Banquet Select Receipes Classic Fried Chicken Review

Frozen TV dinners have been a way of life for me and my family for over twenty years now. They are economical and easy to prepare.  

Being budget conscience one has to buy what he/she can afford.  One brand of frozen TV dinners we buy often for a dollar on average are the Banquet frozen dinners.  The Banquet Select Recipes Fried Chicken dinner is usually 50 cents more, but is worth it for the nice size chunk of chicken breast you receive with each dinner.

This particular frozen dinner was recently reviewed in an article for AOL and the reviewer basically called it garbage.  However, I must disagree.  While KFC it isn't, it's still fried chicken and Banquet gives you a nice size portion for a buck fifty, and if cooked right, the golden batter is crispy and tasty.  I always prepare all my frozen dinners in a toaster oven. TV dinners cooked in a microwave oven will lessen the quality and flavor.

With this particular frozen dinner you also receive a well of corn and a well of mashed potatoes.  The potatoes do taste cheap, but again if you're budget conscience it's something you have to live with.

There are, of course, better tasting frozen dinners on the market.  Brands like Swanson and Stouffers.  But I can only afford those when they go on "5 for 10" sales.  The Banquet frozen dinners are always "10 for 10" and when I am in the mood for fried chicken I go the extra 50 cents for their Select Recipes brand of fried chicken.