Favorites at Trader Joe's?

OMG— I got a bag yesterday and they are really tasty… not as good as the blue cheese Irish potato chips that they had in December, but pretty darn good

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+1 for the quinoa cowboy veggie burgers. I keep them in the freezer to put on bagged salads for my work-from-home days.

I really disliked the Tom Yum seasoned snack mix.

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I consider them a good base for customization. I top w/ shredded cheese toward the end and then top w/ salsa when I’ve plated it. If you want to be decadent, you can put some crushed tortilla chips on top. :slight_smile:

Oh, @cjla, never thought about them as a salad topper!

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I have a love/dislike relationship with bagged salads. I eat them frequently and don’t particularly enjoy it. However, when I eat them at home and can put something warm on top, it makes it feel a little bit more like a meal.

Chicken breasts, maybe hard boiled eggs, however, most frequently is one of the quinoa cowboy veggie burger. No other will do.

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Oh, i totally get that! I get the organic rotisserie chicken that’s already been pulled apart from Bristol Farms, freeze it, and then I’ll pull chunks out to microwave to put on top of my (very basic and sparse) salad when I want to feel a little classy. :slight_smile:

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driscolls organic strawberries are very good right now at TJ’s on average better than the standard ones at the local farmers market and were even better than the regular smith farm’s organic montereys last week.

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Binging with Babish dropped a frozen snack tier list. what say you FTC?

9 - Chicken Tikka Samosas, Thai Coconut Pancakes, Sweet Potato Fries, Roti w/ Red Curry
8 - Crispy Shiitake Mushrooms, Steak & Stout Pies, Pork Gyoza Potstickers, Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip
7 - Char Siu Bao, Jumeokbap, Parmesan Pastry Pups, Pork Shu Mai, Vegetable Spring Rolls
6 - Brazillian Cheese Bread, Buffalo Style Chicken Poppers, Potato Tots, Spanakopita, Vegetable Samosas

For me, I think the samosas are about par with each other and are probably at the 8 level, needs to be consumed with their chutney. Parm pups (aka pigs in a puff pastry blanket with parm on top) should be rated higher. All the chinese snacks should be lower. Thai coconut pancakes also really good.

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