Open nature savory skillets

BOISE, IDAHO – Albertson Cos. is offering consumers a meal solution to help solve the nightly eat-at-home dilemma. Albertsons is introducing its new flash-frozen Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals. The meals can be prepared in minutes using one pan.

“Our culinary experts have created easy and delicious meal solutions that make all of dinnertime – from prep, to the meal, to cleanup – more enjoyable for everyone,” said Chad Coester, senior vice president of Own Brands. “We know that this year especially, busy families are craving more variety at dinner time, and our savory skillet solutions deliver. While some of the staple flavors will always be available, we will continue to innovate and introduce new meals to help keep dinner new and fresh.”

The skillet meals feature on-trend flavors with natural ingredients that are free from antibiotics, artificial ingredients, flavors and colors.

“The delicious flavor, nutritional value, and freshness are locked in with a nitro flash-freezing technology called enrobing,” the company said. “As the name implies, the sauce is enrobed around the ingredients and dispenses as it cooks. No defrosting is needed, so these meals can go straight from the freezer to the dinner table in as little as 10 minutes.”

The easy-to-prepare meals are available now in the following flavors:

• Prime rib roast with mushroom gravy
• Chinese style beef with broccoli
• Shrimp scampi with pasta
• Four cheese mac n cheese
• Mexican style pulled pork with pineapple
• Beef stew with vegetables
• Chicken marsala meatballs
• Chicken tikka masala
• Pork roast stroganoff
• Seafood and andouille sausage jambalaya
• Lobster tortellini
• Texas brisket fried rice

The new skillet meals join Albertson’s Own Brands portfolio, which includes ready-to-eat, ready-to-heat and ready-to-cook options.

The new Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals, as well as the rest of its Own Brands products are found exclusively at Albertsons Companies stores including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Haggen.

Albertsons' Savory Skillet Meals Can Be Quickly Prepared in One Pan

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At a time when people are spending an increased amount of time in the kitchen, Albertsons Companies is introducing flash-frozen skillet meals that can be made in one pan in a matter of minutes. The Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals are made with natural ingredients and no artificial ingredients, flavors or colors, treating people to eat-at-home meals that are not only packed with nutrients but also natural benefits. Prepared with nitro flash-frozen with enrobing technology, the one-pan skillet meals release sauce as they cook, so that no defrosting is required.

The Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals for two are available in a dozen different varieties, including Chinese style beef with broccoli, Pork roast stroganoff and Lobster tortellini. These meals were created to simplify prep, meal-making and cleanup in the kitchen, leaving more time for food to be enjoyed.

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NEW at Safeway you&#;ll find Open Nature Savory Skillets. All-natural entrees for two in 11 globally-inspired gourmet flavors. 

There are days when you need to get dinner on the table in minutes and you don&#;t have time to prep, cook, and clean, that&#;s where NEW Open Nature Savory Skillets come in handy!

Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals are ready in minutes using just one pan. While they are designed to feed two people, realistically I think they are for 1 and a half, or 2 kids, unless served with a substantial side. 

Featuring on-trend flavors, restaurant-quality presentation, and taste, the convenient meals use only high-quality natural ingredients that are free from antibiotics and artificial ingredients, flavors, or colors.

That&#;s called a win, win, win in my book!

“Our culinary experts have created easy and delicious meal solutions that make all dinner time – from prep to the meal, to cleanup – more enjoyable for everyone,” said Chad Coester, Senior Vice President of Own Brands. “We know that this year especially, busy families are craving more variety at dinner time, and our savory skillet solutions deliver.  While some of the staple flavors will always be available, we will continue to innovate and introduce new meals to help keep dinner new and fresh.”

The delicious flavor, nutritional value, and freshness are locked in with a nitro flash-freezing technology called enrobing.  You&#;ll see the term on the bag and wonder what that means. 

As the name implies, the sauce is enrobed around the ingredients and dispenses as it cooks. No defrosting is needed, and there is no need to add water, so these meals can go straight from the freezer to the dinner table in as little as ten minutes.

Open Nature Savory Skillets Flavors

The skillet meals are definitely gourmet tasting and available in unique flavor combinations that you won&#;t find elsewhere unless you make it fresh at home. 

With all-natural ingredients and no artificial anything &#; you can feel good about serving the meals to your family. 

The easy-to-prepare meals are inspired by traditional home cooking, restaurant favorites, and global cuisine flavors. The following flavors are available now:

• Beef Stew With Vegetables  &#; Chunks of tender pulled beef with potatoes, carrots, celery, peas in a savory stew sauce.

• Chinese Style Beef with Broccoli has tender prime rib beef roast with broccoli in a soy and sesame oil sauce.

• Chicken Tikka Masala has pulled white meat chicken in a spiced tomato curry-style sauce with vegetables. 

• Four Cheese Mac &#;n Cheese has pipette pasta in a creamy four-cheese sauce consisting of cream cheese, Monterey Jack, white cheddar, and fontina.

• Lobster Tortellini &#; lobster-filled tortellini pasta in pink tarragon flavored tomato sauce. 

• Mexican Style Pulled Pork with Pineapple has deliciously seasoned pulled pork with a chipotle-based sauce, pineapple tidbits and green onions

• Pork Roast Stroganoff has roasted pork with mushrooms, onions and spaetzle pasta in a sour cream and dijon mustard-based sauce

• Prime Rib Roast with Mushroom Gravy has perfectly seasoned prime rib beef roast with gravy, onions, and mushrooms. 

• Seafood and Andouille Sausage Jambalaya &#; tender shrimp, scallops, and andouille sausage with bell peppers, onions, celery, and white rice in a tomato cream sauce. 

• Shrimp Scampi with Pasta has savory shrimp in white wine, lemon, butter, and cream with tomatoes, leeks and farfalle pasta

• Southwest Texas Brisket Fried Rice has beef brisket, uncured bacon (no nitrates or nitrites added, other than that naturally occurring in celery and sea salt), corn, carrots, peas, and white rice in a chipotle and tomato-based sauce.

The Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals, are found exclusively at Safeway and Albertsons Companies stores. 

Review of Open Nature Skillet Meals

I&#;m not one who normally buys prepared frozen meals, other than pizza &#; but I was impressed with the list of clean ingredients in each package and the ease of preparation before buying.  The flavor combinations are unique and fit for foodies.  If you are watching your sodium, as with all prepared frozen foods, be sure to watch the portions.

My family and I tried the brisket fried rice and it was delicious &#; it has bits of uncured bacon and smoky beef brisket enrobed in a slightly spicy tomato sauce paired with rice and veggies. The first flavor you get is the smoky bacon, then the tender beef brisket in the slightly spicy chipotle tomato sauce. 

 It was ready in 7 minutes and the kiddos devoured it. 

We also tried the lobster tortellini and oh my goodness, it was heavenly.  The kids ate the tortellini straight from the skillet before it even hit the plates &#; with everyone fighting over the last few pieces. 

I cooked the tortellini for 8 minutes over medium heat and the sauce had caramelized onto each tortellini, which completely made the dish!  If you want it saucier, cook at a lower temp for the creamy sauce. 

This will be on repeat at my house on busy nights!

Soft pillowy tortellini is stuffed with lobster and cheese then topped with a delicious pink tarragon sauce&#;  can you say gourmet meal right there?  SO GOOD!  Serve with a steamed veggie or a simple salad to get dinner on the table in under 10 minutes.

Where Can I find the Open Nature Skillets? 

The meals are available at select Safeway stores and on sale now for $ a package through June.   You&#;ll save $ over the base price of $ 

You can find the skillet meals in the freezer aisle at most stores, or the meat department at other larger format stores. 

Check out the other new innovations from Open Nature that we&#;ve reviewed here:

NEW Open Nature Fresh Cauliflower Crust Pizza in Safeway Deli

Open Nature Almond Butter Granola

NEW Open Nature Peanut Butter & Berry Sandwich Bars

Epic Keto Charcuterie Board for Low Carb Snacking featuring Open Nature Parm Crisps

Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below once you try the skillet meals. 

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BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 23, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As more meals are eaten at home, Albertsons Companies is lending the home cook a hand with the new flash-frozen Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals.

Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals are ready in minutes using just one pan. Featuring on-trend flavors, restaurant quality presentation and taste, the convenient meals use only high-quality natural ingredients that are free from antibiotics and artificial ingredients, flavors, or colors.

“Our culinary experts have created easy and delicious meal solutions that make all of dinnertime – from prep, to the meal, to cleanup – more enjoyable for everyone,” said Chad Coester, Senior Vice President of Own Brands. “We know that this year especially, busy families are craving more variety at dinner time, and our savory skillet solutions deliver. While some of the staple flavors will always be available, we will continue to innovate and introduce new meals to help keep dinner new and fresh.”

The delicious flavor, nutritional value, and freshness are locked in with a nitro flash-freezing technology called enrobing. As the name implies, the sauce is enrobed around the ingredients and dispenses as it cooks. No defrosting is needed, so these meals can go straight from the freezer to the dinner table in as little as ten minutes.

The skillet meals add more depth to the company's lineup of convenient meal solutions offered by its Own Brands portfolio – which includes ready-to-eat, ready-to-heat, and ready-to-cook options. Along with in-store availability, customers can order them for delivery or pick up through the company's websites and e-commerce apps.

The easy-to-prepare meals are inspired by traditional home cooking, restaurant favorites, and global cuisine flavors. The following flavors are available now:

• Prime rib roast with mushroom gravy
• Chinese style beef with broccoli
• Shrimp scampi with pasta
• Four cheese mac n cheese
• Mexican style pulled pork with pineapple
• Beef stew with vegetables
• Chicken marsala meatballs
• Chicken tikka masala
• Pork roast stroganoff
• Seafood and andouille sausage jambalaya
• Lobster tortellini
• Texas brisket fried rice

Own Brands products, including the Open Nature Savory Skillet Meals, are found exclusively at Albertsons Companies stores, which is comprised of 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Haggen.

About Albertsons Companies
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs. The Company is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the Company gave $ million in food and financial support. In , the Company made a $53 million commitment to community hunger relief efforts and a $5 million commitment to organizations supporting social justice. These efforts have helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, social justice, and programs for people with disabilities and veterans' outreach.