Friday, May 13, 2011

The Great Chicken Salad Taste-Off + #Giveaway


Chicken salad is such a classic sandwich. It is more like what my Mother would have made when I was growing up. Arby's philosophy is Good Food In, Good Mood Out, and they are throwing down a challenge right now with Subway over their Chicken Salad Sandwiches.

In one corner:  Arby's Market Fresh Chicken & Pecan Salad Sandwich:

Tender chunks of grilled chicken breast tossed with crunchy pecans, crips apples, celery, juicy red grapes and green leaf lettuce between two slices of our signature honey wheat bread made with whole grains. Prepared by hand in our restaurants each day.

And in the other corner: Subway's Orchard Chicken Salad Sandwich:  
The refreshing summery flavor of the Orchard Chicken Salad sub is back. With juicy, tender chicken, sweet apples, tangtastic cranberries and crunch-a-licious celery on your favorite freshly baked bread.


We tasted, we compared... and I have to say it was a close race. They were both tasty sandwiches on their own. On taste alone though, I would go hands-down with Arby's. But, the overall package is what brings me back to buy another sandwich so I have to detail a few of my other thoughts.

Arby's Pros

  • Large chunks of meat, fruit and nuts made them easy to identify. I like to know what I am eating.
  • The honey wheat bread was tasty and fresh. 
  • Also try Arby's build a meal function on their website to see calories and nutritional information before you buy. I loved it!


Cons:

  • It was too big for me! My husband had to finish it off. 
  • When I looked up the calorie count I was shocked. At 840 calories for the sandwich, it was too much. Next time I will get the wrap to shave off some calories.


Subway Pros:

  • I like dressing up my sandwich with my own selection of veggies, 
  • Also at 370 calories for a 6", I thought that was reasonable.


Cons:

  • It reminded me more of chicken salad in a can with the texture.
Now that was a mouthful! I would order both of these sandwiches again, but would share the Arby's with someone. That is almost too much sandwich for me to handle.

But, I want you dear readers to try this new Arby's sandwich for yourself. Stop by their Facebook page for a coupon for a Free Market Fresh Chicken Salad sandwich with a purchase of a 22 oz. drink.
Let your taste buds decide.

After enjoying your sandwich, be sure to vote for your favorite on their Facebook page. They will donate $1 to Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign for ever Taste-Off vote on their Facebook page. I think that makes each bite taste even better!

GIVEAWAY!
Okay, are you hungry yet? Well, I am happy to say that I have 3 $5 Gift Cards to Arby's to give to one lucky reader.

Mandatory Entry: Just comment with your favorite sandwich. Leave your email address if your profile is not set to public. I need a way to contact you if you win.

For optional extra entries, do any or all of the following and leave a comment letting me know after you do the mandatory entry mentioned above:

  • Don't forget to vote for you favorite... who is getting your vote? Let me know which sounds better to you. (1 entry)
  • Subscribe via email, be sure to confirm in your email. (2 entries)
  • Follow Arby's on twitter @Arbys
  • Comment on any non-giveaway post on my blog. (1 entry per comment)
  • Follow me on twitter (@notimeMom)  & tweet about this giveaway. (limit 2 tweets a day at least 1 hour between tweets) Be sure to leave the tweet URL in your comment. (1 entry/tweet) Feel free to use:
#Win $15 GC to Arbys in the Great Chicken Salad Taste-Off @notimeMom http://bit.ly/jyVtrg (ends 5/27) #Giveaway

*Disclaimer - I received Gift Cards in order to sample the mentioned sandwiches as a part of MomSpark Media. No monetary compensation was received and all opinions are my own. Winner must be a resident of the US or Canda & be 18 years of age or older. Winner will be drawn via random.org and contacted by the email on your profile or left in the entry. Winner will have 48 to respond and claim the prize. If not, I will redraw for a new winner. Giveaway ends 5/27 at 11:59 pm PST. Prizes are shipped from the sponsor and I am not responsible for lost, stolen or unfulfilled prizes.

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108 comments:

  1. I love a good roast beef sandwich.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  2. Their chicken salad is my favorite! I love it! erinnsluka@gmail.com

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  3. Arby's gets my vote! erinnsluka@gmail.com

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  4. Email subscriber erinnsluka@gmail.com

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  6. Arbys Twitter follower @3sonshavei erinnsluka@gmail.com

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  7. I like grilled chicken sandwiches.

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  8. Follow Arby's on twitter @tcarolinep

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  10. I like roast beef sandwiches and chicken sandwiches. Thanks!
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  11. The Arby's sandwich gets my vote.
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  12. I subscribe via email #2
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  13. I love their roast beef sandwich

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  14. I follow you on twitter & tweeted:
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  15. I like the beef and cheddar, mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  16. I voted for Arby's mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  17. Ifollow Arby's on twitter, mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  18. New twitter follower for you, @marilynjaegly, mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  19. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/69411612938866688 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  20. I love tuna or chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and sliced tomato.
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  21. #2, Email subscriber.
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  22. I voted for Arby's sandwich.
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  23. I left a comment at Remember Marbles? post.
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  24. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/69530182490394625 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  25. i like garden tomatoes and cheese on fresh bread
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  26. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/69806039301763072 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  29. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/70313088313864192 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  30. I like the new chicken sandwichs that they have
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  31. follow arbys on twitter @chelleb36
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  32. email subscriber #1
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  33. twitter follower & tweeted
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  36. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/70539620324098049 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  37. I like grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato!
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  41. daily tweet http://twitter.com/atticgirl76/status/71201749725229057

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  42. My favorite is the Beef n Cheddar!

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  43. I voted :) For Arby's of course!

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  44. I follow you on Twitter @shmel424 and tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/71290809588264961

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  45. I like their turkey bacon club. heinzmom at hotmail dot com

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  47. my fav is the reuben sandwich! =)
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  50. Follow Arby's on twitter
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  51. Follow u on Twitter
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  52. voted for my favorite
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  54. DT on 5/20: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/71600383142797312

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  56. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/72018209448017920 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  57. My favorite sandwich is rare roast beef on sourdough...but I tried this Arby's Chicken Salad sandwich a couple of days ago and it's really good!

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  58. Of course I voted for Arby's...it's delish. And I've *never* had anything good at Subway...ugh!

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  59. dt http://twitter.com/atticgirl76/status/72033556448280576

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  60. I tweeted your giveaway http://twitter.com/#!/SavingUGreenMom/status/72054958874300416

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  61. favorite sandwich is turkey on asiago bread..yummy!

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  62. I follow you on twitter @SavingUGreenMom

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  63. I fOLLow Arby's on twitter @SavingUGreenMom

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  66. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/72268560675766273 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  67. I love their Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich! And the best thing about Arby's is their YUMMY sauce!

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  68. I voted for Arby's! (Annmarie Dipasqua Weeks)

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  69. I subscribe via email at annmarieweeks at verizon dot net! -#1

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  70. I follow Arbys on twitter! (amweeks)

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  71. I follow you on twitter & tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/amweeks/status/72312080425955328

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  72. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/72345185006268416 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  76. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/72728826819518464 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  77. DT #1 on 5/23: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/72673121047547904

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  78. DT #2 on 5/23:

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  79. My favorite sandwich is their Turkey, Bacon, and Ranch.
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  80. DT #1 on 5/24: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/73070951205572608

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  81. DT #2 on 5/24: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/73108049732190208

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  82. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/73379634149994496 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  84. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/73427344186023937 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  85. DT #1 on 5/25: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/73396500998258689

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  86. DT #2 on 5/25: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/73436074105511936

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  88. DT #1 on 5/26: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/73747626977280000

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  89. DT #2 on 5/26: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/73792790521315328

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  90. hummus & grilled veggie

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  91. arbys twitter follower @kolpin4680 kolpin4680 at gmail dot com

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  100. DT #1 on 5/27: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/74070157428924416

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  101. DT #2 on 5/27: http://twitter.com/#!/shmel424/status/74184796808560642

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  102. One fave is tuna salad with onions.

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  103. I like ham and cheese paninis with a slice of tomato. Yum!

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