Simply Enjoy Chicken Tikka Masala

June 8, 2007 | Reviewer: Jenn

Simply Enjoy Chicken Tikka Masala Price: $2.50
Serving: 1 tray, 10.58 oz.
Calories: 390
Fat: 9%, 6g
Sodium: 25%, 590mg
Protein: 14g
Carbs: 21%, 62g
Fiber: 12%, 3g

Simply Enjoy says: Exotic spices flavor white chicken tenderloins to bring you a Chicken Tikka Masala. Served with a mildly spiced sauce on a bed of fragrant Basmati rice, this is a meal you can delight your friends and family with any day of the week.

Jenn says: The cost of a trip to India - $2,500. The cost of Simply Enjoy's Chicken Tikka Massala - $2.50 (on sale at Giant.) While I know that the two don't actually compare, if you don't have an extra couple of thousand dollars but still want good Indian food, I wholeheartedly recommend this meal.

The sauce is bright and aromatic without being overly spicy. The chicken is moist and tender, though the rice is a bit dry. Personally, I like my rice a little more moist, but I don't think moist rice is commonly found at Indian restaurants.

You could go to an Indian restaurant and get food just as good but it would probably cost you more and you would receive and inevitably eat a much larger portion size than is actually necessary.

I just had a colleague walk by and ask why I hadn't asked them if they wanted to go get take out at the Indian buffet today. Simply Enjoy's Chicken Tikka Massala can really fool you into believing that you went out to eat. Yum.

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4 Responses to “Simply Enjoy Chicken Tikka Masala”

MaryAnne on June 8th, 2007

I LOVE tikka masala… in fact I love all masalas. I’m going to have to look for this one at my grocery. I would also like to thank Simply Enjoy for providing nutritional information for the entire dish and not just half a tray like other certain ethnic frozen food makers you-know-who-you-are (liars!).

Two questions:
Is the rice white rice or basmati?
Was the portion size filling?

Yum yum.
Crow on June 8th, 2007

I’m forced to point out that basmati can either be white or brown rice. So are you asking if the basmati is of the white or brown variety, or is there confusion from the premise? The review does say basmati, and that looks pretty white in the picture…
Brian on June 9th, 2007

Sounds good. Do you remember what it regular price was?
D on February 23rd, 2008

“Weird” is about the only way I can describe the flavor.