Cafe Rio Chicken | Zuppa Toscana | |
Prep time/ease of ingredients (15 pts) |
15
|
10
|
Likeliness of making it again (20 pts) |
12
|
15
|
Overall Flavor (50 pts) |
40
|
47
|
Value $ (15 pts) |
12
|
9
|
Final Score:
Cafe Rio Chicken 79 Zuppa Toscana 81
Tricia, from Crockpot Tuesdays, is our expert reporter that got to try out these two winning dishes. Tricia, what did you think?
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Cafe Rio Chicken |
Cafe Rio Chicken:
I love chicken tacos (or tacos of any sort, really) so I was really glad to have an opportunity to make this recipe. The flavor was really interesting and not like anything I’ve ever had before. As I prepared the recipe this morning, I was a little nervous about the chicken drying out because there wasn’t a ton of liquid. As it turned out, I was worrying for nothing! The chicken was moist and flavorful when I got home from work. Prep time and value are huge positives for this recipe. I will probably make this recipe again, but the next time we have chicken tacos I will probably go back to my old recipe.
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Zuppa Toscana |
Zuppa Toscana:
I was really looking forward to the Zuppa Toscana — I’ve had it starred in my Google Reader for a long time! This soup was delicious, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that it got better with each bite. The prep time got a few points taken off because of having to brown the sausage and chop the veggies, and another negative to this recipe is that it does not use staples that I normally have in my pantry. However, the flavor of this soup is well worth it, and I’ll definitely make it again.
On a side note, these 2 recipes are some of the most searched recipes on my blog. So I was very interested to see how they would match up side by side. Both are seriously making my mouth water right now. Yum. Thanks, Tricia!
I found the Zuppa Toscana on your website over a year ago and I've probably made it a dozen times since then. It is one of my favorite recipes, and definitely my favorite for the crock pot.
If the Zuppa had not won this round, I would have protested, because the umpires had OBVIOUSLY been bribed!