I tried Iceland’s Christmas dinner in a box for £25 but there was a big disappointment
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COOKING Christmas dinner is stressful as you try and work out all the timings but that's why I was excited to try Iceland's festive feast in a box. For £25 the frozen food supermarket is selling a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The box, which works out at £6.25 per head, has a stuffed turkey joint wrapped in bacon, honey roast parsnips, carrots, gravy, 12 pigs in blankets and Brussels sprouts with bacon.
It was amazingly easy to cook as you can whack it all in the microwave or oven. Some items, including the Brussels sprouts, can be cooked in a pan. I was impressed with the turkey joint wrapped in bacon. I was worried that cooking from frozen would mean I ended up with a dry bird - but it was moist and succulent.
The pigs in blankets were super herby and you really can't go wrong with crispy bacon. I did find the vegetables a bit of a disappointment. Despite pan frying the sprouts they ended up a bit mushy. The carrots were described as "carrot baubles in a parsley and chive butter", which sounds super fancy - but they didn't crisp up how I like them.
And the spuds - usually the star of the show on my plate - were a real let down. I did like the parsnips, they had a great crunch. Iceland says the box is a "luxury" dinner for four - but I found the portion sizes quite small. You might get away with it if you're feeding two children, but I'd say it wasn't quite big enough for a group of four adults.
