Birds Eye Hot & Spicy Chicken

These are actually hot! Normally when you buy something in a supermarket that calls itself 'spicy' or 'hot' you know it will be gently spicy at most. These are different - they really are hot and spicy and it might be too much for some people. I found them a refreshing change from bland spicy foods, but I did find myself eating drinking a bit extra! My partner used a little creme fraiche to cool his down. The coating is a really tasty breadcrumb mixed with what I assume are peppers and spices. It's a thick coating and crisps up nicely in the oven. As with most of these things, overcooking isn't a bad thing for extra crispiness. These come in at ...  Read the complete review

The big supermarkets keep putting the Bird's Eye Chicken breasts in various flavours at £1 a box which makes them a very appealing meal for dinner. The fact that these chicken breasts are 100% chicken is very appealing and makes you feel like these are going to be really tasty and filling meal. The hot and spicy chicken is exactly what it says on the box! They give your whole mouth a tingly feeling. The box recommends cooking these at gas mark 6, 200 degrees or 180 degrees for a fan assisted oven for 25 minutes. However, I have a fan assisted oven and have followed these instructions and find that they need longer than the 25 minutes to look like ...  Read the complete review

This and some other birds eye products are currently on offer in most supermarkets for £1 per box which makes them almost irresistible to my trolley when it is being pushed around the store and therefore a couple of packets found their way on to this weeks shopping bill (low for a change!) and we promptly set about trying them tonight with some bombay potatoes and rice. Yum! For £1 you got 2 chicken breasts which are approximately 230 calories and 12g of fat each. We had two with our dinner but I only managed one and a bit as I was quite full from my potatoes and rice (carb fest!). Upon opening the cardboard box (which can be recycled), you are met ...  Read the complete review