Review: Uncle Ben’s
Do you have an Uncle Ben? We all have a favorite Uncle that has a secret recipe or way of cooking. Does he share his secrets with you without having to kill you? Well I am trying a box of rice from my ‘Corporate Uncle Ben.’ He has released two new recipes. They are boxed rice and spices all in one. You only have to follow the intructions for perfect rice.
I got a press release and an opportunity to read all about Uncle Ben’s new rice. The nutrition facts are very healthy! If you are on a Low Fat and/or Cholesterol type of regime, the numbers are impressive. There was no mention of bacon at all. The only thing now is, how does it taste?
Ms. Goofy and I followed the Instructions to a T! We added 2-1/4 cups of water with 1 Tsp butter and let it simmer for 25 minutes. We let it rest for another 10 minutes (not in the instructions).
We were sampling the “Herb Roasted Chicken” flavored rice. Ms. Goofy was not impressed. She said it did not have a lot of flavor and she did not like the texture. It was to chewy for her. She also said the flavor was bland. There was no herb flavor that shined.
What do I think? I grew up on boxed Macaroni and Cheese. I always like convenience foods like this. You can always add stuff to this mix. I was not impressed by the flavor and thought it was bland as well. I think this is a vehicle for kicking up a notch. If it is was on sale, though, I would buy it.
