tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34114822367381032132012-02-16T09:14:11.440-08:00Sophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686133592104852548noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411482236738103213.post-30205271034293325842009-09-26T16:13:00.000-07:002009-09-26T16:44:26.046-07:00<a href="http://www.gardein.com/products.php?t=fresh&amp;p=16">Gardein Santa fe Stuffed "Chicken" Breasts</a> (A link to the products page)<br />I've had my eye on these guys for awhile now but they were always $4.49-$4.99 and when your trying to stick to a budget, you don't appreciate being raped by overpriced, undersized stuffed "chicken" breasts! The last I went food shopping these puppies were marked down %50 still a little on the pricey side but a little reasonable.<br /><br />In the packages, before opening... All looks good so far.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6hmdF-TjI/AAAAAAAAAPY/1hnuvIW2ohM/s1600-h/S6302196.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6hmdF-TjI/AAAAAAAAAPY/1hnuvIW2ohM/s320/S6302196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385919886398475826" border="0" /></a><br />I cracked the baby open and tasted the sauce.... Blech! X( It tasted like over-sweetened, under-spiced, pizza sauce!!! Who the hell this pizza sauce is supposed to be "Santa Fe" Style, last time I checked Santa Fe was in New Mexico.... not Italy!<br />So I scraped off all the sauce, added chili powder, cumin powder and cayenne, and figured that now it would be more Santa-Fa-ish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6iNObdobI/AAAAAAAAAPg/jZPxR61qkPA/s1600-h/S6302197.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6iNObdobI/AAAAAAAAAPg/jZPxR61qkPA/s320/S6302197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385920552476975538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I fryed them up sauce-less, then added the sauce till it thicken up and cooked throughly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6jQJog5lI/AAAAAAAAAPo/jMeQZ-P73Lk/s1600-h/S6302198.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6jQJog5lI/AAAAAAAAAPo/jMeQZ-P73Lk/s320/S6302198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385921702240773714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Heres a poor-quality inside shot, my camera was not co-operating!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6jfeTS5RI/AAAAAAAAAPw/i5oljtQUS7s/s1600-h/S6302200.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XLDXqCMBV60/Sr6jfeTS5RI/AAAAAAAAAPw/i5oljtQUS7s/s320/S6302200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385921965486957842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The flavor of the "chicken" itself, was very good like Gradein products always are. But the stuffing was mushy and not very flavorful... And you already now what I though of the sauce..... I wouldn't but this for full or half price again.<br />I give it 3 out of 5, the only reason it's not 2 stars is becasue the flavor and the texture of the "Meat" is always good with gardein.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3411482236738103213-3020527103429332584?l=notyourmommasfoodreviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686133592104852548noreply@blogger.com1