Eating Good Stuff: Try it Out Tuesday - Meatless Chik'n Strips

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Try it Out Tuesday - Meatless Chik'n Strips

Tastes like chicken?? Well, sort of...

Like chicken, but don't want to eat chicken?

I recently tried Morningstar Farms Meal Starters Chik'n Strips:

and found them to be a good substitute for the real thing. Check them out next to their feathered friends:

Looks pretty good, right?

Like the other Morningstar Farms products, the taste and texture are definitely 'do-able' with the chik'n strips. I don't think I could sneak them past Hubby, a die-hard carnivore, but for a recipe that calls for chicken, I think this would work as an acceptable replacement for vegetarian friends for some yummy dishes such as chik'n quesadillas or Tuscan Tomato Pasta.

Nutritional info: A serving (12 pieces/8 oz) is 140 calories and 3.5 grams of fat, but the sodium is 21% of the RDA. The calories are less than 6 oz of real chicken breast (about 190 calories). You can read more here. Click on the nutritional label when you go to the web link; it'll enlarge.

Texture: Meat-like, with a hint of firm tofu texture.

Taste: Takes on the flavor of what you're preparing; this tasted like the (minimal) sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, and garlic. Tasty! Once a crispy outer layer formed, it looked and tasted like skinless chicken fried in the pan.

Cost: In line with the other meatless products, the package was about $3.99 at our grocery store.

Other benefits? It's meat-LESS.

Verdict?