Smart Ones Roasted Chicken with Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes

February 22, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi

Smart Ones Roasted Chicken with Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes Price: $2.50 on sale
Serving: 1 meal, 9.5oz.
Calories: 180
Fat: 6%, 4g
Cholesterol: 13%, 40mg
Sodium: 34%, 820mg
Protein: 17g
Carbohydrates: 7%, 20g
Fiber: 7%, 2g
Sugar: <1g
Weight Watchers Points: 4 Points

Smart Ones says: You’ll love the home-style flavor of all-white meat chicken, smothered in a wine sauce that’s thick with mushrooms and onions, and served with a heaping helping of sour cream and chive mashed potatoes on the side.

Abi says: “Home-style flavor”? I feel sorry for anybody who regularly deals with home-cooking that tastes like this meal.

I’m more than a little angry with myself and Safeway right now. I can’t believe that I paid $2.50 for this waste of freezer space. I wanted a fast, pseudo-hearty meal. What I got was macerated chicken parts, forgettable sauce and unbelievably watery potatoes.

I suspected the horrifying nature of the chicken before the first bite. I could see that it was suspiciously shaped and lo and behold, the texture is that of a hot dog in cutlet form. I want a piece of chicken, not a ball game snack.

The sauce is mysteriously dark and did a relatively good job of covering up the chicken for the first couple of bites. Then I just gave up and went to hunt for a stick of string cheese. And the potatoes? They were so watery I wondered if I’d accidentally drenched them under the sink during the cooking process. Had I been sleepwalking? Did this meal actually come with a side of soup? No and no.

I can’t understand why anyone would eat this and feel so deprived when the perfectly acceptable (and only 1 more Point) Stouffer’s Baked Chicken Breast.

This is why eating Smart Ones makes me feel so dumb.

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11 Responses to “Smart Ones Roasted Chicken with Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes”

Andrew on February 22nd, 2008

I had this meal for the first time last week and I had this exact reaction to it. The chicken, as you didn’t stick around to find out, is also remarkably full of gristle.
Lisa on February 22nd, 2008

I have never found a Smart Ones that I liked. All of the ones that I’ve tried taste like a little piece of Satan came out of my microwave. My parents love them, which cements my belief that after the age of 50, your taste buds begin to die.

Lean Cuisine, on the other hand? Yes please!
Angie on February 22nd, 2008

Smart Ones mashed potatoes are like eating nuclear paste.
Corey V. on February 23rd, 2008

Eww.
Debbi on February 23rd, 2008

I had a similar experience with this meal and I like most of the Smart One’s entrees. I couldn’t believe they could actually ruin mashed potatoes.
Crow on February 23rd, 2008

Macerated for ease of use.
anastasia on February 23rd, 2008

What is REALLY sad is that when I read this: “Home-style flavor”? I feel sorry for anybody who regularly deals with home-cooking that tastes like this meal, I automatically thought, how sad that many home cooks ARE that bad!
Amber on February 23rd, 2008

I said “Ew” when I saw that picture. The mashed potatoes look kinda toxic.
Red Icculus on February 26th, 2008

“Home-style flavor”? Isn’t that market speak for gravy?
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