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I was not in the mood to cook a complex dinner tonight, so I decided we’d try these frozen Chinese dinners that hubby and I bought at the local Wallyworld. I didn’t hold out a lot of hope that frozen Chinese would be all that great but it looked good on the box. Aren’t those usually some famous last words? I made a pot of rice in my trusty rice cooker. This rice cooker rocks btw!

Each box of the Innovasian Cuisine dinners claims to have 2 servings. We had planned on each trying a little bit of each flavor: Sweet & Sour Chicken w/ Vegetables, Spicy Beef & Broccoli and Orange Chicken Breast. We were a bit skeptical of their serving amounts so I decided to make all three packages in their entirety. Also contributing to this decision was the fact that there isn’t a distinct division between the two servings and the sauce is in one packet.

They give you the option to microwave the meals. I wouldn’t reccommend this option because the breading would turn to mush and meats don’t microwave well IMO. I chose to use the pan fry method. Surprisingly, the food more than exceeded our expectations.

Hubby and I liked the Spicy Beef and Broccoli the best. The sauce is very tasty. The spiciness, it’s a creeper so if you’re not a big fan of spicy foods this may not be the best choice. But wowee, it was good! The Hubby and I were almost happy that my daughter didn’t like the beef. She was grossing out over the broccoli, so that probably hastened her dislike. More for us!

The Sweet & Sour Chicken and Vegetables was REALLY yummy! I was amazed at the crispness of the chicken. I was certain that it would be the mush that leftover Chinese tends to be when you re-heat it. It wasn’t at all and the sauce was really good!

The Orange Chicken Breast. Ditto on the crispness. The sauce was okay but I’ve definately had better. The orange was a little artificial tasting but it was still very good.

As further evidence of it’s authenticity: I got the munchies a couple hours after we were done eating. hehe

We’ll be keeping a stock of these foods and will try the other offerings from Innovasian Cuisine. I wanted to share our experience with you all, and I encourage you to try it! It’s tasty and fast to make!

Surprisingly, this was NOT a paid endorsement. LOL

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