southern fried gal

A few years ago I had a hankering for a lime and chili chicken quesadilla and I came up with a marinade. For yummiest results, I grilled, rested, and sliced the chicken before making individual quesadillas. Tasty, but cumbersome. So I was thrilled when I was asked to review Tyson’s new product!

I added about half the bag of chicken to a non-stick skillet and sprinkled with about 1 teaspoon ground cumin and 1 teaspoons chili powder. I allowed that to brown on one side, flipped and seasoned the other side with equal amounts of seasoning.

Once the chicken was warmed and browned on both sides, I squeezed the juice of three limes onto the chicken and allowed it to cook a minute or two longer. To assemble the quesadillas, I lightly buttered a skillet, filled a flour tortilla with the chicken and cheddar cheese and folded to brown on each side.

Since the process was so fast, I had a little extra time to channel my inner chef. I painted the plates with a jalapeno and and a chipotle sauce (like my favorite restaurant).

I served with black beans and rice garnished with fresh yellow bell pepper and sour cream squiggles. (I’m really getting into the chef role at this point!)

Pure yumminess and a fraction of the time it usually takes to conjure up this meal.

My boys (DH and my toughest critic, BBC) both gave it two thumbs up!

Here’s the picture of the chicken I used. I found my bag at Target in the frozen goods section. It was priced around $7.50 plus tax and I was able to get two meals out of the bag for my family of three. That is a pretty reasonable cost considering the time savings.

I will definitely be using this product again in the future. When time allows I prefer to cook from scratch but hey – life happens sometimes and this gives busy moms a head-start. I found the chicken to be lean, easy to prepare, and flavorful. I didn’t get a chance to check the sodium count before my husband tossed the bag – that was my main concern. I will check into that and update.

Would you like to try this new product? The best news of all is that I have been given FREE product coupons for a few of my lucky readers! This giveaway will close at noon, CDT, on Friday, May 21, 2010. To earn an entry into the random drawing, simply leave a comment on this post! That’s easy and in keeping with the product!

Ironically, I am joining up with Jen over at Tasty Tuesday. She has an interesting discussion going on about our dependency on technology in our lives. I crack up that I’m totally cheating on dinner while she is talking about having her own chickens and grinding her own wheat. Come join the discussion and check out the other tasty recipes!

~Southern Fried Gal

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Collective Bias & Tyson provided me with a $50 gift card and free product coupons for this campaign. The serving idea, opinions, and comments are my own thoughts and have not been influenced by either company.