Trader Joe's Tuesday: Chicken Gorgonzola

Most of you know that I used to be a vegetarian. I still refrain from most meats (i.e. red meat, pork, and fish) and now only eat chicken and turkey sparingly. I don't really like to prepare the chicken or turkey (raw meat really grosses me out), so anytime I don't have to touch it, the better.

Enter Trader Joe's Chicken Gorgonzola.


This is a new frozen entree that came out about 6 months ago. They were giving it away as a sample (another great thing about Trader Joe's--the samples!) and it was so good I immediately went over to the frozen section to pick one up for dinner.

Funny story about the first time I made this. Sam had been not so thrilled with my cooking for the week and I was getting annoyed. I decided to cook this and then pretend like I had made it and see what he said. He devoured it and asked for seconds. I refused, saying that since he hadn't liked anything I made that week, I had only made a small serving of this in case he hated this too. (Actually, the package only included 2 chicken breasts, so there wasn't anymore). He kept telling me how good this was, and that it tasted like it was from a restaurant. So a few days later I made it again. Again he raved and raved about it. I said "you really like it?" "You ACTUALLY like my cooking?" He gave me a resounding yes. Then I told him that it was a frozen entree from Trader Joe's. He didn't believe me. I actually had to show him the box. I mean seriously, did he actually think that I could cook that well? It's a nice thought.

So, this dish is not your typical frozen food entree. It has 5 star cuisine written all over it, from it's delish cocoa-carribe pesto sauce to the sauteed mushrooms and fresh tomatoes on the top. Despite the gorgonzola in the name, it does not taste cheesy, it's more of a slight hint of gorgonzola. And not a stinky hint at that. You could really pass this off as you being a really good cook (as I did).

I would recommend pairing this with Trader Joe's Wild & Basmati Rice Pilaf along with some spears of TJ's Frozen Aspargus--they compliment this entree nicely.