Episode 236: TGI Friday’s Santa Fe Chicken with Rice and Beans

11 Oct, 2009

Posted by: Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master

The Frozen Food Master is back after a week long break and he is ready to bring it for a whole new season of Freezerburns. Today he tries the TGI Friday’s Santa Fe Chicken with Rice and Beans and can’t decide whether he can count to three.

Nutrition Facts:
Serving size 1 2/3 cup (290g)
Servings per Container 2.5
Calories: 340
Calories from Fat: 70
Total Fat: 8g
Saturated Fat: 3.5g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 40mg
Sodium: 690mg
Total Carbohydrate: 50g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
Sugars: 6g
Protein: 19g

Price: $7.14

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Echo710

Welcome back, Greg!

You’re certainly wearing the appropriate shirt for “deciding whether or not you can count to three”… well, okay, maybe technically it would fit more with that theme if it were a picture of the “Count”, rather than Cookie Monster, but we’re still within the whole “basic educational” genre here, so I think it still works… after all, in the end we’re still supposed to *eat* this meal, regardless of how many steps there are, right? Still, yeah… “Step 2″ was more like “Steps 2 through 6″… and does “enjoy” count as one more step…? (Maybe the people at TGI Friday’s need a refresher course in counting?)

In all honesty, this meal doesn’t really look all that appealing to me, and that is partially because of how messy/”sloppy” it looks… and additionally, while I know there is something to be said for the convenience factor, I could probably make a similar dish from scratch, using my own chicken, vegetables, rice, cheese, and sauce, and it would be a much better meal in terms of taste and quality; while it would take a little bit more time, it really wouldn’t be *that* much more of an effort. That being said, this looks like a decent enough product… still, I don’t know if it’s really worth the money, or if I would rate it quite so highly. Then again, that’s just my opinion… and once again, you’re the Frozen Food Master, not me.

Again, welcome back… looking forward to seeing what’s coming up in this “new season” of Freezerburns! (Will there be another live review for this month?)
Echo710

Welcome back, Greg!

You’re certainly wearing the appropriate shirt for “deciding whether or not you can count to three”… well, okay, maybe technically it would fit more with that theme if it were a picture of the “Count”, rather than Cookie Monster, but we’re still within the whole “basic educational” genre here, so I think it still works… after all, in the end we’re still supposed to *eat* this meal, regardless of how many steps there are, right? Still, yeah… “Step 2″ was more like “Steps 2 through 6″… and does “enjoy” count as one more step…? (Maybe the people at TGI Friday’s need a refresher course in counting?)

In all honesty, this meal doesn’t really look all that appealing to me, and that is partially because of how messy/”sloppy” it looks… and additionally, while I know there is something to be said for the convenience factor, I could probably make a similar dish from scratch, using my own chicken, vegetables, rice, cheese, and sauce, and it would be a much better meal in terms of taste and quality; while it would take a little bit more time, it really wouldn’t be *that* much more of an effort. That being said, this looks like a decent enough product… still, I don’t know if it’s really worth the money, or if I would rate it quite so highly. Then again, that’s just my opinion… and once again, you’re the Frozen Food Master, not me.

Again, welcome back… looking forward to seeing what’s coming up in this “new season” of Freezerburns! (Will there be another live review for this month?)
Echo710

Just one quick follow-up… after posting my previous comment, I’m a bit disturbed by my use of four “smileys” within said comment… ugh, I must be regressing to my high school years…! (Or maybe I’m just tired…)

Oh, well; at least I didn’t resort to typing “OMG” or “LOL” in every other sentence…

ANYWAY…! Great review, and like I said, I can’t wait to see what’s coming up next.
Echo710

Just one quick follow-up… after posting my previous comment, I’m a bit disturbed by my use of four “smileys” within said comment… ugh, I must be regressing to my high school years…! (Or maybe I’m just tired…)

Oh, well; at least I didn’t resort to typing “OMG” or “LOL” in every other sentence…

ANYWAY…! Great review, and like I said, I can’t wait to see what’s coming up next.
Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Ma

Thanks Echo710, it’s good to be back. There will most likely not be an official Freezerburns Live! show this October. There will be at least one impromptu show however. Stay tuned..
Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master

Thanks Echo710, it’s good to be back. There will most likely not be an official Freezerburns Live! show this October. There will be at least one impromptu show however. Stay tuned..
MattUD

Good to have you back FFM. Was a long week of no reviews!
MattUD

Good to have you back FFM. Was a long week of no reviews!
a

step 2 was absolutely hilarious. and step 3 was just add the cheese. hilarious. this meal actually looked good to me.

thanks for the entertaining review. it was sucking pretty hard without any reviews for so long.
a

step 2 was absolutely hilarious. and step 3 was just add the cheese. hilarious. this meal actually looked good to me.

thanks for the entertaining review. it was sucking pretty hard without any reviews for so long.
http://purrdaywithkittys.wordpress.com/ Erin Brooks

Welcome back Greg hope you and the family had a good time.
Happy anniversary!
Lets my favorite thing that’s sloppy…
My Mom use to make something called a Cloak and Dagger:
Jewish Rye Bread, Russian Dressing, Corned Beef and Coleslaw.
My Mom always said the best things were the messiest!
http://purrdaywithkittys.wordpress.com/ Erin Brooks

Welcome back Greg hope you and the family had a good time.
Happy anniversary!
Lets my favorite thing that’s sloppy…
My Mom use to make something called a Cloak and Dagger:
Jewish Rye Bread, Russian Dressing, Corned Beef and Coleslaw.
My Mom always said the best things were the messiest!
Kevin

Homemade Sloppy Joes with onions, ketchup, and mustard!
Kevin

Homemade Sloppy Joes with onions, ketchup, and mustard!
http://www.chocolatethunder.co.uk/ JamsV

Yay!
You’re back,
and with a freaking awesome review as well!
I love you just like always FFM!
http://www.chocolatethunder.co.uk JamsV

Yay!
You’re back,
and with a freaking awesome review as well!
I love you just like always FFM!
Sam

Hey Greg, good to see you back! Is the portion in the bowl the whole bag or is it the actual serving size? It looks like a lot of food.
Sam

Hey Greg, good to see you back! Is the portion in the bowl the whole bag or is it the actual serving size? It looks like a lot of food.
Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Ma

@Sam, that bowl was it. It was a substantial amount of food. Way more than the Tyson meal I made a week ago.
Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master

@Sam, that bowl was it. It was a substantial amount of food. Way more than the Tyson meal I made a week ago.
http://joelisasuperkid.com/ Joel

Welcome Back Greg! Good to see you back, Hope you had a great vacation, and I look forward to more of your frodowns, fryerburns, and so on!
http://joelisasuperkid.com Joel

Welcome Back Greg! Good to see you back, Hope you had a great vacation, and I look forward to more of your frodowns, fryerburns, and so on!
anutterNWOpuppet

Sloppy? Oh yeah!; but I’ll keep it clean – my girlfriend’s head…blame the extension & the gel(though she wears them well.)
Love to hear about the health risks of microwave preparations…that’s what’s on my plate (or head, lol.) PS – Hope that wasn’t a non-stick skillet…
anutterNWOpuppet

Sloppy? Oh yeah!; but I’ll keep it clean – my girlfriend’s head…blame the extension & the gel(though she wears them well.)
Love to hear about the health risks of microwave preparations…that’s what’s on my plate (or head, lol.) PS – Hope that wasn’t a non-stick skillet…
Darcy

Welcome back FFM!
Darcy

Welcome back FFM!
Lisa

I absolutly love this item, but can not find it in any of the stores, can you tell me where I can purchase it. I must have more!