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Curried Chicken Salad with Watercress
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And the winners are in! Congratulations to Kristen, Natalie, Trisha, Kristen, Megan, Ashley, Moxie Pear, Tara, Kristine, and Sues @ WeAreNotMartha. I have emailed you with instructions on how to claim your prize.
I was recently asked if I’d like to try the Tyson Frozen, Grilled & Ready Chicken Strips. While I don’t normally buy these types of convenience foods, this was a product I was interested in testing out. I’ve seen these strips at Costco and wondered if they were worth the price.
Sometimes we all need a couple shortcuts and I’ve definitely had my share of scrambling to get a meal on the table. And I’m always trying to get the kids to taste new foods. I thought this would be easy and less waste for them because I could take out just 1 or 2 strips and not have to cook a whole piece of chicken. They are precooked, so I could pop them in the microwave for a couple minutes. It’s really hard for me to put a lot of effort into preparing a new food for them when I’m not sure if they’ll even eat it. So, this works for that.
It turns out it was a nice alternative for me when making lunches as well. I have always had a hard time with lunches since I became a mom. I’m not one to eat mac n cheese or peanut butter (or in our case almond) and jelly every day. I still want a good meal, but I just can’t spend a lot of time or make a big huge mess. These strips worked out great for a quicker chicken salad and also for tossing in a tortilla with a few veggies for a taco lunch. I probably wouldn’t serve these on their own for a meal I would eat, but mixed in with other ingredients you can’t even tell it’s frozen food.
My one nitpick is that they are labeled “grilled,” but most of the pieces didn’t have grill marks at all. They are also a little pricey and a convenience food, so it’s definitely something I’d look for a sale or coupon on before buying and I’d limit my use of them to occasionally vs. relying on them. Speaking of coupons, I have 10 coupons for a free bag of chicken to give away in case you want to try them too.
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Curried Chicken Salad with Watercress
adapted from CookingLight
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken , chopped (i.e. Tyson Frozen, Grilled & Ready Chicken Strips)
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon orange juice
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
salt and pepper, to taste
2/3 cup celery, diced
1/4 cup green onion
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 1/2 cup gala apple, chopped
3 cups trimmed watercress
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
1/3 cup golden raisins
4 pocket-less pita breadDirections:
Prepare chicken strips according to package directions. When heated through chop into 1/2-3/4 inch cubes. Set aside to cool.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the sour cream through salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Next, prepare the celery, onion, parsley, and apple according to recipe ingredients. Add the celery, onion, parsley, and 1 cup of the apple to the sour cream mixture. Stir.
When the chicken has cooled, add it to the sour cream mixture and stir to combine. If eating immediately, toss with the watercress before dividing the salad among the pita bread. (If not, toss only the portion you will be eating with a portion of the watercress and proceed.) Divide mixture evenly among the 4 pita breads. Sprinkle each with the leftover apple, the sunflower seeds, and the raisins. Enjoy immediately.
Though Collective Bias & Tyson provided me with a $50 gift card and 10 free product coupons for this campaign, the opinions expressed in this post are my own.
About the Author:
Katie’s lifelong interest in cooking good food has shown her that part of the goodness in life is enjoying delicious food with friends and family. She is: Writer. Photographer. Recipe Developer. Website Founder. Lover of all things good in life. Wife & Mom. A mix of great recipes, family memories, and yummy photography is what Katie serves up each week at GoodLife Eats™. Katie resides in Colorado with her husband and two children.
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this chicken salad looks so yummy! thanks!!
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Yummy! It looks so good! I love the addition of the apple!
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we eat a lot of chicken in our neck of the woods, which is home to a tyson processing plant, and FREE chicken would really be great. thanks for the review.
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That salad looks tasty. Lunch is always hard for me too. Those chicken strips would make it easy if I remember that I have them in the freezer.
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That chicken salad looks amazing, and I gotta admit even though I'm usually too cheap to buy those chicken strips I've been tempted several times by the convenience. I'd love to give them a try. Thanks for the chance to do it for free!
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That looks delish! I have never made anything with curry – I know…it's a sun.
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Love your photos! Josh is a chicken fan so the coupons would come in handy:)
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I love the combination of chicken and raisins and sunflower seeds. Sounds and looks delish!
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I have wanted to try them, but I wasn't sure how they would taste. That salad looks so good. Thanks!
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This salad looks delicious. You know I love your recipes
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Another recipe that I just have to try. I'm sure it is delicious. PaulaWrights187@netscape.net
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looks so yummy, so glad I found your blog, it's my new favorite for recipes, only probably I want to try all of them!
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raisins, apples, and orange juice, oh my! what a great salad–superb way to prepare that chicken!
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Triciat.oshea@yahoo.comI've often looked at these at Costco as well, but have never bought them. With four young kids at home, I'd love to try them!
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Debistarzboutique@yahoo.comTyson Chicken is a life saver! Always looking to find new things to do with Chicken!
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I love trying new products. Your chicken salad looks great. I'd love to have some for lunch.
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That first picture looks straight out of a magazine, Katie! Gorgeous!
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I love!!! curried chicken salad. I will definitely be trying this recipe.
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Always love your recipes and your photos! I'd love to try some chicken!
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Sounds delish!
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I'd love to try this recipe & the chicken!
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This would be great to win!
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What a lovely looking salad!
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Very yumm!tarapwin@ gmail.com
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I would love to try this recipe. Please enter meLen
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please enter me! thanks
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Yummy!
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I would love to try these! I can use them in all sorts of Mexican dishes and salads.
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This was a yummy dish!
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My husband and I are truckers and find it difficult to have good meals on the road. We like to heat the strips in the microwave and add them to a bag salad. I then add fresh grapes or strawberries, top with raspberry vineagrette dressing and pecans. My husband likes the strips on flour tortillas with a touch of ranch dressing. If I have bread or pitas, we can have a hot sandwich. Thanks for your recipes, ideas and inspiration. On the road,Lue
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I think chicken is my most favorite meala10small at hotmail dot comandrea
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Mmmm–now I am hungry for chicken. These precooked strips would be the perfect lunch food!
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Those would be so great once I am cooking for one when my husband leaves with the military.
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Yes please! Stephanie
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I subscribed via RSS feed.
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This salad sounds really tasty! I have never tried this Tyson product before, but sounds like a great option for a quick weekday meal.
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I love your recipes! I've always wanted to try those as well, I just can't justify paying for them.
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Your food always makes me so hungry, it all just looks so yummy. You inspire me to cook (and I hate cooking)!
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love chicken!
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That looks so good!
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My high school aged daughter loves chicken caesar salad in her lunchbox so this product would be fun to try. Love the chicken salad recipe!
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I tried the cooking light version of this chicken salad and LOVED it! It's my standard go-to now, with whatever fruit/nuts/dried fruit I happen to have on hand!StephanieStephanie.rink319@gmail.com
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i've been meaning to try this stuff, too!i haven't been brave enough, especially with a picky husband who turns his nose up at most frozen food…
thanks, what a great giveaway!
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Great chicken salad
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Great looking salad – makes me hungry!
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First of all, your photos are amazing. Seriously amazing. Secondly, your recipes are pretty darn good too. So far I have tried your delicious chocolate chip cookies and the Indian Butter Chicken. My husband adored both. Thanks!!!This looks really yummy. Might have to try it this week. jandkmcgee AT gmail DOT com
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Wow! What a great salad! Looks like a fun giveaway. jesscuz@gmail.com
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Looks great! I love your recipes (already have you in my RSS feed, so I can't score the extra chance to win). Can't wait to try it.
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I'm not a huge curry fan, but I love chicken salad! I make mine with cucumber, craisins, walnuts, mayonnaise, and white wine vinegar. It's so good!
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I just ate lunch, but you made me hungry again! Now I'm thinking dinner. Thanks so much for the giveaway too.
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Such lovely photos. And I would love a free bag of chicken. Score!
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Ahhh this would be perfect for days when I have class from 9:30-3:15 and I don't have a lot of time to pack a lunch!Kellykellysjunk13@yahoo.com
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I agree that some shortcuts are totally worth it. I sometimes buy precooked grilled chicken strips from Whole Foods salad bar – that way I can just get the portion I need and they're not $12.
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I've been wanting to make a curried chicken salad for a while–maybe this is the hint that now is the time!
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I agree! I don't usually buy these products, but for lunches, I think they're pretty fabulous. Grill marks would be nice though! The curried chicken salad looks delicious
Sues
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Made it and it is really good. I could not find/did not know about the frozen ones you were talking about, but I got some Tyson grilled chicken strips in the deli meat section. They were actually pretty good – although I am sure more expensive. Keep the curry recipes coming…no one in Utah seems to like Curry, but we do!
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I've seen these but thought them too expensive to try. Thank you for your comments, I'll try them when I find a good coupon & sale.
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I wan to try the recipe too
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