{"id":263,"date":"2023-10-06T00:37:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2023\/10\/06\/cuisine-adventures-green-chile-chicken-firecrackers-costco-review\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:11:21","slug":"cuisine-adventures-green-chile-chicken-firecrackers-costco-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/06\/cuisine-adventures-green-chile-chicken-firecrackers-costco-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuisine Adventures Green Chile Chicken Firecrackers Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author\u2019s note: I wasn\u2019t paid or compensated in any way for this review and I have no affiliation with <\/em>Cuisine Adventures<\/em><\/a> nor <\/em>Costco<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soul-crushing blandness in a crispy wrapper.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I saw these Green Chili Chicken Firecrackers<\/a> on the internet a while back, and I was stoked to finally find them at Costco. I’ve been delighted with every “Cuisine Adventure” brand item I’ve bought so far. What could go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meh. I might have had unrealistic expectations. I found them remarkably bland and a tad squashy inside. I mean, they ARE called “Firecrackers.” Firecrackers explode. Come on! Chile! It says “chile” on the box! I expected an exciting taste explosion. Something spicy and bursting with flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, there’s NO spicy taste at all, and the flavors are only slightly noticeable over the egg roll taste of the shell. They need salt<\/em>. They need zing<\/em>. They need heat<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I liked the corn bits, because they have crunchy texture change, but the rest of the filling is just squashy goop. I’d totally<\/em> be ok with the goop if it was flavorful and spicy, but no<\/em>. There ARE pieces of green chile in the goop, but they don’t taste like much of anything. Soul-crushing<\/em> level of blandness. The occasional chicken fragment is an exciting find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Here’s another frozen appetizer with very sparse chicken. Read my slightly eccentric review of the Minh Mini Chicken Eggrolls<\/a>…you know you want to.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These firecrackers are definitely something that you want to eat with a dipping sauce. Maybe some salsa or hot sauce. I had some spicy green chili sauce in my refrigerator, so I used that, and it improved the taste dramatically<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do appreciate the crunchy shells. They have the taste and texture of an egg roll, but it’s enjoyable. The size and shape make great finger-food. I love how the ends get crispy after baking, and the middles stay soft and a little chewy. However, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that I felt I was mainly<\/em> eating the shells, and not getting much filling, percentage-wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Looking for a better frozen appetizer option? I really liked these spinach and feta Spanakopita from Cuisine Adventures. Check out my review here.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooking Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Happily, these firecrackers are extremely convenient and easy to prepare. They cook up VERY quickly \u2014 it took about 6 minutes at 375\u00b0 in my air fryer toaster oven. Some of the filling oozed out the sides, but otherwise it was an almost fool-proof prep. I lined my pans with aluminum foil, which worked well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For another frozen appetizer with a painless prep, check out my review of Cuisine Adventures Mini Quiches<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can cook these in a conventional oven or an air fryer, but not in the microwave. This does not<\/em> make me sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The firecrackers are packed in two plastic pouches. There\u2019s an odd number of 15 firecrackers per pouch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I do<\/em> like the convenience of being able to open just one<\/em> pouch at a time \u2014 this keeps the firecrackers fresher longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutrition Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It turns out 3 “firecrackers” is a serving. Good gravy! Only three? I ate six<\/em>, which is 420 calories and an impressive 16 grams protein. I guess these are intended as a little snack<\/em>, rather than a meal<\/em>. Whoops. Sorry-not-sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Either way, these little guys pack a lot of protein for such petite little snacks. Looking carefully at the ingredients, I noticed there is \u201cmilk protein concentrate\u201d and \u201cwhey protein concentrate\u201d added to the mozzarella cheese, possibly to boost the protein levels in the firecrackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients in Cuisine Adventures Green Chile Chicken Firecrackers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ingredients are not as terrifying as I thought they would be. The green chile pepper is rehydrated, instead of being fresh, which is a minor bummer. Another minor bummer is that the chicken broth is water and powdered chicken broth powder. I\u2019m ok with minor bummers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n