Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce 2

May 22, 2006 | Reviewer: Jess

Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce

Price: $3.29
Serving: 1 tray, 10 oz.
Calories: 280
Fat: 11%, 8g
Sodium: 26%, 680mg
Protein: 22g
WW Points: 6 Winning Points
Diet Exchanges: 1 1/2 Very Lean Meat, 1 1/2 Starch, 1/2 skim milk, 1/2 Fat

Lean Cuisine says: Roasted chicken tenderloins in a flavorful peanut sauce with garlic served with crisp water chestnuts,shoestring carrots,and snap peas over whole-wheat pasta

Jess says: Last Saturday, one of our co-workers had a great BBQ on his very sunny and inviting patio. I had me a few Amstel Lites, you know, the beer drinker’s light beer. I am proud to be a beer drinker and I needed a light beer to accompany the heavy amounts of food that I was happily consuming. One of the gastronomic highlights was a peanut sauce noodle dish that Abi brought/made (despite being a connoisseur of all things cooked with non-visable wave energy, she is also great at cooking with ovens and fire just like primitive man used to do!). I was already full and still went back for seconds. The next day, while I was in Safeway, I think I was mentally tasting Abi’s noodles when I bought this Lean Cuisine offering.

Was it as good as Abi’s? No. It was certainly missing that “made with love” component. Was it tasty? Hell yeah it was. The wheat pasta combined very nicely with the peanut flavors. It was like running through a peanuty, wheat field on a sunny Spring day. And the sharp crunch (maintained somehow through the freezing process) of the snap peas was a good textural and flavorful addition. There was only one water chestnut, but it too was crunchy, as is its purpose in life. Apparently this meal was so healthy that it was a Spa Sensation (or some terminology like that). This is ridiculous. I did not feel well-rested and revived after eating this meal nor did I have a massage and a pedicure. Let’s rethink that marketing campaign, LC. I give you permission to use my peanut/wheat field imagery if that helps.

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10 Responses to “Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce 2”

Amy on May 23rd, 2006

This is one of my regulars and probably my favorite.
Anna on May 25th, 2006

I like this one too. In fact, I liked it even before they went and changed the noodles to whole wheat. It’s still not enough food in itself, but if you supplement it with a few cups of steamed vegetables and a splash of soy sauce, it makes a filling dinner.
Carrie on September 12th, 2006

I love this one!
Amy on December 6th, 2006

I tried this for the first time today. I found the sauce quite tasty and the chicken tender, but the dish was a bit watery. I also would not classify the pea pods or carrots as “crisp,” though they maintained a nice flavor. More veggies would have made this a more filling and healthy meal, but what can you expect from a frozen dinner?
PS: Please find a way to cut the sodium content in frozen meals!
Erin on January 5th, 2007

I love this dish. It is one of my favorites. I love the wheat pasta and the sauce. I did wish that there were a few more water chestnuts though.
Colleen on January 20th, 2007

I really love this one too.
Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce 3 | HeatEatReview.com on June 22nd, 2007

[…] this is the third review of Lean Cuisine’s Chicken in Peanut Sauce. For other opinions, read Jess’s take on the meal (one of my favorite reviews) and my own dismal experience. - […]
Shannon on June 22nd, 2007

I wouldn’t say this is a favorite of mine - however I’ll be a repeat buyer. What I notice most is the bright flavor of the peas, they’re really quite tasty and break up the dish nicely. I will eat just about anything LC makes with chicken, just to get a little protein in my lunch. This one has a peanut-like flavor for sure - but there is a strange dryness to it that I can’t quite figure out. All-n-all- not bad for $2!
Top Ten Asian Frozen Meals | HeatEatReview.com on October 3rd, 2007

[…] Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce - It was like running through a peanuty, wheat field on a sunny Spring day. At least, that’s what Jess claims. […]
Ashley on March 27th, 2008

I could eat this one every single day for lunch