Barber Foods Archives - Jen is on a Journey

(as told by my husband!)

My wife is on the road for her blog a lot more now than ever. I’m proud of her, but sometimes I’m at a loss in the kitchen when she’s not around. Since I’ve started a new job and have a commute the last thing on my mind when I get home is preparing a meal for myself and the three kids. Preparing dinner can be tough, especially when you and your family are starving and tired but don’t want to submit to the regular “dinner monotony” of pizza or take out. Thankfully, Barber Foods can help.

Barber Foods has been creating uniquely satisfying stuffed chicken entrees for more than 50 years. With Jen heading to Florida in a few weeks, I got to get a jump start on some meals I can prepare while she’s gone. Barber Foods has a selection of Stuffed Chicken Breasts that look pretty darn good and I’m generally a beef kinda guy. If I can take out a huge chunk of time in food preparation and focus on eating and then hanging out with my kids that’s a great night in my eyes. Prepackaged, but some selections are raw (take note for cooking instructions), each chicken breast is seasoned and stuffed with the highest quality ingredients.

At one of our favorite restaurants I’ve enjoyed something similar to chicken Cordon Bleu. Barber Foods makes a close second to that meal with a creamy cheese and ham combination that just pours out as you slice into the perfectly cooked piece. My son enjoys ham and cheese as much as I do and I credit him for approving it as a 10 year old, great to get his taste buds active and I’m sure he’ll eat well when mom is gone. We also tried the Chicken Parmesan version because I know I like pasta and cheese, why not mix some chicken in for a hearty dish.Both meals hit the spot. The chicken parmesan was like pizza and pasta flavors that everyone loves, I can eat both breasts in the package easily and they are tasty! The cordon bleu is already fully cooked so they can be microwaved and served in under three minutes and it’s moist and fresh tasting. The chicken parm comes frozen and raw but can give me some time to prepare a great side dish and salad while Jen is away. Frozen meals have come a long way and I’m thankful for Barber’s great quality and taste in chicken!

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Who hasn’t experienced a last-minute dilemma at dinnertime? You know, those nights when you’ve got to make something out of nothing…in no time. That happens to us at least a few times a week. With baseball, soccer, and dance 5 nights a week, I loathe pulling up to a drive-through and screaming my unhealthy order into the speaker.

If I haven’t been to the store, we scour the cabinets and freezer and often carrot slices and peanut butter on saltines or tortillas with butter are inevitably our choices. Not only would it leave the kids unhappy, un-full, and starving by breakfast, moms and dads have to hear the drama! Perhaps that’s not you, but many families are stricken by last-minute dinner drama and are in serious need of a “Dinner, rescued.”

That’s why the kind folks at Barber Foods, www.barberfoods.com, offer their new Seasoned Selects Stuffed Chicken Breast entrées. They are a hearty and healthy (lower in calories, fat, and carbs than their breaded breasts) yet quick meal choice that can be cooking while homework is finished, showers are taken, and when you’re collecting yourselves after a long day.

They’re made with juicy, white meat chicken stuffed with savory combinations of meat, cheese and vegetables and seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices. Seasoned Selects are a great dinner option for those nights when you need drama-free dinner prep. Just throw these entrees in the oven and get going on a quick salad or side dish, find some great recipes here, http://bit.ly/aLqEKY.

My take: I popped in one of the Seasoned Selects Cordon Bleu stuffed chicken breast today for lunch to try them out! One of my favorite newer recipes when I do cook is to wrap bacon over chicken and bake, so this meal sounded so delicious with that added cheese benefit. The chicken went into a 350 degree oven for 33 minutes (34 if you are making both-2 in a package) and make sure it’s been nice an preheated as the chicken comes raw and not pre-cooked. The smell in the kitchen was glorious. When it was done, the meat was cooked perfectly and when I cut into it, the swiss cheese oozed out. Upon first bite, it was juicy and the salty ham mixed with the spices on the outside made for a fabulous flavor combination. The chicken was tender enough to cut with the side of my fork! One chicken breast is perfect for one person and I will serve this to my family with a side of steamed Green Beans that will take literally 5 minutes and call it a delicous and healthy meal!

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Barber Foods Stuffed Chicken Breasts When Mom’s Away!

Stop Dinner-Drama with Barber Foods Seasoned Selects Stuffed Chicken Entrees