I have been looking for tasty things at Costco that I could cook in my air fryer. One of the things that popped up on my radar was this three pound bag of Tyson’s Crispy Chicken Strips.
These are frozen, fully cooked strips of breast meat coated in a crispy breading and they looked like they could be part of a quick, easy and tasty dinner.
Nutrition and Ingredients
Let’s take a closer look at what you get with this bag of chicken.
Nutrition Facts
You get three pounds of chicken per bag. One serving is 3 ounces and there are about 16 servings per bag. I didn’t weigh the strips but I am guess that you get two strips per serving.
The nutritional facts for a single serving are:
- Calories: 190
- Fat: 9g (12% DV)
- Cholesterol: 35mg (12% DV)
- Sodium: 550mg (24% DV)
- Carbohydrates: 15g (5% DV)
- Protein: 14g
Ingredient List
The chicken strips have the following ingredients:
- Chicken breast
- Wheat flour
- Water
- Brown sugar
- Corn starch
- Garlic
- Paprika
- Rice flour
- Salt
- Spices
Taste Test
I heated the frozen strips in my Ninja Foodie air fryer for 12 minutes at 450F.
The strips were impressively large and the breading was pretty. Unfortunately, in addition to being pretty, the breading was also overwhelming.
I am talking about thick, thick breading that made these strips almost taste like a chicken sandwich. Even my wife, who likes breading more than chicken, thought the coating was excessive.
Once I got past the wall of breading the chicken was a little bit strange. The flavor of the chicken was fine but the texture was just a little funky like maybe it had been mechanically tenderized.
We eventually finished the bag but I will not be buying these again. If you want some great breaded chicken at Costco then buy the Just Bare Chicken Chunks instead.
Costco Value
I bought the three pound bag of this chicken at Costco for $12.49 which works out to a cost of $4.16 per pound.
You can buy a 25 ounce bag of these strips for $7.89 at Target which works out to a cost of $5.05 per pound.
This means that you can save $0.89 per pound (17%) when you buy the larger bag at Costco.
