For our second review of Gastro Gnome, we picked up a bag of Gastro Gnome Shepherd’s Pie.
This is a far more positive review for their meals than our first. Let’s get that out of the way.
If you see this box, in your mail box, it might make you a wee bit happy. It is a cute design.
At $19.25, this isn’t the most expensive we have reviewed, but it is on the high end.
However, the ingredient list is clean – and you will pay for not eating cheap fillers. It’s pretty close to what one would use at home!
Ingredients:
Potato, Ground Beef, Tomato (Diced Tomato, Tomato Juice, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid), Onion, Sour Cream, Chicken Stock (Chicken, Onion, Celery, Carrot, Spices), Pea, Celery, Red Wine (Grape, Yeast, Sulfur Dioxide), Heavy Cream, Olive Oil, Butter, Garlic, Parsley, Worcestershire Sauce (Vinegar, Molasses, Sugar, Onion, Anchovy, Garlic, Tamarind Extract, Natural Flavors), Chive, Salt, Rosemary Extract (Canola Oil, Rosemary Extract), Black Pepper, Thyme. Contains: Milk, Fish (Anchovy)
Nutritional Stats:
Serving size 1 pouch (170g)
Calories: 815
Total fat 46g (59%)
Saturated Fat 20g (100%)
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 138mg (46%)
Sodium 1125mg (49%)
Total Carbohydrate 68g (25%)
Dietary Fiber 9g (32%)
Total Sugar 11g (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
Protein 32g (64%)
Dry ingredients.
Following the directions, I added the water called for. Anything with mashed potatoes requires a lot of stirring – so you don’t dry dust pockets. Once done, seal and let sit – I gave it 15 minutes.
I enjoyed this meal, as did my oldest. It’s definitely a “rib-sticker” meal that fills you up. It might not look glamorous, but the flavor was good. My only complaint was that it could have been a little less salty. It’s not awful at 1125 mg (there are far higher sodium level shepherd pies out there for sure), I am just personally used to meals at around 700 being my top. But this meal is a great choice on hot days, when you need both sodium and potassium. Everything rehydrated well.
I would definitely recommend this dish.
~Sarah
FTC Disclaimer: We paid for the product reviewed here.