This was a very nice dinner! It is a new product for Trader Joe’s. I bought it in the refrigerated, not FROZEN, section
(near the salads). But when I came home
and unpacked the groceries, oops, I accidentally popped it in the freezer… So when it came time to cook it, we had to cook
it longer than the instructions said.
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| New! The sign SAYS capers, but don't get your hopes up on that part. I am just trying to keep you from getting crushed. |
The chicken was succulent and reasonably tender. The coating, as David said, was “Light and a
bit delicate. And the SAUCE! The sauce is LOVELY and there is plenty of
sauce! So I am a big fan of this chicken
picatta.”
David is the biggest fan of sauce of anyone I have ever
met. He adores sauce. If he weren’t already married to me I am sure
he would find a way to marry sauce. And this
dish has TONS of sauce – even more than you can put over the two pieces of
chicken included!
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| Would you LOOK at all of that SAUCE??? It was great! However, one cannot overlook the fact that there are ONLY 4 CAPERS on this plate... That was half of the capers in the package. Who votes for more capers? THIS GIRL! (Note - we also had tots, served on a differnt plate, cuz this plate was so SAUCY! :) ) |
The packaging says this has 3 servings, but when you open
it up you see it is only 2 actual pieces of chicken. If I was cooking for a family of 3 I think I would
expect there to be 3 PIECES of chicken in this container. The 2 pieces were BIG – for us it would serve
3. But many Americans eat larger
servings than we do, and it just seems a little awkward to have to cut a piece
of chicken to make the servings. Do you
know what I mean?
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| Here is the package. This one is worth a try - it is good. |
I think the meat was good, the breading was good, and the
lemony creamy sauce was really nice. My only
beef with this dish (a BEEF with a chicken dish!!) is the lack of CAPERS. I mean, it SAYS there are capers… But there were literally, like, only EIGHT
teeny tiny capers… And TJ’s capers are
crazy cheap – we go through lots of them!
See the glowing 5 star caper review here So would it kill them to quadruple the amount of capers they put in this
dish? Note to corporate: ADD. MORE.
CAPERS.
We served this with tots, which will be reviewed
soon.
Price – $5.99
Rating – 4.25 (would have been a 4.5 if they would have
not been so damn stingy with the capers)
I'm addicted to this product! Very good with a side of pasta. I live alone and I manage 3 meals from this and I agree there are nowhere near enough capers! I always add more.
ReplyDeleteThe good part is that TJ s capers are so CHEAP, so you can get a whole bottle and add lots in!! :-)
DeleteI enjoy this dish every once in awhile. I agree more capers would be appreciated & add to the dish but I think this is no more than a 1-2 person dish. I usually get 2 meals out of it and serve TJ Organic brown rice since it's good w the sauce. I agree that there is a nice amt of sauce and it's nice & lemony too!
ReplyDeleteWOW! what a shock, 2 small pieces of chicken breast for 3 people ,ridiculous. Nowhere is there a list of contents letting you know there are only 2 boneless pieces of chicken. this barely feeds 2 adults with normal appetites. This is enough for 1 teenager.
ReplyDeleteI accidentally did the exact same thing! How long did cook it for? Same temp as instructions on packaging? Did you defrost first? In fridge, microwave, or room-temp? Thanks!
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