A while back, we checked out the Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Roll-Ups. While we didn’t fall head-over-heels for them, we did think they were, if nothing else, fun. Back then, we knew there was at least one more variety of Roll-Ups to try, but we scoured our local grocery stores with little success in locating any of them.
If that sounds weird to you, just consider that we reviewed this breakfast treat back at the end of 2019. Shortly after that, the COVID-19 pandemic would start wreaking havoc on supply chains. So it makes sense that back then we were unable to find more of these Jimmy Dean breakfast items for so long.
Well, the funniest thing happened the other day. We spotted the Jimmy Dean Egg, Ham & Cheese Biscuit Roll-Ups while we were out getting groceries — we weren’t even out looking specifically for frozen foods, just picking up some essentials.
Now it feels like we can finally fill in a piece that was missing from the puzzle that is our Jimmy Dean review catalog. Needless to say, we scampered to the checkout and brought these puppies straight to the Freezer Meal Frenzy office.
As you can see in the image above, these come sealed together in a single bag; they’re not individually wrapped. And if you look a little more closely, you’ll notice that these roll-ups aren’t really that big. And if you look even more closely (closely-er?), you might even notice that our bag contained nine roll-ups, despite the box claiming there should only be eight. Score!
Cooking these is super simple. Pull one or two roll-ups out of the bag, plop them onto a microwave-safe plate, and then nuke them for 30-40 seconds (for one roll-up) or 50-60 seconds (for two roll-ups). We cooked two roll-ups at once and found the 60-second mark to be perfect, but your microwave might vary. (If you want to read the full cooking instructions straight off the box, check out the package scans at the bottom of this review.)
It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that the microwave isn’t exactly kind to the biscuit shells. These do end up a bit soggier than desirable when you cook them this way. However, that’s not enough to ruin them. Plus, they do dry out a little bit when you let them cool for a minute or two. We would, of course, like to try baking these in the oven sometime, though the box doesn’t give instructions for doing that.
As for flavor, though, these are pretty delicious. The ham has the perfect amount of sweetness to bring out the sweet undertones in the biscuit shell without making this taste like a dessert. It works super well, and we found these to be delightfully craveable little treats.
Then there’s just a dab of cheddar cheese to serve as a little bit of a contrast to that sweetness. While we would be interested to see what, say, a swiss cheese might taste like here, cheddar was a good choice.
The box considers two roll-ups to be a single serving. If you stick with that amount, you’ll be gulping down 240 calories and 720 mg of sodium. While that doesn’t seem too bad, keep in mind that even two of these makes for a pretty small serving, and a person could easily chomp four or more of these in a sitting. Those numbers look quite a bit larger when you double them (to 480 calories and 1,440 mg of sodium).
The Jimmy Dean Egg, Ham & Cheese Biscuit Roll-Ups are a lot better than we were expecting them to be. While we thought the sausage version was just alright, the ham version really brings together a satisfying breakfasty combo of flavors. We definitely think we’ll be picking up more of these in the future.
To learn more about the nutrition content, ingredients, or cooking instructions for these frozen breakfast rolls, check out our package scans below.
