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Test What are pasta boxes worth?

Mini penne with Bolognese sauce:5/10 La Cuisine d’Océane, €2.45 ​​

WE love. Good and original, since the sauce contains oregano, unlike the traditional Bolognese recipe (but suddenly, it doesn't taste like Bolognese either...). Good to know:la Cuisine d’Océane offers lots of different recipes. But… The penne are really too small and the result, sticky. And the sauce is really strong.

Fusilli with vegetables:6/10 Barilla, €2.99

WE love. The pasta is perfectly cooked. And the sauce is separate:you have to mix it with the pasta. But… The tomato paste gives a slightly acid taste to the sauce. As it's a dish and not a box, you burn your fingers removing the lid, and... no fork.

Organic ricotta spinach ravioli:4/10 Bjorg, €3.79

WE love. Organic ingredients, a good initiative. In addition, the dish is much lower in calories than the others:275 kcal, with only 9 g of fat! It keeps in a cupboard. But… Difficult to reheat because it is compact. It is a bit bland and the color of the dish is not very appetizing.

Chicken with satay sauce:7/10 Sodebo, €3.40

WE love. Fresh pasta! The beautiful color of the sauce is enticing and this chicken recipe is good. Note that in addition to the traditional boxes (carbonara, cheese, etc.), Sodebo offers 8 recipes from around the world. But… The pasta is soft, like overcooked. Which makes the whole thing a tad sticky.

Penne salmon:6.5/10 Lustucru, €3.30

WE love. The whole is correct. Nothing to report. But… Once warmed, the cream sauce makes the whole thing dense:the pasta clumps together. In addition, the taste is a little too industrial, and there is not enough salmon. Too bad…

Penne ham and boursin cheese:8/10 Fleury Michon, €3.30

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WE love. The recipe is simple. It almost feels like it's homemade:the pasta is cooked just enough. Well done ! But… Maybe a little too much cream and garlic. It is also the most caloric box:571 kcal with almost 30 g of lipids. Thanks to Michèle Nacmias from Roberta, Italian home caterer (01 45 22 00 58 or www.robertacafe.com).