MorningStar Farms Sesame Chik'n

It has been a while since I have written a review for anything and this is partly because I have not tried anything interesting that I thought warranted a review. Well that all changed the other day when I was in the frozen food section and I came across MorningStar Farms Sesame Chik'n. I thought that this sounded delicious, partly because I was really hungry, but also because lately we have had very generic vegetarian "meats." I decided to get one box and try it out; here is what I thought.

I usually do not get vegetarian single meals from the frozen food section because I think that there are overpriced. The MorningStar Farms Sesame Chik'n was no exception. The meal was about three dollars, the same price that I pay when I get four Chik'n patties. The product was definitely not a steal, but it was quite usual for this kind of product. I would not hold the price against the product, but I have to admit that it is normally out of my budget. I was glad that I decided to try it though despite the price because I thought that the taste was not too bad.

After eating the MorningStar Farms Sesame Chik'n I was hoping that I could give it a raving and glowing review, but this was not the case. The box showed a lovely plate filled with noodles, chik'n, soybeans, pea pods, and other veggies all slightly drizzled in a sesame sauce. It looked positively delicious. However, after following the directions to a tee I discovered that it was not without some flaws. The overall taste was decent, nothing seemed overwhelming and everything blended nicely. However, I cannot help but feel that it had a TV-Dinner quality about the sauce. Plus the noodles were slightly overcooked and the chik'n was almost soggy and definitely nothing out of the ordinary. Finally the portion was hardly a meal and for me would have been a more complete meal if accompanied by some side dishes.

As always I like to include the ingredients and nutrition facts in my reviews. The small portion offers 310 calories with 80 calories from fat. There is 530 milligrams of sodium in the product as well as 46 carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 16 grams of sugars, and 14 grams of protein. I was pleased to see all the protein in the product; it is nearly twice as much as a typical veggie burger. The product also listed 8% for calcium and 15% for iron. I really enjoyed a lot of the nutrition facts but thought that the ingredients were typical for this type of product.

The ingredients started with cooked noodles made of water and enriched flour made of wheat flour, niacin, iron (ferrous sulfate), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), and folic acid. Next listed for the noodles was multigrain legume mix made of yellow peas, garbanzo beans, pearled barley, oats, flax seed, kamut, and wheat fiber, wheat gluten, and expeller pressed canola oil. Next on the list was tempura veggie chik'n nuggets made of water, soy protein, wheat gluten, natural flavors, potato starch, expeller pressed canola oil and/or safflower oil, pea protein, modified vegetable gum, carrot fiber, organic beet root fiber, organic evaporated cane juice, yeast extract, and sea salt for the chik'n, batter consisting of wheat flour, modified corn starch, salt, corn flour, yellow corn meal, sugar, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, guar gum, spice, high oleic sunflower oil, and calcium silicate, breader made of oat bran, wheat flour, corn flour, salt, sugar, high oleic sunflower seed oil, and calcium silicate. Next was water, sugar snap peas, carrots, sugar, edamame (soybeans), low sodium soy sauce made of water, wheat, soybeans, salt, vinegar, and lactic acid, red bell peppers, and onions. Finally there was two percent or less of distilled white vinegar, roasted garlic, ginger puree, rice starch, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, dried onion, orange juice concentrate, caramel color, and spice.

I do not regret getting the MorningStar Farms Sesame Chik'n and would tempted to get it again if I thought that I could get the noodles to cook less and if it was a lot cheaper. I will probably keep my eye out for a sale but I would not recommend for anyone to get a lot of boxes at this price. If nothing else it was a nice snack to hold me over until dinner when I ate it and I got to write about it, which I love.