Eating Right Lemongrass Chicken

May 21, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi

Eating Right Lemongrass Chicken Price: $2.00
Serving: 1 package, 9.25oz.
Calories: 230
Fat: 11%, 7g
Cholesterol: 13%, 40mg
Sodium: 21%, 500mg
Protein: 16g
Carbohydrates: 9%, 26g
Fiber: 11%, 3g
Sugar: 5g
Weight Watchers Points: 5 Points

Eating Right says: White meat chicken in lemongrass sauce with vegetable blend and brown rice

Abi says: Eating Right’s Lemongrass Chicken should take my mouth on a vacation in Thailand. My tastebuds should have days full of jetskiing and massages and laying in the sun on a chaise lounge, sipping tropical cocktails.

But this meal was no vaxation, instead it was reminiscent of a movie that haunted and delighted me in 1990: Heathers. All I could think about was the scene where one of the Heathers dies via what I thought was Drano but what actually turns out to be Hull Cleaner (thank you website even more ridiculous than Heat Eat Review). But instead of hull cleaner, the lemongrass sauce tasted like Pine Sol.

I can only imagine that someone in the Eating Right test kitchen had recently discovered real Lemongrass Chucken and then got on such a ridiculous lemongrass kick that his or her colleagues finally said to themselves “We’d better just let Pat develop that lemongrass sauce I’d it’ll be ‘Lemongrass, lemongrass, lemongrass.’ for the next 10 years.’

Unfortunately, nobody ever taste-tested Pat’s creation and found out that it is frighteningly similar to Pine Sol. Add to that sauce four bite-size chunks of chicken, a dismally small portion (granted, it is approximately the size of the portion shown on the box, but Lean Cuisine’s stepped up the game with their ‘Twice the Veggies’ offerings) of vegetable, lay it on a bed of bland sort of brown rice and you’ve got my lunch.

I’d rather play croquet any day.

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5 Responses to “Eating Right Lemongrass Chicken”

Collin on May 21st, 2008

I thought the Lemongrass one was just o.k. BUT the Sweet and Sour Chicken one is friggin AMAZING and it is without dought the best choice of Eating Right products
candace on May 21st, 2008

i love the lemongrass chicken! i like the texture of the rice, the chicken and the lemonesque taste. LOVE IT!
Abi Jones on May 23rd, 2008

@Collin - Jess loves Sweet and Sour Chicken, so that would be a good meal for her. I believe that I am allergic to it.

@Candace - Candy! Good to see you! I am going to come visit you in the winter, when it gets cold in Silicon Valley. Also, while I trust your judgment when it comes to cute clothes, I cannot agree with you on this meal. Way to lemony, and in a fake way, not a delicious way.
Stringy on June 17th, 2008

I just wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t stick up for the Lemongrass Chicken. I was hooked on the taste of this for a little while and with all the usual cheap frozen-food options, similar in every brand, I was so grateful they made this entrea! Maybe I had just been deprived of lemongrass all my life– but I’ve never once reached for the pinesol.
Alaia on June 30th, 2008

This is actually one of my favorites of the Eating Right options…series….menu….whatever you’re supposed to call it. I like the flavor, the rice, the chicken. It’s all good to this tummy over here!