After my huge brunch on Sunday, Bret and I had plans for the afternoon that were cancelled at the last minute. We instead spent the late afternoon going for a leisurely stroll along the Charles River to enjoy the summer weather. By the time we returned home from our walk, neither of us really felt up to cooking an elaborate meal. We decided to make chicken tacos using the frozen chicken and the tortillas that I received from the tortilla party.
The prep for this meal was super easy. Bret sliced up half a white onion and sauteed them in a pan. I had a leftover roasted jalapeno that I didn't end up using for my spicy roasted salsa. Bret diced the roasted jalapeno and added it to the pan with the sauteed onion. I thinly sliced up a bunch of romaine lettuce for some shredded lettuce. We had lots of my spicy roasted salsa leftover, along with leftover spicy buffalo cheddar cheese that was easily grated. The actual "cooking" just required warming up the chicken breast strips in a pan while I cooked the tortillas in a non-stick pan.
Once the chicken was done warming up, they were cut into bite-sized pieces, we opened up some sour cream, and dinner was ready! We loaded up our tortillas with all of the fixings.
No seriously, we loaded our tacos up!
I liked the pre-cooked chicken breast strips when they were in the chicken tacos. But when I tried a piece of chicken on its own, it just tasted too processed for me. While I like taking shortcuts and definitely appreciated the easy prep with this meal, I think I'll stick to picking up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store before picking up these frozen chicken breast strips again. There is still a lot of chicken breast strips in the freezer and I'd hate for them to go to waste, so I'll probably find a way to use them that masks the flavor a bit.
Tell me, what are some ways that you take shortcuts to save time in the kitchen?
17 comments:
Looks like a great, quick idea for your busy schedule!
Too bad these weren't that great. I agree that a rotisserie chicken is the best tasting chicken shortcut! I also use chicken sausage when I'm lazy and just want a meal fast!
I'm with you... processed chicken is just not my thing. But, it looks like you did a great job coming up with a tasty meal to make it work!
Interesting- I have been thinking about trying these for awhile actually but always get nervous about it. I don't like processed meat at all so I'll probably take your advice and avoid them :) I do enjoy shortcuts in the kitchen but it's not worth it if the taste just isn't good.
I am also a big fan of pre-made pie crusts. Don't tell... Sometimes we could all use a short-cut. :) Happy almost 4th!!
I appreciate your candor in mentioning your thoughts about the chicken on its own...Brava!
I'm not a fan of Tyson because like you said, it's very processed. I love me some tacos though!
I think it's a great idea to use these in tacos... Too bad they're not better tasting because they're super duper convenient!
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ive tried both the tyson chicken strips and the purdue short cuts, and they both seem very chewy/rubbery to me. convenient for sure, but i would much rather eat rotisserie chicken! yum.
yeah, i tend to feel the same way about the texture of these types of things, but rotisserie chickens are one of my favorite shortcuts! (except from TJ's, they never seem to have very much meat). i also like roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts... and beans... haven't gotten on the diy bandwagon :)
yum....sometimes easy works great!
thanks for the honest review! everything is worth a try once!!
I'm not a fan of those strips either, they do taste processed. But, I'm always looking for good shortcuts as well!
The tacos look great! It sounds like you found a good way to not let the chicken strips go to waste... even if they weren't the best.
Delicious chicken tacos. Thanks for sharing!
The tacos look great - I'm not a huge fan of processed chicken either - and agree that a rotisserie chicken usually saves the day.
Have you ever made buffalo chicken dip? The recipe (via the red-hot website) recommends canned chicken - but I sub poached. With all the spice & cheese you could probably mask the chicken flavor...
and I know you love spicy :)
I got these from Tastemakers, too, and I have to agree with you about the processed-ness. They are good in a pinch, but like you said, need to have dressing or sauce or something.
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