Lean Pockets: Garlic Chicken White Pizza

January 7, 2009 | Reviewer: Guest Reviewers

Photo of Lean Pockets: Garlic Chicken White Pizza Price: $2.25
Serving: 4.5 oz.or 1 sandwich
Calories: 270 per serving
Fat: 12%, 8g
Cholesterol: 10%, 30mg
Sodium: 23%, 560mg
Protein: 13g
Carbohydrates: 13%, 38g
Fiber: 12%, 3g
Sugar: 9g
Weight Watchers Points: 5 per pocket

Lean Pockets says: New from Lean Pockets brand – chef inspired flavors combined with the goodness of whole grain. A delicious combination of grilled chicken, mozzarella, parmesan, and fontina cheeses with a creamy garlic sauce are wrapped inside a crisp whole grain crust sprinkled with herbs and cheeses. Lean Pockets brand Made with Whole Grain contains the same amount of whole grain as one slice of whole grain bread. Feel good about eating on the go!

Angela says: Garlic Chicken White Pizza is by far my favorite flavor of Lean Pockets, although that isn’t saying much, considering how much I detest the other varieties I have tried, such as the meatball and mozzarella and pepperoni pizza.

First off, every time I microwave these, they explode and leak their insides all over the plate. If I somehow manage to avoid exploding them, it means that I didn’t microwave them enough, and they are cold or only lukewarm in the middle. The crisping sleeve, in my opinion, is worthless for these Lean Pockets, because it in no way crisps the product. The crust, although flavorful because of the herbs and cheeses, was not crisp at all. It was chewy and had a definite whole grain flavor to it. While I appreciate the addition of whole grains because of their nutritional value, I don’t necessarily enjoy the flavor the unpleasant aftertaste they add to the pocket.

The filling definitely had a lot of garlic in it, which was just fine by me. I love garlic. Unfortunately, it also tended to have the texture of and closely resembled very thick, white glue. There was some stringy cheese, which helped, but it was mostly the thick, white, garlicky paste. What chicken I managed to find was not bad and had the texture of real chicken; however, the garlic cheese flavor completely overwhelmed the chicken, and thus I only noticed the texture. There was definitely not the amount of chicken in the pocket pictured on the front of the package.

If you are watching your diet, these Lean Pockets aren’t bad, considering they contain mostly cheese/white paste. The sodium content is modest, at 560mg, and there are only 270 calories in one pocket. I microwaved two of these for lunch and had trouble finishing the second one, so I assume one pocket would make a filling lunch for most people, perhaps paired with a cup of soup or a small salad.

I only paid $2.25 for a box of two, so Lean Pockets are nice for a quick, filling meal if they are on sale. They don’t taste good enough that I would buy them regularly. If you enjoy other Lean Pocket flavors and love garlic, you might want to give these a try.

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8 Responses to “Lean Pockets: Garlic Chicken White Pizza”

AJ on January 7th, 2009

You are by far a braver woman than I. I think that the very existence of Lean Pockets is both a contradiction in terms (like low-fat cheesecake) and a sign of the apocalypse.
stezton on January 7th, 2009

I actually like this flavor although the taste can vary box to box. One box was all nice and full of garlic and the ones in the next box were totally bland.
christine on January 7th, 2009

I tried a couple of the new ones and they aren’t bad. Haven’t had this one yet.
Abi Jones on January 7th, 2009

Every time I load this page I look at the Lean Pocket and feel sort of ill. Partially because it reminds me of the awful Roasted Turkey with Ham and Cheese Lean Pocket and partly because I just drank a tall London Fog Latte from Starbucks and my stomach is rioting.
(( K@Y )) on January 8th, 2009

Anything with garlic would get my attention.
3 stars…hmmm
I think I would give it a try if I spot it at the supermarket.
Roslyn on May 18th, 2009

This tastes great!
Mark J. on June 9th, 2009

I don’t know what lean pockets you guys have been eating but the ones I just ate are just as bad as ham and cheese regular. The Meatballs & Mozzerella have 40% of your saturated fat intake per box and 580 calories a box or 290 each . For me I am a hungry skinny guy on the verge of BMI and thats how they measure it in the Air Force, I know it’s archaic but there is not much I can do about it. 5′ 6″ and 155 pounds any more and it costs me. But jeeze do you really think that 290 calories will fill anyone for ONE meal!? Even the lightest non vegan skinny dude would not be able to sustain himself or his hunger one one pocket, so naturally he eats the box, 2. So that said, I am not a diaticion, but I do have HBP due to sodium and I am close to exceeding my maximum wieght. I have to say this prouduct is nowhere near healthy such as others like smart ones. Although these do taste as good as their saturated fat and sodium intake amount suggest.
Mark J. on June 9th, 2009

Forgot to mention if you dont want them to leak and be cold in the center, let them thaw for an hour on the counter and cook them in the provided “crisping sleeve” for 1 minute parralel with the microwave door and then an additional minute to 30 seconds perpendicular. They are tasty, but definitely not a healthy choice. If you/I wanted healthy then I would reach for a PB and J at least that cholesteral is omega 9 based and lowers bad cholesterol and improves heart health http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/omega9.shtml . Not only that it has loads of protine good for burning off fat while it digests http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/B_ody_W_eight_32/120207212008_Eating_high_protein_meals_helps_burn_fat_-_study.shtml . Slap that on some whole grain wheat bread and you are good to go. But they are good in a fix. Makes me wanna spend the time to go to the store and buy some in hunger talking about it, even after the box of “lean” pockets.