the other crock-pot classics that I’ve worked with in the past, but once again the time given by the directions for cooking the noodles was not enough, and I had to cook them for another 15-20 minutes before they were edible. Even after all of the extra cook time, the noodles had a weird texture, and didn’t quite compliment the stroganoff like they should have. The sauce was decent, not the best stroganoff flavor I’ve tried, and the meatballs were pretty good. Overall, none of the flavors were impressive.

Nothing in this meal had that slow-cooker feel, it seemed like a meal that I could have heated up on the stove in a few minutes. Despite all of the lackluster ingredients the meatballs in stroganoff sauce wasn’t terrible, and I ate my serving, but I’m definitely not motivated to pull the leftovers out of the fridge to finish it off (hopefully it doesn’t become one of those forgotten dishes, pushed to the back of the fridge, that slowly becomes unrecognizably covered in mold…). I don’t think I will purchase this crock-pot meal again in the future, and instead I will use a stroganoff recipe that I know I like more.

As a possible saving grace, Crystal liked this meal a lot more than I did, and she was even willing to eat some of the leftovers. I believe she liked the meatballs the best, which is understandable, as they were the best ingredient overall.

Banquet Crock-pot Classics Meatballs in Stroganoff Sauce: 2/5

Do you have a stroganoff recipe I should try? How about an easy meatball recipe? Do you want to see more crock-pot classics reviews in the future, or have I been boring the pants off of my audience with them since I started writing this blog?

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