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Not a Fan of the Lean Cuisine Salad Additions

tycamsdad
tycamsdad Posts: 126 Member
edited January 13 in Food and Nutrition
I had a coupon for the Lean Cuisine Salad Additions and it was on sale so I thought I would try the cranberry chicken to give my salad a little more life. My opinion, in two short words, DON'T BOTHER. The flavor was not there and it made it difficult to finish my lunch. I will stick with grilling a chicken breast and throwing that in with the salad or just having a side salad with a wrap.

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  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Thanks for the heads up! I kinda figured they wouldn't be great but was still curious.
  • ilovethelaw07
    ilovethelaw07 Posts: 37
    I agree! The "chicken" was disgusting! I was trying to recreate my favorite Panera salad quickly at home, but this was an epic fail.
  • schlagers
    schlagers Posts: 58
    Thanks for the info! I actually was about to clip a coupon for these this morning! Glad you posted your opinion before I went and wasted my money. :D
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,446 Member
    Actually I have tried all of them and love them with leafy romaine lettuce, The only one I did not like was the cranberry chicken. The southwest and asian ones ROCK! Give it another try. You will love them!!!
  • AtlGlamBabe34
    AtlGlamBabe34 Posts: 16 Member
    I agree with IWTBFCIN3, they are good except the cranberry one, which is sickly-sweet, but the Bistro Salad is tart and bacony, and the SW has a spicy kick! I also have an Asian one in the freezer. I haven't tried yet, but I don't think I'll be disappointed.
  • cnlargent
    cnlargent Posts: 199 Member
    I've only tried the bistro chicken one, and use about 1/2 the dressing packet and I enjoy it for a quick work lunch. I use a romaine and spinach mix, about 3 cups, and add a string cheese stick. I like it alot. It's not restaurant quality or gourmet, but for a quick meal, I think it is good tasting.
  • br2012
    br2012 Posts: 52 Member
    agreed. great concept though. makes me think I should really just prep and package my own add-ins every monday to have rest of week.
  • eribooo
    eribooo Posts: 10
    I just tried the Cranberry Chicken one. It was pretty much how you expect- making a fresh salad is a much better option. The chicken was squishy but the vinaigrette was surprisingly good.
    http://ledfordica.blogspot.com/2013/03/whats-for-lunch-wednesdays-lean-cuisine.html
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