Boston Market Glazed Rotisserie Chicken

October 20, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Price: $2.00 (sale, of course)
Serving: 1 package, 16 oz.
Calories: 390
Fat: 23%, 15g
Sodium: 72%, 1740mg
Protein: 30g
Carbs: 11%, 34g
Fiber: 17%, 4g

Boston Market says: Our boneless, skinless chicken breast is slow roasted to seal in the flavor. Itâ€™s served up with a side of our signature mashed potatoes, and topped off with a rich gravy. Chicken… itâ€™s what we do best.

Abi says: While the chicken is the best part of this Boston Market meal, that isn’t saying much. The potatoes were lifeless and the side of veggies mushy beyond compare. In the meat department Boston Market must be soaking their chicken breast in vats of ultra-salinated water before slowly roasting them to seal in that salty goodness. Sure, you’re supposed to brine turkeys and roast chickens, but this breast was alarmingly salty. After all, how often does your mouth actually pucker when eating chicken? Mine did today.

For extra fun with this meal, play “Guess the Sodium” with a friend. I played this amusing and enlightening game with Kate. Oh Kate, such a believer in the goodness of others. She lowballed the meal at 30% of your RDA, but quickly rose to the 50% mark when I kept telling her that she was wrong. This meal will give you a shocking 72% of your sodium for the day.

Boston Market’s Glazed Chicken meal made me a little sad because I was quite excited to see the Boston Market items go on sale. I’d be more than happy to eat at a Boston Market (mmm, cornbread) restuarant, but eating a Boston Market frozen meal is a whole different story. Then again, Nicole seemed to adore the lasagna.

If you’re going for a Chicken Breast in Gravy option, I recommend the less expensive (albeit smaller) Stouffer’s meal. Your arteries will thank me.

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2 Responses to “Boston Market Glazed Rotisserie Chicken”

Colleen on October 21st, 2006

I think I warned you guys about this meal already…
Abi on October 23rd, 2006

Yeah, you did. Unfortunately, we actually eat these things about 1-2 months before they’re posted. But, if you could have travelled back in time and told me, I might have still purchased this. Why? Because I generally go on single-item-buying-trips. Other items in this series include the above-referenced Stouffer’s meal and a sub-par Lean Cuisine Meal.

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