ALDI: Chicken Pad Thai

Chicken Pad Thai (center)
ALDI Special Purchase (while supplies last availability)

Taste: Quite spicy, but with that lovely Thai peanut aftertaste - I would rate it a medium to a medium hot for heat.

Quality: The meat chunks were white chicken breast, not gristly, and there were 5 of them. But the sauce was on the sticky side - I suspect a side effect of the noodle starch and the sauce combining in the microwave. Made for a weird texture as the meal cooled.

Meets expectations/marketing: the noodles were plentiful and there was a nice mix of carrots, green onions and a little bit of chopped peanuts. It needed more sauce to keep the noodles from turning into starchy goo.

Filling: I feel pleasantly full 2.5 hours later. It's 10 oz worth of food.

Value: $2.29 at ALDI (special purchase), so I got my money's worth.

Points: 7 (for lunch, yikes! Good thing I'm still full, as I won't have points for a snack before dinner)

Overall: Of the three meals, I'm not sure I'll buy this one again. It tasted fine, and had plenty of food, but the points are pretty high for my range. I prefer the Chicken Vindaloo over this one, so I'll be skipping this one if ALDI still has it in the cooler next time.