Chef Boyardee Chef Boyardee Mac & Cheese, 15 oz

I bought for food storage/prepps. Not too bad. Not the greatest tasting but its ok. 350 calories per can and 11g of protein for $1. Definitely worth having for an emergency if on a budget. Its easy to digest too. Unlike tomato based pasta its easy on my stomach and doesn't trigger my acid reflex. Good emergency food for the pantry. It would probably taste better warm but I'm consuming it room temperature and its ok. Great nutrition to cost. Would be good for prepping, camping or a quick easy meal. I'm very happy with this product.

HAS PULL-TAB FOR EASY OPENING. FOR PREMADE MAC N CHEESE, THIS IS PERFECTLY GOOD. EVEN STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAN, ALL IT COULD DO WAS REMARK THAT EATING IT (RELATIVELY) COLD IS GREAT IN THIS HOT WEATHER! ORDERED ON A MONDAY NIGHT AND GOT IT TUESDAY MID-AFTERNOON. SO FAR AMAZON'S GROCERIES ARE A GOOD DEAL WITH MANY THOUGH NOT ALL PRICES COMPETITIVE COMPARED TO WINCO. IT'S NICE TO HAVE HEAVY CANS DELIVERED!

I’m giving this canned nausea 4/5 stars because it’s exactly what it’s supposed to be, and not what it’s not supposed to be; that’s good mac n cheese and edible. So, in an absolute rush, I accidentally ordered 6 cans of this sadness in order to meet the minimum for overnight early morning shipping on a fine (quality, not nib size, that’s medium, if you’re curious) Hongdian M2 fountain pen, with which I was able to write endless prose on the experience of consuming 6 agonizing cans of this … is it legal—nay, moral, to call it pasta? “But, why?” My children asked as I plowed through can after can, only 2 heated, the other 4 straight out of the can like Job proving his faith to the God that is Chef Boyardee. To which I responded quite seriously remembering and longing for my Army field training days in which MREs (Meal, Ready to eat) were our primary source of calories, so many calories crammed into each “meal” they had no room left for flavor, probably for the best I suppose, “Kids,” said I, “sometimes in life you have to eat what’s there just to put calories in your face so you don’t starve.” They looked at me strangely, undoubtedly thinking starvation may have been the better choice. But I plowed on, confident that at the least my body would have very little trouble ridding itself of the “food,” what with the clear similarity between its starting and ending states. Now I have eaten school style, large batch baked mac n cheese on both coasts and the Midwest, pressure cooked, convenience store, microwaveable, tv dinner, every brand name and store brands (my typical favorite), shells, elbow, spiral, various franchise characters shapes, and this is, hands down, the winner for the worst Mac n cheese I have ever in my 46 years, eaten. THAT is why it gets 4/5 stars. It is sooo good at being bad, there must have been a concerted effort put forth to achieve this. God bless you, Chef Boyardee, wherever you are.

I was genuinely excited for my can of Chef Boyardee Macaroni and Cheese after reading how excited the reviews were, and the cheap price was perfect to top me off for free shipping! I even got my brother and sister in with the hype, and before long, we all eagerly awaited the arrival of all fifteen ounces of cheesy goopy goodness. The smell is interesting enough - Some mix of factory chemicals and old lactose, but I'm not one to judge a book by its cover. Pouring your can of Chef Boyardee Macaroni and Cheese is an experience in itself, first comes that bright yellow sauce, then each plop of clumpy soggy noodle. And if the smell and sight don't put you off guard enough, the first bite is more than enough to catch you in surprise. At first, it's that enveloping of chemicals you smelled before. The flavor evolves - typically a fascinating event in the world of food, but a Lovecraftian tale in your unfortunate, cheesed scenario - The goopiness of the noodles leave some strange feeling on your innocent tongue, and the sauce a greasy film, but the texture is only the start. There is no lovely cheesy flavor within your can of Chef Boyardee Macaroni and Cheese, but the sauce is instead very comparable to earwax. And of course, once the association is made, there will be no return to the safety of factory-made chemicals. Expect each bite afterwards to be a constant flooding of earwax-flavored, cheese-impersonating meld of disappointment. I cannot believe Chef Boyardee is capable of creating such an entity, and I find myself honestly impressed. Just not impressed enough to give their signature Macaroni and Cheese more than one star here. Did I enjoy the product? No. The experience? maybe. Does fifteen ounces become a *lot* to eat when you realize how much you dislike the product, but you insist on doing so because you'd feel bad wasting a dollar and a can of food by pouring it down the drain? Yes. Will I buy this again? Absolutely.

The biggest benefit of this is getting it ready made from the can, so no need to add water or boil the noodles. The flavor is the least desirable thing about it. It's pretty bland with a bit of tanginess that I assume to be cheese-like but ends up tasting kind of weird especially compared to Kraft Mac and Cheese which I consider to taste excellent. Texture is a little mushy, but I kind of expected it coming from a can. It's pretty cheap, so I would say try it, but don't expect too much.

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Great to have on the shelf, for a quick lunch

Things like this are always in my pantry. Easy to warm up, taste reasonably good, and lasts a long time. When Helene went through, we were without power for a while, and these worked great. A little salty though, but the kids like it. It is what it is. For backup pantries, you won't find organic fresh market stuff that will last more than a week. I always check salt content for what I purchase, so I ten toward beans now.