Tesco Frozen Veg? - Perfection!!!

I decided to use the crispy Potatoes and mediterranean vegetables that I got for free after being invited to take part in the Beautifully Balanced Frozen Food from Tesco programme by the Orchard at Tesco, and decided to accompany them with pan fried Garlic and Mushroom stuffed Chicken Breasts wrapped in Bacon.

The Vegetable mix took about thirty minutes to cook in a pre heated oven and the only thing I had to do to them was add a small splash of olive oil and pop them in the oven,and stir half way through for the stated cooking time.

After thirty minutes the Potatoes and Vegetables were cooked to perfection and the Chicken breast were also ready to be served as well.

Upon opening the door of the oven I was immediately transported to memories of food that I have enjoyed while Holidaying in the Greek isles and couldn’t wait to tuck in and devour this wonderful meal.

I can’t believe how fresh tasting and flavoursome the Potatoes and Vegetables were - they were just as good as freshly prepared ones, but without all the chopping and peeling, I had cooked about half the bag but wish I had cooked the whole bag - I could quite happily have gone back for seconds and probably thirds as well!!!. #TriedItFree

Beautifully Balanced Frozen Food from Tesco.

I was lucky enough to be invited to take part in the Beautifully Balanced Frozen Food from Tesco programme by the Orchard at Tesco and received a £3 coupon to use against Beautifully Balanced Frozen Food and a £2 coupon to use against any frozen fruits or vegetables in the Tesco range and also some pass along coupons to hand to friends and family.

I chose Thai green curry sauce, Pea and ham soup and Crispy Roast Potatoes with Mediterranean vegetables and have now tried the curry sauce and the soup.

For the curry sauce I decided to serve it with Chicken breast and Basmati rice and I started by cooking Chicken breast pieces in a frying pan until cooked through and then added the full bag of Thai green curry sauce ‘pellets’ and just simmered for about 8 - 10 minutes, as soon as the ‘pellets of sauce started to melt I was hit with the most wonderful smells and couldn't wait to tuck in, it was really quick, easy and simple to prepare.

It was so good, of a perfect consistency and I expected it to be very hot and spicy -  but it wasn’t, which is a good thing for me as i’m not too keen on overly spiced food, it was seasoned perfectly and I didn’t feel the need to add any salt or pepper.

The soup is also frozen in little ‘pellets’ and you use as much as you want and freeze whatever you don’t use - I used the full bag and there was enough for two generous sized portions for myself and my mum.

It only took six minutes to heat up in the microwave, which gave me time to cook my part baked crusty bread in the oven, the soup smelled really good when it came out of the microwave and had a lovely thick consistency, lots of pieces of Ham and also had a little Mint included.

The taste was exceptional, perfectly seasoned, warming and surprisingly filling and it was clearly made with top quality fresh ingredients.

I can’t wait to try some more products from the Beautifully Balanced Frozen Food range and highly recommend what I have tried up to now #TriedItFree 

Passionfruit and Mango meringues.

With the fruit I had left from the Exotic Fruit from Tesco programme from the Orchard at Tesco I decided to make a quick and easy desert of Passionfruit and Mango meringues.

Admittedly I did use shop bought meringues and topped them off with freshly whipped Chantilly cream and fresh Passionfruit and Mango, the flavours were amazing and everyone in our house thoroughly enjoyed it and all had second helpings!!.

I will definitely be making this desert again - it was so quick and easy to make, full of wonderful exotic fruit flavours and also much cheaper than buying a desert from the shops #TriedForLess .

Exotic Fruit from Tesco.

So I got invited to take part in the Exotic Fruits from Tesco by the Orchard at Tesco and received a coupon for £4 to use against any fruits from Tesco, I also received some pass along coupons to give to friends and family so that they could try some different fruits at a cheaper price.

After browsing the fruit aisle at my local Tesco I decided on a 3 pack of Passionfruit priced at £1.50 and a 3 pack of Mangos priced at £2.50 and ended up getting it all for free!!.

When I got home I immediately set about preparing the fruits chosen and found the Passionfruit very easy to prepare - just scoop the flesh out and thats it, the Mango was a bit more difficult and I had to watch a Youtube video on how to prepare this.

I decided to have the fruits on their own, no sugar or cream etc. and the result was amazing, there was definitely no need to add anything, the fruit was very fresh, juicy and tasted amazing, this is the first time I have tried Passionfruit and I was pleasantly surprised. Although I have had Mango before it has always been out of a tin - well not anymore, it was really good, fresh and tasty and so much better than tinned ones.

I highly recommend Tesco fresh fruit and will certainly be buying lots more in the future #TriedForLess