Chicken piccata is something I’ve never tried to make before. I used to love Lean Cuisine’s Chicken Piccata back when they had it (I think it might be spookily similar to the Lemon Chicken now) so when I saw that Trader Joes carried a jarred chicken piccata sauce, I was ecstatic to try it. The results…
Meh?
It’s not BAD, and part of it was my fault for pairing it with the absolute WRONG vegetables; I should have waited until I had some root veggies for roasting with this. But the sauce, unlike all the other Trader Joes pepared sauces i’ve tried, tastes like it comes from a jar. I even sauteed my own onions to give it some more body, but it just kind of fell flat. Again, it was yummy and all, but meh?
Can’t win ‘em all, I guess.
I Confess…
All my cakes come from boxes. My spaghetti sauce isn't from scratch, and I think making my own pasta and bread (unless it comes from a mix…) is rarely worth the effort. I believe individually frozen chicken breasts and ready-made pie crusts are among the best inventions ever. Through these menus, recipes, tips and recommendations, I hope to show that the options for creative cooking are limitless, even when time and money are not.
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