You’ll Never Guess Which Celebrity Chef Just Launched a Line of Frozen Dinners

Celebrity chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagasse have done it. Celebrities like Stanley Tucci and Dolly Parton have done it. We’re talking about lending their name and culinary talents to foods you can find in the grocery store.

Now Scottish celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, owner of Michelin-starred restaurants and host of the long-running cooking competition show “Hell’s Kitchen,” has entered the fray. His first-ever frozen food line, called By Chef Ramsay, is coming exclusively to Walmart, and he shared the details with "People." 

Gordon Ramsay's Frozen '5-Star Dishes' for Home Chefs

The famous chef told People that he’s “elated” to share his favorite dishes, and he hopes “they inspire the home chef in everyone.” 

The brand’s website calls the eight varieties of frozen meals “5-star dishes.” The dishes include:

• Fish and Chips
• Lasagna with Bolognese Sauce
• Lemon Caper Chicken
• Four Cheese Macaroni
• Mushroom Risotto
• Shepherd’s Pie
• Slow Roasted Beef
• Chicken Pot Pie

We haven’t had the opportunity to try any of these frozen meals yet, so we’ll reserve judgment. But in the back of our minds we’re thinking that there’s never been a frozen lasagna as good as a homemade lasagna, ever, and unless Ramsay has pulled off a miracle, we’re skeptical about the five-star description. 

The Internet Reacts to Gordon Ramsay's Frozen Meals

We may be (mostly) reserving judgment, but the internet isn’t, of course. Instagram’s The Impulsive Buy posted a photo of two of the meals, the Risotto and the Four Cheese Macaroni, each with a $5.94 price tag. Followers reacted to the fact that the celebrity chef chose to create frozen meals, or as one follower put it, “Boujee tv dinners.”

“I am really shocked he released these. I feel like we're being punked or he lost a bet,” said one commenter. Another said, “I can’t believe he’d put his name on something like this lol he hates frozen meals??”

One commenter had the chance to try one of the meals but didn’t have anything nice to say about it. “I got the mac&cheese one. Definitely not worth 6$. I was not impressed,” she said.

Chef Ramsay, once told “Bon Appetit” that he wouldn’t eat any frozen meal because they all taste the same, and it’s easy to prepare “a quick meal using fresh produce, such as a simple stir-fry.”

So if you’re Chef Ramsay, and you choose to put your face on the box of frozen meals, people will be surprised, dismayed, and expect something much better than what’s already out there. We'll be waiting to see how this new frozen dinner line does and if it lives up to the Gordon Ramsay name.