Fast food doesn't get much faster than a frozen meal, straight from your freezer. Who needs a drive-thru when you have a walk-up? On a recent stroll through the frozen-food section at the grocery store, I spotted new breakfast items from Marie Callender's -- a brand with which I was intimately acquainted in my twenties (and which helped me achieve the largest pants size I ever wore) -- that I was too tempted to resist.
As far as frozen food goes, Marie Callender's is an overall quality brand. The meals are very "home style," focusing on pot pies, "comfort bakes," and rich dinners and desserts. When perusing the brand's website, I took note that they now offer "Under 500 Calorie" entrees; you can count on a thorough review of those in the near future.
But for now, let's take a look at two of Marie Callender's three breakfast sandwiches: Cheddar Biscuit with Sausage, Egg, and Cheddar, and the Flaky Croissant with Sausage, Egg and Monterey Jack.
In addition to the sandwiches, Marie Callender's also has breakfast pies and breakfast bakes, all in some combination of egg/cheese/protein. Vegetarians, you're out of luck. I grabbed the breakfast sandwiches because they are the most convenient, on-the-go meals, the closest to what one would order when going through a drive-thru.