Healthy Choice Grilled Chicken Marinara
Written: Nov 05 '09
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Pros: Easy to prepare, great taste, fits into my diet
Cons: Expensive, a lot of waste in the packaging
The Bottom Line: This had a great taste, and I would buy it again if it were on sale.
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| elzora's Full Review: Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Chicken Marin... |
Healthy Choice is one of my diet staples, and I often enjoy one of their frozen entrees for either lunch or dinner. I really like the taste of their "Cafe Steamers", and today I dined on a Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Chicken Marinara at noon for lunch.
Product Description
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Chicken Marinara comes in a eight sides box, and contains a plastic "DuoTray Steamcooker". The front of the package reveals the entree, which consists of chicken tenderloin with penne pasta and broccoli florets, in a zesty marinara sauce.
Nutritional Information
I hate spending a lot of time in the frozen food section of my grocery store, so I love how the Healthy Choice meals tell how much fiber, protein and calories are in each meal, and it's printed right on the front of the box to make my selections quick and easy.
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Chicken Marinara contains 270 calories, 4.5 grams of fat (1.5 of which is saturated fat, and there are zero of the unhealthy trans fats), 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 550 milligrams of sodium, 640 milligrams of potassium, 35 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of dietary fiber, 5 grams of sugars, and 21 grams of protein.
The meal also provides 10% Vitamin A, 10% Calcium, 8% Vitamin E, 15% riboflavin, 4% Vitamin B6, 10% Vitamin B12, 30% Vitamin C, 15% Iron, 15% Thiamine, 20% Niacin, 15% Folic Acid, 25% Phosphorus, 15% Magnesium, and 10% Zinc.
How To Prepare
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Chicken Marinara can only be cooked in the microwave, To cook, you place the plastic bowl in the microwave, with the plastic steaming film intact (it is self venting). Microwave it on high for 4-5 minutes (our microwave is powerful and 4 minutes was sufficient).
Next you remove the film, pour the food that sits in the steamer basket into the lower basket containing the zesty marinara sauce, and mix well.
Taste and Value
Overall, Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Grilled Chicken Marinara was a very satisfying meal. The penne pasta was done to perfection - not overcooked and not too soft. There were three very large pieces of what tasted like white meat chicken in the meal, and a smattering of small broccoli florets. There was ample sauce and cheese as well.
While ConAgra Foods refers to the sauce as being "zesty", I didn't find that to be the case. However, it did have a nice homemade spaghetti sauce taste to it that was quite appealing.
The frozen entree retailed for $3.99, which is a little high in my opinion. There were more noodles than anything else in the meal, and I feel that a lot of what I paid went to offset the cost of the packaging, which is only going to end up in a landfill, since we don't have any plastic recycling centers near us. Still, it made for a nice, healthy and tasty lunch, and I would probably purchase this meal again.
Recommended:
Yes
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