http://www.bellandevans.com/glutenfree
I stumbled upon these products at the local Whole Foods. At first I was put off by the $9 price tag (me hates the expensive foodz) but I was eager to try them since I was dying for some chicken strips. I had tried the Ian's strips in the past, which were a bit bland and also teensyweensy. I hoped these would be more adult sized.
In my box there were seven strips. Four were smaller and three were fairly large. I'm sure you could eat them all in a serving if you were super hungry, but I found that eating the smaller and then the larger worked well for me.
The chicken strips reminded me of Applebee's. I always liked those chicken strips because they were flat and thin and soft, so I think that's what really made me think of Applebee's. The Bell & Evans strips are very thin and flat and not difficult to eat at all. The chicken is moist and chickeny, and the breading is ... well, it's just sort of there. It didn't taste like nothing, but it didn't have oodles of flavor.
All-in-all, I would call it a pretty good experience. Except for the price. Ha ha ha.
The strips are considered "gluten free" but are made in a facility that processes wheat. So, eat at your own risk. They do state on their website, "Our processing plant is monitored sensitive to less than 10 parts per million during production." If you're super-duper-pooper sensitive, you might want to stay away. I had no problem with them. You might also want to avoid these if you can't handle corn, soy, or egg.
Their chicken is also raised without hormones or antibiotics, so you can feel secure knowing that it's basically just chicken in your chicken. The ingredients list is pretty simple, which is always a bonus.
A box claims to be 3 servings with 210 calories per serving. Not bad at all, if you bake them. They're also a good source of protein.
Blah blah blah ...
The thing for me about chicken tenders is that making them is such a PITA. You have to buy the chicken and all the ingredients for breading. You have to buy oil. You have to bread your chicken and then fry it, and get oil everywhere and then have your kitchen smell like oil forever, and then if you're single like I am, you have too much chicken around for eons. No fun. This is a great, simple solution. And to be honest, probably costs as much per serving (if I assume 2 servings in a box) as some of those McDonald's chicken strips.
The only thing missing was a basket and some french fries. Man, I wish there were a good place to get fries near my house ...
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