Have I mentioned yet that I love love love Gardein products? I had heard of them long before I turned veganese because one of my favorite hangouts, The Yard House, serves their products. They have a Thai Chicken (or rather, Gardein) Noodle Salad and I fell in love with the ‘chicken.’ It was almost unbelievable how much it seemed like real chicken. Also great is their Firecracker Gardein ‘wings,’ which could probably fool a lot of carnivores.
The best part about Gardein is that I can find a variety of their products in just about any grocery store. WIN! At any given moment, I am sure to have Gardein something or other in my freezer. It’s perfect to have on a day like today when I don’t have any leftovers, I’m too lazy too cook, I’m low on ingredients, and I am too exhausted to stop anywhere after work. Gardein to the rescue!
These crispy tenders are AWESOME. I had three left in the bag, so I threw them in my toaster oven to cook.
Meanwhile, I chopped some tomato, cucumber, and green onion to make a salad. To spice it up, I finely chopped a pickled chili pepper. I finished off the salad with about a tablespoon of olive oil and some salt.
Then, my bro showed up with some Korean food. The spiced up cucumber is my favorite, but it is unfortunately not pictured because it went right into my belly. But I still had oh-so-yummy soy bean sprouts, a spiced up pepper, brocolli, and shredded asparagus, all seasoned very deliciously. Thanks, bro! You made my pathetic dinner super duper awesome!
Here’s an closeup of the Gardein crispy tenders. It’s also a closeup of my bright orange fingernail. I am in dire need of a manicure. What do you think of that color? I was trying it on so it’s only on my thumb. I’m thinking it’s a little too crazy for me. Oh, wait. Wrong blog. Sorry. Ahem.
Gardein products contain soy and gluten, which really sucks because some of my favorite people won’t be able to tolerate it. It is such amazing stuff that has saved me a couple times when I almost cracked under the pressure of a chicken wing craving.
Happy Monday Evening! And remember… Turning Veganese loves you. –Melissa
Turning Veganese 
Wow, looks like chicken!
Tastes like chicken, too!
hehe!
I tried this on holiday last month but sadly unavailable outside of the US and Canada 😦
I might have to contact them and do some begging!!
😉
I recently discovered gardein and was shocked at how vegan-friendly their products are! As a vegetarian I always opted for Morning Star products but their selection is not very vegan-friendly at all. bummer, because their chicken nuggets were totally chicken-like and delicious. Vegan convenience foods to the rescue!!
It’s such good stuff! I really hope they develop more products 🙂
Yard house uses an egg batter on most of these items. I wouldn’t trust it.