20 Best Chickens For Meat (2022 Updated)

Decided to give this brand a try a while back after watching their fascinating “how it’s made” video. Well. This really is a great tasting chicken. Not spiced up – just a great natural taste. We used it in a lunch chicken salad and then in a pasta dinner dish.

VERY SATISFIED!. Sadly the packing/shipping was hit or miss. Ordered many cans this year that were well packed and secured. But unfortunately some of the cans were delivered deeply dented way beyond USDA food safety standards.

Couldn’t tell if the dented-can damage was pre-existing off the shelf or happened because cans were tossed into their shipping boxes with little cushioning and then slammed around during transport. Whatever the cause it was VERY frustrating.

And especially if you’re prepping, deeply dented cans are never acceptable for long term storage. Luckily Walmart helped make it right EVERY time. Thanks Walmart! and thanks Keystone for a delicious cooked chicken product! Will DEFINITELY order again.

Five stars for the product, but nearly 0 stars (if that were possible) for shipping issues. Though I suppose it should get a bonus 3 stars just for shipping out here at all! This chicken has been a lifesaver for us out here in the middle of nowhere.

That is, when the cans do not come dented like they were “Hulk-Smashed”. Sometimes it appears the packer has taken the time to wrap them and package them thoughtfully, but we’ve had to return them for exchanges (or refunds when sold out) across all the Keystone meat products we’ve ordered.

That being said, out of the dozens upon dozens upon dozens (I really have lost track) of cans we’ve ordered, were not crazy dented (or dented at all), and went to use, only one had an issue with the actual product (and that was taken care of promptly by Walmart).

You can use this chicken for so many things. Roast it back up in its juices. Fry up in a pan. Make chicken salad. Crisp it up and put on salad. Meat pies. Top a salad. Whatever! Great to have around.

(Really, depending on how you prepare it, it does NOT taste like chicken from a can. Generally we tend to forget. ).

A couple years ago, Mom bought me some canned goods from another online retailer, but I know there were Wild Planet products in the package. She did include some canned chicken, and it was very good.

Moist, flavorful but not too salty. I assumed that it was the Wild Planet brand, but my assumption was wrong. I opened a can of the many of these that I bought recently and was expecting the moist part.

This was very choke and needed a lot of fixing. Lots of olive oil, salt and herbs later, it was much better. And I am tempted to remove the product from the can and put it on a scale. There was a lot of room in the can.

I would buy this again if it was on super sale.

I like to keep this around for it’s quality (organic) and convenience. However, it is VERY dry to eat and has very little flavor. You need to use a lot of mayo or olive oil and add some veggies and onions like you would make with tuna salad.

Also, need to check the cans that they are not dented, especially with the pop tops. Lastly, the more recent cans had less chicken in them. The chicken used to be packed in the can, but now the chicken moves around in more liquid.

Not sure if this is a reduction in the product or a temporary problem.

I’m seeing that the directions state the internal temp should be 180. I’m a chef. 165 is the correct temp for a cornish hen or a whole chicken so not sure why there is this discrepancy. I read the lady’s review who said she had to jack the oven up in the last 30 minutes of cooking to get it to 180 (as the Tyson directions instruct).

Her hens must have been dry as dust. Anyway. I have always loved these hens. They are easy and delicious and you can do a variety of variations with them. Today, I seasoned mine by putting a clove of garlic along with some Everything Bagel seasoning on the inside.

I rubbed with olive oil plant butter (would use butter but my daughter cannot have it) and seasoned with onion powder, my special blend of soul seasonings. I added about a half cup of dry white wine to the shallow pan.

I basted it with the juices quite a few times. I feel like there is NEVER too much basting. Served with some roasted baby tri-color potatoes and some grilled asparagus with lemon butter. These hens have NEVER LET ME DOWN.

Always my go-to for a delicious meal.

I started cooking Cornish Hens not long after we first got married in Aug ’71. I would cook both of them and we would each have a whole chicken. My husband was in the Army at the time, and he’d take any left overs with him since he usually worked 24 on/24 off.

This was our first duty station and I had no idea how to cook but these are so easy. I actually cook mine just lie I would a turkey and as I said each person got their own. I even stuff mine as well with the same recipe I use for turkey.

As the kids were growing up they too got their own hen and we would have a really great family dinner. I haven’t made these in a while, but I am looking forward to new experiences with our daughter, her son, our son and my beautiful daughter(in-law) and my oldest grandson and our young grandaughter as well.

Wtth the pandemic going on we will not be able to be with our son and his family so it will just be the 4 of us here. Know it will turn out great!.

These Cornish hens are a staple in my house! They are a great value, easy to work with, and are always clean and fresh. My favorite way to prepare them is roasted in a sheet pan directly over root vegetables and aromatic herbs, with bread for dipping in the broth.

They make for a very delicious, impressive looking spread if you have company and they cost little to prepare!.

We love the new packaging as it easily fits in the freezer. We use them two or three times a week on the grill or in stir fry. They defrost easily in the refrigerator which is ideal for quick meals. We always keep well stocked on them! Love them!.

The chicken is fresh and lovely but I wish I knew how much was in each pouch. I defrosted one and it had one very large breast and one very small breast but there was no way to know that ahead of time.

So my recipe was a bit off.

The chicken is great, but it will be the last time I order. The shipping costs are astronomical if you live on the west coast. First, they said the cost was higher due to the hot weather and having to ship it faster.

The cost would go down when the weather cooled off. But it didn’t, and I was told it would stay at that high rate permanently. I was also told it was to cover the cost of over night air, which wasn’t true.

The package is ground shipped, actually driven, to the west coast. It’s just a way for them to raise their shipping costs to an unbelievable amount and try to justify it to customers.

The chicken is WONDERFUL however ordering it was terrible. It took ten days to get. It was shipped to canton oh. Columbus oh. Belleville Indiana then to Richfield oh and finally to me. BUT it gets worse.

Every can was dented badly. We had to drive down to Kidron to get replacements. It ended up costing me about $40 more than what I should have paid. Gas alone was an issue. Plus I paid shipping. Go figure.

Will never do that again.

This is as good of canned chicken as you will find anywhere. It’s as good for sandwiches as it is for any chicken hot dish.

This chicken is great! It taste and smells as fresh as home made.

This is one of the few brands that offer really simple canned chicken, without seasonings, starches, and suchforth. This was about the only place that still had any. Their price wasn’t terrific compared to what I usually pay, but it was a marriage of convenience.

I HATE the Rosemary they put in this and I ordered the organic which seems to be nonexistent. Walmart has traded Valley Fresh organic with the disgusting Wild Planet chicken which is twice as expensive, looks like cheap cat food and tasted wretched.

I have used this formerly terrifc product for over 10 years. It was the only canned chicken sold in North America that contained no food additives. It was just chicken, water, and sea salt. As of this month( March 2011) new labelling and contents have appeared.

The label now proclaims “Better Flavor”. The product now contains 50% more sodium – at a time when many manufacturers are either cutting back on salt content or introducing “reduced sodium” vesions of their tradtional products.

Worse yet, the “Better Flavor” is achieved by adding “rice starch”, “vegetable starch” ( a call to the company revealed that this is potato starch) and “chicken broth” – which contains, among other listed ingredients, “natural flavor” (derived from corn – an increasingly common food allergen ).

This product is now useless to me as I am highly sensitive to corn products. While the label still claims the product is gluten free, which was pretty much guaranteed before, since it had only chicken water and sea salt in it, this claim is now somewhat suspect in as much as with the introduction of each new additive, there is the possiblitly of cross contamination in the prodution of the various grain based starches and “flavors” The company needs to re-think this change.

What made them unique and a mainstay for people on specialized diets, was their plain and simple good food. Now they are little differnt from every other canned meat that is adulterated with unecessary and unwanted food additives.

They can kiss goodbye all their former customers who are allergic to or sensitive to corn, processed starches, who are on the Atkins or no grain diets, who have arthritis which is exacerbated by potatoes, and who avoid processed food additives in general.

The company also needs to be more up front in their new labelling and say “potato starch” rather than “vegetable starch” AND in bold print say “Contains Corn” to warn customers who are allergic to corn products that they probably should now avoid the product.

Hopefully this “Better Flavor” change will be about as successful as New Coke” and we will see Valley Fresh “Classic” chicken in a year so.

This beef tastes delicious. You wouldn’t know it came from a can. The only problem e everyone else knows this and beef is always back ordered. So pretend you didn’t see this rating. Don’t get the beef lol.

It’s better than the beef at my local grocery store! I’m lazy and I hate going to the grocery store that’s 20 miles away. so I order food online when I can. I was very surprised that this ended up being BETTER than the grocery store beef.

Chilli, tacos, meatloaf, burgers, all better than I’ve ever had at home.

Great product. Packed extremely well. Arrived with no damage to either the box or cans. Love the size of the cans.

When this came out it was tightly packed with chicken. Similar to tuna fish cans with large pieces of tuna. Now tuna is mashed up like cat food and the weight of this can is mostly water. Swanson uses all the chicken to make it’s chicken broth and that is a good thing.

But these cans don’t what is in this 20 0z can isn’t close to that in chicken. Less than a small chicken breast. The value is not there, but if using the whole can in packaged soups (with the water) it adds flavor.

The chicken shredds easily and can be distributed among a few bowls. Every time I open a can I am disappointed at the amount of chicken. Then again, I am from the days when you got a whole cooked chicken in a can, before these tiny swanson boneless canned came to market.

Still those had chicken weight and not water weight.

Terrible! There is something wrong with the texture of this product. Just blubbery. And looks very pink and unappetizing. Chicken shouldn’t have this texture. It’s just wrong. I made the mistake of buying four cans of this stuff thinking it would be such an easy way to save time cooking.

Additionally, I initially received dented cans in my order, but they were replaced without issue. To note, my statements above are regarding the *undamaged* cans — so their awfulness was not a quality control issue, they are just truly that bad.

A product that will live in infamy. in my cupboard. until it expires.

The Swanson White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast is great. It is very easy to put together a yummy tasting chicken salad in no time. There are no antibiotics, preservatives, artificial flavors or added msg.

It’s 98% fat free which is important to me when choosing what I eat. I like to keep these at home for quick healthy sandwiches and snacks, especially during the summer when my family is always on the move.

You can make some really good dips with this stuff. I highly recommend.

Canned chicken makes for a yummy summer meal. This chicken tastes good every single time. Great size can for the family all to enjoy. I just added Mayo, mustard, pink salt, pepper, garlic powder and olives.

Stuffed in peppers halved and served with a spinach salad topped with blue cheese and avocado. So good!!!!.

If you dont like chicken in a can you won’t like this but if you do this is stuff is great. I like to make dip when I have parties or go to gatherings. The canned chicken makes it easy to do buffalo chicken and other dishes that require shredded chicken.

Good price and is tasty.

This is my favorite brand of canned chicken. I like that it is in water and not oil of some kind. It drains nicely and has similar texture to canned tuna. It makes good casseroles and I like to keep several cans on hand at all times for emergency food storage.

I read an article from “Eat this—Not that,” which stated that this exact product “SOUTHERN STYLE… TENDERLOINS were the unequivocal best over any other because they weren’t strips or tenders, but tenderloins! Next, I waited about six weeks for them to appear in the store freezer.

Additionally, I wanted to copy McDonald’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich on a Potato Bun vs driving there and paying $4 per sandwich. Like the tenderloins, empty freezer. Low and behold, both were in stock the end of this May.

I purchased the SOUTHERN STYLE TENDERLOINS and the AIR FRIED FILLETS! Truthfully, I’ve not baked the latter, but plan to submit a review thereafter. Regarding the tenderloins, they’re very fresh, even though fully cooked.

Baked them in a Breville Countertop Oven, per package directions, and they were reasonably crisp. Also, the seasoning is excellent. The chicken itself was very soft and actually resembled a fish fillet.

I didn’t know if that’s what the article meant by the absolute best chicken tenderloin. Any chicken texture was sadly absent. Throughout a larger tenderloin, there was a light gray area between the chicken and the breading and I want to know what it is.

It has appeared on each tenderloin I’ve prepared. Although it hasn’t altered the flavor, believe me, it’s certainly not appetizing! After a tenderloin is baked to 165 degrees, I refrigerate it, unwrapped, to insure that it’s cold and ready to be sliced into chunks to provide protein in a healthy, vegetarian salad.

The “off” appearance between the breading and the chicken is definitely troubling as well as the chicken itself being soft and “mushy. ” I won’t purchase this Tyson product again nor can I recommend it to anyone.

Should have stuck with the prepared deli chicken “tenders” vs these tenderloins. Tyson, ya gotta do better than “kinda – sorta!”.

1 – They are expensive for what you get. Does not feed 8 as your package suggests. 2 – This is my own individual opinion that they are tasty, but salty. 3 – There’s something unnatural about these tenders.

After chicken is cooked, it’s solid. The Southern Style Breast tenders I bought were very stringy and had a very weird texture. When I bit into it or cut into it, long, stretchy strings of meat would pull and snap.

4 – Convenient, although salty to me, taste was fair, but package was definitely fresh. Unfortunately, given the weird texture, I will not purchase again.

I was pretty disappointed with these. I was expecting chicken tenders but they’re huge. They’re a lot more like breaded chicken breasts. Not just that but they don’t taste all that great either. If you have a low spice tolerance, like I do, these are definitely on the spicier side.

But aside from the spicy they don’t really taste like much. Would’ve loved to see some seasonings or more flavor. They aren’t bad, they’re edible but they’re just not what I was expecting and certainly not what I would’ve wanted.

I wasn’t familiar with tenderloins but I bought them only bc Sam’s was out of chicken breasts. They were a hit from the start and only then did I read that tenderloins have more flavor and are juicier than the main breasts hence the higher cost.

Regardless, it’s always the best price at Sam’s. Tip – you’re supposed to cut off the tendon nub that sticks out of the tenderloin, but any tendon that remains in the meat will cook to paperthin and unnoticeable so no need to remove.

Don’t know if I’ll ever go back to buying chicken breasts again.

Upon recommendation from my sister, we bought the Members Mark chicken tenders. (I had been buying a different brand from a grocery store). I baked them according to package directions, but they were so tough we couldn’t hardly chew them.

One tender was fine, very tender and moist, but the rest were awful. We had to throw them out and fix something else to eat. I was so disappointed ! I’m hoping this was just a “bad batch”.

The first time I cooked them was in the oven. Used a recipe for the best oven fried chicken tenders. Well, I rated the outcome a 0! They were not crunchy and tough. The second time: I made up a recipe and fried them.

They came out crunchy and very tender. Everybody loved them and had seconds. Kept saying this is a good meal and these tenders are delicious! I ate the left over between a homemade biscuit. The chicken was no longer crunchy but still tender and delicious!.

These aren’t the ones tagged bc the option wasn’t avaliable. But I finally tried the Kirkwood breaded chicken breast filets from Aldi after seeing many posts on an aldi fb group. We really enjoyed them, for them being from breaded chicken.

Most posts though stated they cooked them in the air fryer, which we haven’t jumped on the air fryer train yet so I baked them. The only thing I didn’t like was that the bottom got a little soggy while baking, even with an additional 10 mins, but I turned the broiler on and did each side for a few minutes and it fixed them right up.

Then threw them on some of Aldi’s broiche buns (toasted), slapped some mayo, romaine lettuce and tomatoes with some pickles on the side and we had a pretty tasty dinner.

We received these accidentally from our grocery order instead of the patties. The first time we followed the instructions on the package for cooking and they were awful. I thought it was because I used the air fryer.

The second time when I again got them accidentally in the grocery order I decided that rather than waste money I would cook them longer. Then they were AMAZING. Great crunch outside and juicy inside.

First time they had a rubbery kind of texture. Took a bit to get my son to try it, but after I gave him a bite of mine he trusted me that it was better. Now we fight over them. Sadly we have to fight because we can only find the air fryer version which, again, changed the texture and the taste.

We always made the original in the air fryer and they were great. Something substantial he could cook for his lunch. Air fryer version has a weird sweet flavor and crunch reminds you of cereal texture.

I have always purchased Tyson, because of their high standards. Mainly I’ve always bought the “crispy chicken strips,” and the chicken fillets, because they were less processed and even though they were different sizes, the fillets used to be real “fillets.

” Well, clearly not any longer. I just had some of the breaded fillets ~ the same exact kind I used to buy ~ and although I still love the taste of the crispy breading (and unless this was just a “bad batch”) they have changed the way they’re made to be more like their pre-formed varieties – a mish mash of chicken, which do not taste like, or have the texture of fillets, formed into similar shaped and sized pieces.

These used to be my absolute favorite. I would often make a sandwich out of one with cheese and mayo. Sadly, no longer can I say that, and my husband, who I just made a sandwich for, agreed. The breading even seemed saltier.

I think the crispy chicken strips are even better than these now – because they use more whole pieces – and that should NOT be the case if they’re called “fillets!” Tyson – please bring back the REAL FILLETS and don’t make them into preformed, uniform patties!!! They cost more for a reason – because they’re supposed to be Real Fillets which makes them Worth It!!!! Thanks.

First time I ordered these boneless chicken breasts they were delicious. I received several huge pieces of boneless chicken breasts. So I ordered it again but this time I received 3 big boneless chicken breasts and the rest of the chicken were in pieces.

Several Little pieces of chicken. I was disappointed.

I always go to Perdue because no other product seems as good to me. They are so fresh and cut how I like. I buy other brands, only when they are are out of stock. I trust this brand the most. I plan my whole shopping trip to purchase sometimes.

The value is just right. If you open up my freezer Predue is everywhere. I will always recommend and continue to buy.

Did someone say Chicken cutlets? This is perfectly sliced for that. Always fresh and tender. Cooks quickly for those in a hurry. I always pick up two packages so I have leftovers for easy meals for a few days.

Try these for yourself. And let me know what you thought! [brand:perdue].

Love this stuff! Cooks great and is definitely a healthy option. Takes seasoning wonderfully so it isn’t plain like ground Turkey. Thank you target for offering this affordable, healthy option for your customers!.

Ground chicken is wonderful can be used in a wide variety of meals. I decided to make little patties to accommodate my parsley salad. Great alternative to ground beef low and fats low Carb. Just under $4 per package Found us at Walmart the meat section.

I also love dipping the patties in a Taco Bell sauce of the mild which is also low in carb 25 mg sodium so so yummy.

Convenient, and easy to cook but I am disappointed with the flavor and smell. I have purchased this product many times and it has the same flavor that I could not mask with onion or spices! It could be the packaging since I do not taste the same from other Sam’s club meats.

This was pretty good. The directions were easy to follow, and the chicken cooked up nice and crisp on the outside, and didn’t get soggy after coating with the sauce. The problem was the sauce itself.

From the moment I opened it to the time I got it to the table, all I could smell was vinegar. Not only did it have a strong vinegar smell, but it also tasted of vinegar, although not as vinegary as the smell might lead you to believe.

My husband liked it as it; I drizzled mine with a bit of honey. The honey made it taste better, and balanced out the sour taste of the vinegar, but it did nothing to counteract the smell. In all, though, pretty good.

I served it with white rice and steamed broccoli, and it was just as good as anything you’d get from a Chinese takeout or fast food place.

I have tried so many of Sam’s frozen chicken products and I’m always disappointed. BUT this blew it out of the water and it’s not just me. All my kids loved these (without sauce. Which is fine since there’s more for the adults!) even my pickiest eater who will only eat chicken if it’s Chick-fil-A nuggets.

I love the sauce as well. I made this along with the Minh egg rolls in the air fryer for 15 minutes on 350° and everything came out crispy and perfect. Served over a bed of Royal basmati rice (100% Sam’s meal!), this was better than most Chinese restaurant food I’ve had.

Completely satisfied customer! Thank you!.

The first time I tried this sauce I wasn’t a huge fan. the chicken is some of the best frozen chicken I have ever had and then the sauce grew on me. This is something I regularly buy. Its makes 2 full meals for a family and I put it over rice with a side of broccoli.

Easy and delicious dinner for the family. The sauce is tart but I love it now. This is like a 9/10. I should mention my kids don’t like the sauce but its easy enough to take a few pieces of chicken out before dumping the sauce so they can have the plain chicken.

I recommend doing this in an air fryer if you have one.

My wife decided to make chicken parma. She deboned the breasts, butterflied them and tenderized the meat. A quick grilling and into the oven to bake with olive oil, spices de Provence, organic tomato and mozzarella.

It was fabulous. We had given up chicken because it was too difficult to find high quality meat. Porter Road solved our problem. We look forward to our next order.

This review is for PERDUE Chicken Sausages Kale Feta: these chicken sausages plump up in the oven or on the grill I really enjoy the savory flavors of the melted feta cheese vibrant kale leaves – I’m not a fan of kale in general, but mixed in a sausage, it’s Delightful! #kaleyeah [brand:perdue-farms].

All the tenderloins were freezer burnt and had huge pieces of ice all over each piece. Chicken was dry and looked old. Looks like product was thawed then refroze. Returned to store for refund.

Your chicken tenderloins do not disappoint. I use them in most of my chicken recipes. The chicken is tender and favorable. I will not buy any other brand.

I cooked this chicken like I’ve always cook boneless chicken. They were so tough and chewy, I was puzzled. I cooked some pieces again & boiled the heck out of them & the chicken was still a little tough & chewy.

I wondered if it was real chicken. I ask my Mom have she ever purchased tough chicken and she said yes, it depends on how the hen was captured, etc. and I need to take the chicken back it’s a bad bag.

Wow! I’ve never knew that could happen, but I’m hesitant to buy their chicken right now.

We were excited to try the thinner sliced chicken breasts. We typically cut the regular chicken breast thinner anyway. We grilled a thin sliced breast. I had to get a steak knife to cut this! We didnt over-cook, it was juicy, just REALLY tough.

We wont be buying these again, unless we just got the one tough piece out of the bag.

I liked that the chicken was thin sliced. The first time I cooked it the meat was chewy, tough. The next time I cooked it i baked it at 450 for 20 min. It was more tender. I won’t purchase it again. I expected a better quality from Sams.

I trust Organic Valley/Prairie. The quality of the meat far surpasses anything you can get. AND…I love supporting small/sustainable farmers AND I believe in the Co-op business model. Ok so simply put: Quality Products.

Small Farmers. For the Great Good! p. s. The organic ground chicken is my go to for burgers, pasta sauce, tostadas, meatballs…endless….

So delicious and clean! I love this organic ground chicken for any and all recipes that call for meat. Thanks so much for such a wonderful product/products! I feel great feeding your products to my family!!.

Delicious and Great texture. I made tacos substituting beef with chicken. Yummy!