Skip This Cheap Aldi Frozen Breakfast Unless You Want A Watery Mess

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Customers around the world love Aldi for its affordable groceries, which are so cheap because of Aldi's private label brands. That said, just because products are cheap doesn't mean they're worth buying. We amassed a list of cheap Aldi products you should avoid at all costs, and the Breakfast Best brand Sausage and Gravy Breakfast Bowl is one breakfast you should skip.

The picture on the box is egregiously deceiving, depicting a bowl brimming with home fries, sausage crumbles, eggs, and melted cheese. We microwaved the breakfast bowl according to the directions, and the center remained frozen. Even after thawing the rest of the bowl out with extra time in the microwave, the result was watery and bland. The potatoes were soft and flavorless, the sausage was underwhelming, and the gravy did nothing but drown the rest of the ingredients in slop, further contributing to its off-putting texture.

The selling point of these breakfast bowls is that they're little more than 2 dollars per bowl, beating out competitor brands like Jimmy Dean. But, we'd much rather pay the name-brand price to enjoy a breakfast bowl that's tasty and cohesive. Potatoes that have disintegrated into watery pulp, dotted with chewy mystery meat, and covered in plasticy cheese are not how we want to start our day.

One YouTube review of Aldi's Breakfast Best brand Sausage and Gravy Breakfast Bowl lamented the lack of heat and flavor despite the bowl being a filling and hearty breakfast. Redditors echo that sentiment but still buy the bowl as a jumping-off point to more flavorful breakfast dishes. For example, one Redditor said, "I use them to make breakfast tacos or burritos...Just heat up the bowl, then either two good sized burritos or three good sized tacos. I add some shredded cheese and taco sauce." If you're looking for a flavorful taco sauce, we think the cilantro lime salsa is an Aldi product worth buying. Other Redditors beef up the protein content and luxury component by topping the bowl with fried eggs. Even just "addi[ng] Ranch seasoning" as one Redditor recommended, or a dash or two of Cholula as another Redditor recommends, is enough to improve upon Breakfast Best's bland breakfast bowls.

That said, if you're looking for a breakfast that you don't have to doctor up, we ranked the Millville Cranberry & Almond Protein Crunchy Granola as one of our favorite protein-packed Aldi products. In fact, the Millville private label is thought to be supplied by Post, so you can find many cheaper versions of your favorite breakfast cereals on Aldi's aisle.