An easy lunch or dinner and perfect for kids!
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Cost
I paid $19.99 Canadian for the two kilogram bag of Hampton House Chicken Strips (regular price). That’s not bad for a large bag of chicken strips that will last quite a long time!
Convenience
Thank goodness the bag of chicken strips is resealable, I love it when bulk items are resealable. The strips need to be kept in the freezer. Most chicken strips I’ve had in the past are pre-cooked but these are raw so you need to practice safe handling with the chicken strips as well as they can’t be microwaved. The directions are to bake the chicken strips at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 18 to 22 minutes. I baked mine for probably about 25 minutes because I didn’t think they looked crispy enough at 22 minutes. These are definitely convenient for dinner or lunch and I think kids would enjoy these!
Nutrition
1.5 pieces of Hampton House Chicken Strips is 170 calories, five grams of fat, 18 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, one gram of sugar, 14 grams of protein and 400 mg of sodium. The ingredients list is also very straight forward and has ingredients I’d expect to see. These aren’t exactly healthy though.
Taste
These are pretty good tasting, similar to the Costco food court chicken strips but not quite as good. All the strips are different sizes and they’re made with raw, seasoned, whole chicken breast fillets. After baking them a bit longer than the directions they turned out crispy and golden brown. They’re salty and quite flavorful and you could probably enjoy them alone without any dipping sauce in a salad or something like that but I definitely recommend them with plum sauce (that’s my fave way to have them). I do have to point out one negative, both my husband and I found bits of gristle in the chicken strips which was a little disappointing. We also both got heartburn after eating these for dinner! Haha. I think these would be perfect for kids to have for lunch or dinner, kids seem to love chicken strips. I know I did as a kid.
Although I love chicken strips I don’t think I’ll buy these again, I’d much rather just buy the chicken strips from the food court when I have a craving for chicken strips! If I had a few kids at home for the next few months though I think having a bag of these in the freezer would be a must!
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 9/10
Nutrition: 4/10
Taste: 7/10
What’s your or your kids favorite convenient Costco freezer item?!
The Willingdon burnaby costco sells these for $21.99 (more than your $19.99) I rather buy these than any other chicken strips or nuggets out there as it’s real chicken breast rather than just “chicken” which contains much more than just breast. If you deep fry these, they taste way better than just baked. Ofcourse, it’s not as healthy, but it’s as close as restaurant quality as you can get when you deep fry it yourself.
Right on! BTW I am a Willingdon customer too!
The comments are consistent. You need to bury the the chicken strips to mask their rather blah flavor. For those that don’t use much dipping sauce you’ll be disappointed.
We put them in a tortilla wrap with sweet thai chilli and some cukes or lettuce. Great on a hot summer day.
the chicken strip taste wonderful dipped in Thai sweet chilli sauce you can buy at Costco too!!
Meh. We find frozen chicken strips, for the most part, all taste kind of gross unless they’re professionally prepared.
These ones are ok. I would love to know where they get the food court ones. They are the best.
These are a staple in our house. I buy 2-3 bags when they’re in sale. All four of us like them! And I agree plum sauce is the best.
Love, love these,, use them everyday on a salad!!