![]() ![]() I made this meal because I wanted to see how similar I could get it to the frozen version using less ingredients, some also being healthier for the heart and lower in sodium.Īs a recap, the main differences between the frozen and homemade version: I didn’t remake this particular meal to see if it would taste better. ![]() How the heck would it be at the top of the frozen list all this time if it didn’t? I figured that the frozen version would taste good. This is a the final product after cooking and adding the sauce to the Trader Joe’s chicken. I wanted to be fair and use the same oil to cook both. This first picture is the chicken, frozen, getting ready to cook for a few minutes in avocado oil. This next picture is the frozen Trader Joe’s chicken. The colors of the sauces came out pretty similar, while mine tastes more orange-y and less sweet than the frozen sauce, probably because of the actual orange juice and real orange zest added to it. The chicken consistency is obviously very different. I will show you the frozen item close up as well. I meant to take more still pictures of the sauce, and other items, but those are all in the recipe story on Instagram instead.īelow is a close up of the final homemade product. Cornstarch is what ultimately helps to thicken the sauce and coat the chicken.Īlso, using fresh green onion adds some flavor as well as color to the dish. Using items like LIGHT soy sauce helped with the sodium content. Below are the breasts cut into pieces and seasoned with salt and pepper before cooking in avocado oil in my cast iron skillet.īelow are a few other items I used for the sauce, which, as usual, was the part I was most skeptical about creating. I know chicken thighs are richer in taste, but I wanted to see how this dish would taste with a lighter, leaner meat. One of the changes I made was I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into pieces instead of chicken thighs. I knew I could find a way to make this dish still taste delicious, but use less ingredients and potentially use some healthier ingredients as well. The ingredients aren’t horrendous, but the added soybean and vegetable oils, flour, egg and of course, the use of chicken thighs over chicken breasts are going to make this dish inherently way more fattening. ![]() The moment I laid eyes on it, I knew it was my next remake.ĭid you know the Mandarin Orange Chicken is the best selling frozen item from the popular supermarket chain? Well, now you do! I had never tried it, so I was curious to do so. I didn’t see anything in the sweet section that was very inspiring to me, but I did see a popular savory item. Full disclosure, desserts, like pies and cakes, are cool to look at, but certainly not my strong suit. This week on my Trader Joe’s recipe remake, I initially started out thinking I was going to find a dessert to copycat. ![]()
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