#prepared-foods

#prepared-foods

Recently, at least once a day, you can find me singing: "Pass the cranberry sauce, we're having mashed potatoes!" in my best Linda Belcher voice. It's a compulsion that I don't try to control - just like the carb-loading you'll also find me engaging in around this time of year. My favorite part of Thanksgiving is undoubtedly the sides. Mac and cheese, stuffing, cornbread - you name it, I'm probably eating it. And while I usually opt for homemade everything, Trader Joe's got me curious: Can pre-made Thanksgiving foods stack up to the DIY versions?

Six people have been confirmed dead and 25 others have been hospitalized due to a listeria outbreak linked to pre-cooked pasta meals sold at Trader Joes and other major stores across the country. RELATED: New listeria recall: California-grown peaches According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has spread to 18 states, including California, Illinois, Florida and Washington, and is believed to be tied to prepared pasta meals by Nate's Fine Foods that had previously been recalled.

We ranked the sandwiches according to flavor, freshness, and structure. Believe it or not, the egg salad sandwich was a clear winner. Called the Simply Egg Salad Sandwich, this sandwich certainly lived up to its name as it consisted of nothing more than egg salad between two slices of white bread. Even the egg salad was a basic combination of eggs, mayo, and Dijon mustard. The creamy, savory eggs with that sweet, tangy Dijon made for a well-balanced taste.

Momofuku's instant noodles first dropped in 2021 and have expanded to include five different flavors, highlighting a focus on high-quality sauces and air-dried noodles.