Slim Down Sundays: Chili’s at Home

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One of the things that I miss the most being on this diet is going out to eat. The Hubs use to really enjoy sneaking off to Chili’s or Ruby Tuesday’s to grab some thing yummy. We used these as cheapish dates nights, or afternoons, every once in awhile. However, we had a tendency to go a little overboard when we would go ordering appetizers, dinner, and sometimes dessert. As such we’ve tried to stay away from these types of restaurants until we’ve learned better self control but we’ve really missed the yummy food in the meantime.

So imagine how excited I was when I went into the grocery store and saw the Chili’s at Home dinners in the freezer section. Now don’t get me wrong I know that these aren’t the healthiest items that we could be getting at the store but I knew that with the single servings and family size dinners that we could try to portion control what we were eating by limiting how much we were buying. This would then make them at least healthier.

I have noticed that not all stores in our area carry the Chili’s at Home frozen dinners. In fact the Walmart that we found these at had a limited selection, they only had a few of the single servings, which was a bummer because there were a few I was hoping to try that I wasn’t able to find. However, if you head to the Chili’s at Home website and use the locator at the top you can see if the meal you want to try is at a store near you! From the selection that our store had of the Chili’s at Home dinners I chose to get the Chicken Bacon Ranch, the Hubs chose to get the Cajun Chicken Alfredo, and the Mother-in-Law chose to get the Bacon Mac & Cheese.

As we went and purchased these specifically to have for dinner that night we took them home and immediately popped them open. The first thing I noticed was the cute plastic trays that they come in. I’ve never seen frozen dinners that came with that much detail. Another thing that I noticed was the quality of the food. Once I opened the plastic I could tell this wasn’t just a cheap tv dinner, it actually looked like quality ingredients that had been frozen together. I really liked the fact that these microwaved up really nicely, none of the food wound up petrified which is what usually happens when I microwave a frozen dinner.

When I tasted the Chicken Bacon Ranch when it came out of the microwave I was expecting there to be that “frozen dinner” aftertaste that most frozen dinners seem to have. The Chili’s at Home didn’t have that at all! I was very pleasantly surprised. I was also surprised at how pretty it turned out, I would have thought that it was something that I had baked myself!

The main thing that I love about the Chili’s at Home dinners is how perfectly sized they are. They are portioned perfectly to pair with a vegetable side and it not be to much or to little to eat. I feel this works perfectly with the diet that we are currently on. This means that we don’t feel any guilt with having a slight indulgence when we decide to pop these into the cart.

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