Sweet Earth Gluten Free Vegan Frozen Cacio e Pepe - 9oz

so I was running into target to grab a few things and I was low on frozen dinners for my husband's lunch. These were approximately four dollars each so I grabbed a bunch. So far each day that my husband brings to work one of these sweet earth frozen dinners I get a message " EMGRD this cacio e pepe from sweet earth tastes like mushy cardboard with lots of pepper to mask it. The peas don't even taste like peas." then he said he hopes they weren't expensive and I told him the box is approximately four dollars. Then he responded "They can probably make a whole case of them for $4. The packaging is probably more expensive to mfg than the food" so that's my honest review. My husband is pretty tolerant and doesn't complain about much and for him to actually message me, then it has to be pretty awful. He then offered me too Ethan myself and I'm like yeah right with all these awful reviews on targets website as well as his personal awful review I don't intend on eating any of them.

Hot, wet cardboard. Not good at all.

No this tastes like puke.

For a gluten free and dairy free option, this is delicious!!

The smell alone almost made me vomit immediately & I’m not one to be picky about food lol. This was terrible.

I forced myself to take a second bite and it was worse than the first. Tastes like chemicals, and I typically love this brand.

I was very excited to try this. I couldn’t even enjoy it. Took 2 bites and threw it away. Very bland and bitter. Not worth the money.

For something claiming to be made with a black pepper sauce this was one of the most bland things I have ever eaten and what little flavor it had wasn't good. Skip this one, it's not worth the money or calories.

i bought this in an attempt to persuade myself away from ordering the vegan pasta dish at the local pizza place that is 3x the price and likely 5x+ the calories. it was okay. honestly, the sauce had almost no flavor, not even salt, but the pasta and veggies were pretty good. a fairly minuscule portion size, but i’ve had many sweet earth products in the past so i knew to expect that. again, it was okay. it’s a frozen meal, it’s never going to be gourmet, but for the price and convenience, i might keep a couple in the freezer for mostly-satisfying those cravings.

Displeasing taste with too many peas. Typically I enjoy peas, but these taste of old, back of the cabinet, lost for a decade canned peas. If you are truly hungry and this is in your freezer, it will give you calories and macronutrients, in a quick and convenient manner. Will not be purchasing again.

I tried this once before and really liked it. I hadn't seen it stocked for a while, so once it was back, I bought two as part of a 25%-off sale. I'm several bites in with the mostly full bowl next to me and I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it. I don't know what changes they made, but this now smells and tastes like blue cheese - a far cry from parmesan.

This tasted really bitter and gross

I can't give this less than 4 stars. Even though I wasn't a huge fan. Because the sauce was great, the veggies tasted fresh, it cooked well -- However, the noodles were just so icky! Lol! However, I know that this is a HIGH PROTEIN chickpea noodle and full of iron and fiber. Totally amazing, and even though I wasn't really enjoying the noodles much, I would still buy this again for the benefits of protein and iron.

Very good! Love the sauce. I added seared chicken because im not vegan. Great quick meal

i’d give it zero stars if i could

My first reaction was how terrible it smelled. My second reaction was the taste. Just yuck! I threw it out.

This meal was very disappointing. Everything was extremely bland except for the black pepper, which was overkill and all you could taste. It also only had two very small pieces of broccoli. This is my first time trying a Sweet Earth product, but won't again. If you're looking for other plant based brands, I would suggest Tattooed Chef or Eathos. Target carries both and the food is top tier.

Tastes awful and nothing like cacio pepe

I would not guess this is vegan! I do not eat a vegan diet, but find I feel better when I limit gluten & dairy in my diet: this solves both!

I must not be very picky, for 5 bucks and some change, this was a perfectly acceptable lunch, and pretty decent portion size. I would buy again