Trader Joe’s Fiery Chicken Curry
Trader Joe’s is well known for their wide selection of Indian cuisine. They have frozen Indian food. They have fresh (in the fridge section) Indian food. They have Indian food in a can. They have Indian food in a pouch. It’s pretty much in every section of the store. It’s what draws so many of us to Trader Joe’s. The fact that I can get quality Italian frozen pasta right next to quality frozen Indian food!
Probably the widest variety of Indian food is in the frozen section where they have many frozen dishes. I won’t call them meals because these should be part of a larger meal, but I know many people use them for lunch at work because they are so easy to put in the microwave and minutes later a flavorful meal. Personally, I wouldn’t want to eat just chicken and rice. I might pair this with my recently reviewed mini spicy pumpkin samosas.
Trader Joe’s Fiery Chicken Curry frozen
Making this couldn’t be easier, just pop in the microwave for a few minutes and pull off the plastic cover when it’s cooled off. The tricky part is if you want to have the rice under the chicken and sauce and then you need to hold the hot microwave dish the food came in and try and scoop out the rice into a bowl and then try and dump the chicken mixture on top which I tried to do without burning myself for the product shot. You might just eat it out of the packaging, especially if you are at work.
The aromas coming out of the microwave had my nose tingling. It smelled so good and rich. Pulling the plastic aside and have that blast of steam come off the food was awesome. You could smell the mélange of Indian spices. “Spicy” food at Trader Joe’s is hit or miss. I wish they had a scale of heat on their food sometimes so you know what you are getting into. I fully expected “Fiery” to be very hot in the spice department, but I was kind of surprised how not “fiery” it wasn’t. I really like the deep rich flavors and the nice big chunks of chicken. The rice cooked up perfectly and had a slight flavor from the tumeric. It’s only 360 calories so for a full grown adult it might not be a whole meal. I know I could probably eat two of them unless I supplemented with another thing like samosas.
Trader Joe’s Fiery Chicken Curry cooked
All in all it was a welcome, warming spicy dish and I would probably get it again, but I’m not sure I would call it Fiery! I am going to give it 8 Bells!
INGREDIENTS:
FIERY CHICKEN CURRY (COOKED CHICKEN BREAST, ONIONS, WATER, COCONUT MILK [COCONUT MILK, WATER], WHOLE PEELED TOMATOES [TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CITRIC ACID {ACIDIFIER}], DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, SPICES, CANOLA OIL, TOMATO PUREE [WATER, TOMATO PASTE, CITRIC ACID {ACIDIFIER}], GARLIC, SALT, GHEE [CLARIFIED UNSALTED BUTTER {SWEET CREAM (MILK), NATURAL FLAVOR}], TAMARIND PASTE [WATER, TAMARIND, SALT], POTATO STARCH, GUM ARABIC, TURMERIC POWDER [SPICE AND COLOR], PAPRIKA OLEORESIN [SPICE], GREEN CHILIES, BAY LEAVES), TURMERIC RICE (WATER, BASMATI RICE, CANOLA OIL, SALT, SPICES, TURMERIC POWDER [SPICE AND COLOR]).
CONTAINS MILK, COCONUT.
NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving size 1 container (269g) | Amount per serving: Calories 360
Total Fat 13g (17% DV), Saturated Fat 5g (25% DV), Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 50mg (17% DV), Sodium 620mg (17% DV), Total Carbohydrate 40g (15% DV), Dietary Fiber 3g (11% DV), Total Sugars 1g—Includes 0g Added Sugars (0% DV), Protein 23g, Vitamin D (0% DV), Calcium (2% DV), Iron (0% DV), Potassium (10% DV).
The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Trader Joe’s Fiery Chicken Curry