Fresh & Easy has carried the Chicken Enchiladas for quite some time now, and I have decided that I wanted to try them out and see why it still remains as part of the collection of Fresh Meals which are ready to heat.

Coming in at right under $5 at the time of purchase, the container came with 2 Chicken enchiladas covered in red Tomato Chili sauce, accompanied by a side or rice and beans.

After heating it in the micro-wave for the recommended time, I continued to taste the side’s first. 

The re-fried beans that came as a side I found to be lacking in terms of flavor, but had just the right consistency.

The Spanish rice they place in the container is the same as the rice that is used in their burritos and the everything else with Spanish rice. Personally I like my Spanish rice to be a tad more mild, and a bit more on the “tomato-ee” side. 

Although I’m not a big fan of the sides by them selves… After mixing them up a tad, I found the taste to be just right(The package does recommend mixing the rice and beans.)

The enchiladas!

The enchiladas were completely covered with a red Tomato and  Chili sauce, topped off with a bit of cheese on top. The enchiladas themselves contained a mixture of chicken, cream cheese, corn, poblano chilies, and Monterrey Jack cheese.

As far as the flavor goes I found that the enchiladas were awesome. They had just the right amount of spice(mildly spicy). Just the right amount of tomato, and the cream cheese certainly added to the overall flavor, while complementing the chicken.

My only gripe would be the uneven placement of the stuffing, which seemed to have all gone to the “middle” which the ends being nothing more than tomato and chili tortilla.

I would definitely buy this again!

Now for those of you  interested in some of the nutritional value here’s the deal breaker:

270 calories per serving (2 servings in a pack(640cals per pack))

530mg sodium per serving or 22% of Daily recommended (double that for a pack)

10g fat, of which 3.5g is Saturated, per serving.

At 15oz per package, I would say this is probably not the healthiest choice by far, at 640 Cal’s and 44% of the total recommended intake for Sodium. I myself consumed the whole package in one sitting. 

On a final note the FnE Chicken Enchiladas do claim to be free of Artificial colors, flavors and preservatives.

Apple slices, honeydew melon and canteloupe chunks, pineapple and orange pieces topped off with some grapes is what Fresh & Easy’s Fruit Salad is all about!

15 ounces of pure freshness, packing 3 recommended servings each coming in at 5oz with 60 calories, 16g carbs(2g fiber, 14g sugars) and 1g of Protein!

I must say that this must have been my lunch time meal for about a week, when I was on a diet, Very satisfying, I usually consumed the whole package in one siting.

Coming in at under $4 and probably under $2 when on daily special, I must say this is definitely worth the money.

I must warn you that you should always look at fruit inside the clear plastic container to make sure it passes your own personal comfort level, quality test, I have taken notice that some of the pre-packaged fruits can look a bit “gnarly” and questionable. Although if you happen to get it a few days from its expiration date it seems to be no problem at all, with nice firm fruit awaiting to be consumed!

Fresh & Easy has recently put out some new items on their ready to heat meal’s section. Amoung these items is the new Chicken Fajita Burrito!

Like many of their meals, this one also Contains No Artificial Flavors, Colors, of Preservatives. and comes with full heating instructions wich indicate: Heat Only in Microwave, with the package plastic packaging opened at one end, for aproximatly 3-4 minutes, rotating the burrito half way through heating.

I would like to say that I have had a much  better experice heating these fresh and easy burrito’s out of the plastic pakaging. If you do decide to heat your burrito in the package, your tortilla will more than likely be wet, and soggy.

Having heated the burrito 2 minutes and turning it around and heating one more minute worked out beautifully for myself.

First bite! At the very first bite I took out of the burrito I was greeted with a mouthfull of the their Fajita Pepper blend and some spanish rice, The filling at that point was tasty, and a quite a bit on the spicy side!

In this particular burrito the flavor of the spanish rice blended in very well with the rest of the burrito. And the pepper blend had a slightly “chipotle-ish” flavor.

As I countinued to eat my burrito, I did noticed, that there was very little chicken, until I got to a bit past half done. At this point the burrito took on new life, as the flavor of the chicken came through and added something more to the burrito.

I would probably have this burrito, but only if I had some avocado around or maybe some sour cream. I was satisfied with it, but I feel that it still needs something!

Suggestions:

+I would highly suggest that F&E add more chicken to this burrito, or somehow make it so that it does not all sit in one “section of the burrito”. as well as some sort of topping to balance the flavoring.

+i would suggest, if available, add some guacamole, plain avocado, or sour cream as they would make great additions!

+Take burrito out of plastic pakaging to heat, your burrito will be less soggy, and a bit easier to hold!