Pilgrims Pride Chicken Breasts – Super Bowl Party Treats
Part three of seven of The Consumer’s Corner Guilt Free Super Bowl Party series. Despite some many of the products I review, I really do try to maintain a healthy diet, and this product has been a pretty large part of that healthy diet for quite awhile. I think it could be an excellent ‘main course’ for your Super Bowl party, or could be used in a variety of smaller dishes.
Chicken breast is just about the best tasting ‘diet’ food you can find out there. It’s packed with protein, low in fat content (assuming you can keep it out of the deep fryer), and it tastes wonderful if you know how to season it well. It should be a major part of any weight loss plan, or healthy diet in general.
Pilgrim Pride adds in a ton of convenience, going as far as precooking them for you, so that the only tools you’ll need to prepare these fillets is a microwave. Healthy and convenient? You betcha. You can also put them out on the grill, or throw them in the oven and bake them. I’ve done neither, but I’m sure they’d taste just as good, if not better. One thing I do like to do is let them thaw out, break them up into chunks, and use them in quesadillas. Quesadillas would be a big hit at your party, no doubt. I’m sure you could use them to make some salads more interesting, or anything else you’d use fresh chicken for. But I’m a simple guy, I just cook them, slice them, and eat them. But you can feel free to get as fancy as you’d like.
Calories are 120 per fillet, with only 3 grams of fat. That’s not that bad at all if you consume it with some healthy side dishes. Pilgrim’s Pride products can be found in your grocers freezer, and price will no doubt vary wildly among stores depending on sales and such. These get a big recommendation from me; if you like chicken, you’ll like these! Touchdown!
–Jeremy Hobbs
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January 30th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
This sounds like an awesome healthy convenience food. How expensive was it? Having someone process it for you always raises the price, but probably worth it for not having to handle raw chicken. Great product find!
January 30th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I want to say it was like $5.99, and I got 5 or 6 meals out of it. Very cost effective I thought.
January 31st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
This product is frozen. I’d prefer something from the meat section of the grocery store that hasn’t been frozen for a long time. This product is for the lazy crowd.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Do you think they’re plucking chickens in the back of your grocery store Mark?
January 31st, 2008 at 6:28 pm
To clarify, a product from a regional slaughterhouse that hits the market quicker (less frozen time). This product review perhaps could be from overseas sources or from the other coast of the U.S.