Lean Cuisine has made the leap into breakfast entrees. They have 2 new breakfast paninis, both under 300 calories. Each package contains a half sandwich that cooks in your microwave on a crisping disk.
Not being a pork sausage fan, I tried the Denver-style panini. Each piece of the sandwich had a generous amount of filling. My sandwich looked much different than the box picture. The shape of the bread was different and mine was missing the beautiful panini grill markings.
The flavor was quite good and I’d definitely try it again. There was lots of filing and even the bread flavor was good. My only disappointment was that the bread didn’t crisp at all. While the temperature was good, the bread ended up feeling oily. Perhaps the time listed on the box isn’t adequate for the crisping process. Next time I’ll extend it a little bit.
Given that Lean Cuisine does such a great job with their microwave pizzas, I’m not sure why they needed the extra oil for the panini bread. A drier bread would have made it much easier to eat at my desk.
So give it a try and let me know what you think. Is the oil on the bread a turn off for you? Or did yours crisp up like it was suppose to?
Hopefully this is a product that will just keep getting better.
- Renee
Breakfast Panini Nutrition Information
Denver-style breakfast Panini: scrambled egg whites, honey ham, peppers, onions and cheddar cheese sauce on Parmesan-flavored multigrain bread.
| Calories | Fat(g) | Saturated Fat(g) | Fiber(g) | Protein(g) |
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| 270 | 8 | 2.5 | 5 | 14 |
Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Panini: scrambled egg whites, sausage, cheddar and reduced fat mozzarella cheeses and sweet maple sauce on cinnamon-flavored multigrain bread.
| Calories | Fat(g) | Saturated Fat(g) | Fiber(g) | Protein(g) |
|---|
| 280 | 7 | 2.5 | 5 | 14 |
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I am not really a frozen food type of person.. maybe the hubby.... looks not too bad though.