Ah,chicken nuggetsthat staple of childhood cuisine.
you might buy huge bags of frozen nuggets rather cheaply at Costco.
To find out, I purchased all of the frozen nuggets and chunks available in my local store.
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I cooked them according to the directions using a conventional oven.
Read on to see Costco’s frozen chicken nuggets and chunks ranked from worst to best.
The box noted that these are breaded chicken breast patties with rib meat.
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They have 25% less sodium than the brand’s regular dino-shaped nuggets.
At $14.49, this seemed like a prehistoric price for kid-friendly protein.
There was a nice variety of dinosaurs here, though one looked more like a rabbit.
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When baked, these nuggets were golden brown but a little on the thin side.
The taste:Biting in, I felt like I was eating toddler food.
The nuggets were processed-tasting and had a vague chicken flavor.
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They also had a strange aftertaste.
Unless you’re serving preschoolers, I’d pass on these.
Priced at $17.99, they were also the most expensive ones on my list.
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The taste:These chunks had a bit of a grizzled taste, and the insides were strangely chewy.
With some fries and a good dipping sauce, these would be passable.
The look:These nuggets are advertised as “breaded nugget-shaped chicken breast patties with rib meat.”
The taste:These nuggets tasted OK.
I could confidently eat them, knowing I was getting real chicken.
Although they are a bit bland, it’s nothing that some ketchup or hot sauce couldn’t fix.
Perdue says these nuggets are “ideal for kids' meals” or a “quick snack.”
Could they be as good?
They turned a nice golden-brown color when heated up in the oven.
I was getting hungry just looking at them.
Yes, they were that good.
These chunks tasted like real, savory white meat.
There was just the right amount of flavoring so that they were anything but bland.
When I served them up to my husband later that night, he looked skeptical but finished his plate.
This is one chicken chunk you shouldn’t pass up.
Rating:9/10
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