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Alicia Maude

REVIEW: Iceland Meal in a Bag Chicken and Bacon Risotto

I am trying to be gluten free, I am gluten intolerant and thought I would try these Meal in a Bag things, I tried the one from Iceland and did a blog post, read here to see what I thought.

PACKAGING:

Plastic bag


INGREDIENTS:

Cooked Risotto Rice (45%) (Water, Rice, Salt), Water, Cooked Chicken Breast Pieces (8%) (Chicken Breast, Salt, Tapioca Starch, Dextrose), Peas, Fried Onion (Onion, Sunflower Oil), Whipping Cream (Milk), Diced Reformed Smoke Flavour Bacon (3%) (Pork Belly, Salt, Dextrose, Smoke Flavouring, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), Emmental Cheese (Milk), Maasdam Cheese (Milk), White Wine, Dried Skimmed Milk, Garlic, Parmigiano Reggiano (Milk), Full Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Parsley, Rice Starch, Lemon Juice From Concentrate, Vegetable Stock Powder (Salt, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Carrot Powder, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Sunflower Oil, Ground Lovage, Ground White Pepper), Corn Starch, Tapioca Starch, Lemon Zest, Rapeseed Oil, Yeast Extract, Ground Black Pepper


NUTRITION (per half meal):

  • Energy: 2330 kJ

  • Energy: 555 kcal

  • Fat: 19.9g

  • of which saturates: 7.5g

  • Carbohydrate: 67.8g

  • of which sugars: 5g

  • Fibre: 3.3g

  • Protein: 24.4g

  • Salt: 2.5g


HOW TO (in the microwave):

Cook time: 12 min. - 15 min.

Based on a whole bag

STEP 1: Place into a large microwaveable dish.

STEP 2: Cover with film and pierce several times.

STEP 3: Cook for 8 minutes.

STEP 4: Stir, cook for a further 6 minutes.

STEP 5: Stand for 1 minute, stir before serving.


HOW TO (on the hob):

Cook time: 12 min. - 15 min.

Based on a whole bag

STEP 1: Pre-heat a little oil in a saucepan.

STEP 2: Add the contents of the bag to the saucepan, cook for 12-15 minutes.

STEP 3: Stir occasionally, reduce heat if necessary

I need to go back to Iceland and fill my freezer with this meal in a bag because this was amazing, seriously, I love it, really filling, tasty and so easy to do.


Purchased from: Iceland

Price: £3.75

Rating: 5/5

Date Tried: Wednesday 12th July 2023

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