Knorr Sides Plus Veggies Review

My ten-year-old son and I were at the grocery store when we came across Knorr Sides Plus Veggies.  Surprisingly, my son asked if we could buy some.  I thought to myself "my son wants vegetables?"  Then I realized that it was the combination of veggies and spiral pasta that caught his eye.  I agreed to buy a couple of packages of the Roasted Garlic, Olive Oil & Broccoli Rotini since they were only about $1.59 a pouch. 

What is this stuff?

These nourishing side dishes are made with either pasta or rice mixed with two full servings of vegetables like carrots, green beans, peas, corn, or broccoli.  There is a pretty good variety to choose from that include Southwestern Style Rice, Cheddar Rice with Broccoli & Carrots, Roasted Chicken Rice with Harvest Vegetables, Teriyaki Noodles with Asian Style Vegetables, Roasted Garlic, Olive Oil & Broccoli Rotini and Alfredo Pasta Primavera.  All flavors contain a decent amount of vitamins, calcium, and Iron.

What we thought about it...

This side dish was very easy to prepare because there are no ingredients to add except for a little olive oil that is optional.  I just basically had to boil water, stir in the contents of the package, and continue boiling for ten minutes.  After it sat for about two minutes, I just had to stir and it was done.  It can also be prepared in the microwave just as easy.  I served Chicken Breasts with the side of Roasted Garlic, Olive Oil & Broccoli Rotini.  My ten-year-old son who was the one who wanted me to buy this product was the first one to not like it.  He took one bite and knew right away that he didn't like it.  The flavor was mostly that of broccoli and bland at best.  Although it wasn't very flavorful, after adding some salt, pepper and a little butter, it was much better.  All of us pretty much have the same opinion about the taste and I don't think I would try this flavor again.  There are still five others to choose from so we will try another and hopefully will have better results.

My Final Viewpoint...

Knorr Sides Plus Veggies is a nourishing side dish that will compliment most meat or poultry dinners.  I like that these side dishes contain two full servings of vegetables but was not overly impressed with the taste of the Broccoli and Rotini flavor that we tried.  I'm not so sure that I would recommend this particular flavor but will say that one of the other flavors may be worth a try.  I am going with a 3 star rating on this one because it wasn't bad just a little bland for our tastes.