The pros: Tasty and very different tasting ravioli. The outside of Trader Joe's Goat Cheese and Sundried Tomato Ravioli is a spinach pasta, the inside is a denser goat cheese that does taste a bit drier than a ricotta filling with finely chopped sun dried tomato pieces.
The cons: Goat cheese makes for a drier filling which makes it unexpected, especially when you are used to ricotta fillings. These were tolerable, but not my favorites in the refrigerated section.
The verdict: For $2.99 there are 3 healthy servings of ravioli. With so many great selections in the fresh pasta aisle, I would choose some of the other flavors over this one. I was excited to try this. I love goat cheese, I just didn't love it in this. I think a goat cheese filling needs to be mixed with something that has far more moisture so the filling becomes rich and creamy. Sundried tomatoes weren't the right choice in this case. If it had been a vegetable with goat cheese I would have given this two thumbs up. I probably won't be buying this flavor again.
The box of Trader Joe's Goat Cheese and Sundried Tomato Ravioli in the refrigerated section: 
The nutritional information:
How to prepare this:
The ingredients:
What's in the box:
What they looked like after being cooked
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Would I buy this again? I'll pass on buying these again. They were decent, but not great. The problem with the refrigerated pasta aisle is that so many great choices I really wanted more moisture in the middle. It was too dry. I don't want to have to drown a pasta in a sauce to compensate. I was really looking for that familiar goat cheese creaminess and it wasn't there for me on this product.
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I wonder if you would consider trying these again. I have had them twice recently, including tonight for dinner. I did not find them to be dry at all, in fact the goat cheese filling was quite creamy. I had them with a small amount (1/4 cup) of TJ’s Autumnal Pasta Sauce, and they were really good!
Hey Linda! They've changed the packaging and I'm not sure if they've changed the ingredients as well. So yes, it is only my list of items to revisit. Thanks for stopping by!
Didn’t enjoy these at all! The goat cheese was not creamy, or flavorful for that matter. The sundried tomatoes were mere flakes, again, with no flavor at all. Sum total was a complete fail: dry & flavorless, despite the tomato paste, olive oil, chili flakes, & honey that were added. As a reference, I’ve been preparing home-cooked dinners during the PAUSE/isolation for the last six weeks, and this was the only meal that wasn’t delicious!
Hey Ronni! Thanks so much for sharing. I was bummed out about these too. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to stop by. Please also stay safe.
I absolutely LOVE these. They're by far my favorite that they sell.
I’m so surprised by the reviews that are saying these are dry, the reason I buy these is because they’re creamy and rich tasting! I’ve seen mixed reviews so I am sure there could be an inconsistency trait when it comes to the filling. I eat them with Paesana roasted garlic tomato sauce and they are amazing every time.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Amanda!