I have cooked Freezer to Plate meals before. This one interested me because rather than pasta, it had rice as the base. You may remember that the pasta was undercooked in my previous trials so I thought rice might work out better. I sure wish mine looked like the one on the package! I followed package instructions, although I did bake it a bit longer because the breasts were so large my wife thought they may be turkey, not chicken. I assured her they were not but cooked it a bit longer to make certain it cooked through.
In case you don't know, these boxes contain a sauce and in this case, rice with some veggies. They are meant to be used with frozen chicken breasts. They offer 5 different varieties. Pictured is mine after completing the cooking. The chicken is nicely cooked if a bit on the pale side. The sauce slid off the breasts and didn't add any color to the chicken. My challenge here, again, is the starch. Some was cooked and some was crunchy. Again the failing is the side dish. I am going to take their idea and translate it into a recipe where I control the individual cooking of the ingredients. As you can see these breasts are HUGE! This is a 9x12 baking dish, and only 2 breasts fit. I could have sliced them and made them look nicer in the baking dish, but I was kinda hungry. Here is the plated result with butter and fresh cracked pepper added. I should point out that I was able to make 2 great meals with the leftover chicken which I will post later. I even used the unevenly cooked rice. It could just be my almost 30+-year-old stove. I would recommend you try it and judge for yourself. It is far superior to any microwave solutions you may be tempted to try!
In case you don't know, these boxes contain a sauce and in this case, rice with some veggies. They are meant to be used with frozen chicken breasts. They offer 5 different varieties. Pictured is mine after completing the cooking. The chicken is nicely cooked if a bit on the pale side. The sauce slid off the breasts and didn't add any color to the chicken. My challenge here, again, is the starch. Some was cooked and some was crunchy. Again the failing is the side dish. I am going to take their idea and translate it into a recipe where I control the individual cooking of the ingredients. As you can see these breasts are HUGE! This is a 9x12 baking dish, and only 2 breasts fit. I could have sliced them and made them look nicer in the baking dish, but I was kinda hungry. Here is the plated result with butter and fresh cracked pepper added. I should point out that I was able to make 2 great meals with the leftover chicken which I will post later. I even used the unevenly cooked rice. It could just be my almost 30+-year-old stove. I would recommend you try it and judge for yourself. It is far superior to any microwave solutions you may be tempted to try!
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