Multi-component packaging system and apparatus

A microwavable container system comprising:

• a base container defining an interior cavity having an interior volume, wherein the interior cavity includes a first food component and is adapted to receive a fluid;
• and
• a cover selectively engaged with the base container, the cover including:
• a top surface, the top surface having a brim portion, the brim portion being disposed about an outer periphery of the cover;
• a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface;
• a passage portion being centrally disposed on the cover;
• and
• a wall extending upwardly from the top surface of the cover, the wall being spaced inwardly from the brim portion and being disposed about at least a portion of the passage portion, wherein the cover further includes a surface tension breakage feature for disrupting the surface tension of the fluid in the interior cavity of the base container during cooking, the surface tension breakage feature being a plurality of ridges disposed on the bottom surface of the cover, the bottom surface facing the interior cavity of the base container when the cover is engaged to the base container.