Low Fat Chicken Breast in Sauce Meals - Tried and Tasted
The team were (again!) eager to get their teeth into something a little tempting - and cake slices seemed like the perfect treat. With so many brands offering low calorie alternatives we thought it could be time to have your cake and eat it too!
| Product | Mustard Chicken with Creme Fraiche Mash, Perfectly Balanced, Waitrose* | Honey & Mustard Chicken with Spring Vegetable Rice, Slim-Fast | Chicken in Broccoli & Mushroom with Savoury Rice, Good Choice, Iceland* |
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| Ranking | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Taste/ Texture | Our winning meal had it all: Big chunks of tender chicken, a creamy mustard and leek sauce, deliciously creamy mash (that'll be the creme fraiche then - and the reason why this meal is not so low fat as the others!), great combination of tastes and textures and "just enough flavour". Must try | An attractive looking dish which was full of flavour: succulent chunks of chicken, in tasty honey, mustard and onion sauce... mmm... complemented by a tasty spring vegetable rice. Definitely worth a try . Best taste for a very low fat meal. | A larger than average portion size, means this "looks like a filling meal". (As it should be given the large number of calories in a portion). There was a nice sized portion of rice, creamy/tasty mushroom sauce and chunks of chicken with broccoli. Could do with a little more chicken, but overall, one to look out for. |
| Serving Size | 1 Pack / 400g | 1 Pack / 375g | 1 Pack / 500g |
| Calories (kcal) per serving | 410 | 365 | 589 |
| Fat (g) per serving | 16.0 | 5.3 | 11.0 |
| Product | Honey & Mustard Chicken with Baby Potatoes, Be Good to Yourself, Sainsbury's* | Hot Pepper Chicken & Hash, Healthy Living, Tesco* | Chicken in Red Wine with Cabbage & Spring Onion Mash, Count on Us, M&S |
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| Ranking | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Taste/ Texture | The panel were pleased with the uniqueness: A whole breast of chicken and baby potatoes (rather than the usual rice/mash). The honey and mustard sauce was tasty, if a little watery, but just didn't shape up to its Slim-Fast counterpart, making it a slightly disappointing. This meal was the lowest in fat. | The chicken was again a whole breast (but not as large as Sainsbury's!); the sauce was watery, but had lots of flavour; and the hash... regardless of an appetizing appearance, was bland. Didn't compare to the others on offer. | And finally, shock, horror - the panel were devastated to discover they'd place COU last! M&S lost their magic with this one - the mash, for all its added "flavour" - was dull in comparison to Waitrose; the sauce watery and bland; the bacon pieces tasted artificial. Very disappointing. |
| Serving Size | 1 Pack / 450g | 1 Pack / 300g | 1 Pack / 440g |
| Calories (kcal) per serving | 359 | 240 | 265 |
| Fat (g) per serving | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
Waitrose was a delight and an acceptable £2.99 (cos it was divine). Slim-Fast was surprisingly tasty and at only £1.99 this meal is definitely worth a try, whilst Iceland was nicely tasty and a very reasonable £1.49 (Probably best avoided if you're on a low calorie allowance - yep, it really is a whopping 589kcal per meal!) The others? Well, enough said!
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