Bitsy’s Baked Chicken (+ a HUGE giveaway)
This post is sponsored by Bitsy’s Brainfood.
Hi friends! How’s the morning going? I hope you had a wonderful weekend! New post is up on the PBB site here. I’ll be back later today with a recap from the weekend, but in the meantime I have a new family-friendly recipe for you + an amazing giveaway from my friends at Bitsy’s Brainfood.
I’ve mentioned this before, but sometimes Liv will surprise us with the things she prefers. She has an adventurous palate and will try anything, which is a lot of fun. She has tried many things that the Pilot and I didn’t have until our 20s or 30s (escargot?!), and I always have a blast checking out new restaurants and sharing recipes with her.
We try to involve her in the cooking process as much as possible, and for meals, I’ll give her a couple of options to choose from.
As she’s gotten older, some of her favorites are not-so-favorites anymore. She doesn’t really like salmon as much (ok, so she doesn’t like my salmon, but Seasons 52’s is just fine hahah), and something she liked yesterday she may not be in the mood for today. And I get it; I’m the same way. Now that she is more verbal about the things she wants to eat, I depend on some of the no-fail options, like Bitsy’s Brainfood.
You can check out their full line of products here!
We’re huge fans of Bitsy’s in our house. The cereals, crackers and cookies are delicious -I think I like them as much as Liv does- and I love that they don’t hide the fact that there are veggies in their foods. I think that this can help kids associate healthy foods with *fun* foods, and enable them to make smarter choices as they grow.
Also, they are nut-free and the cookies and crackers are made in a nut free facility for kiddos with nut allergies, or those who attend nut-free schools.
We enjoy them while we’re out and about,
packed in lunches,
and as components of baked goodies, like this Bitsy’s cookie crumble, and this baked chicken.
Chicken tenders are another one of those fail-proof Livi meals, and I used the maple carrot crackers as a savory coating, with a hint of sweetness. They kind of remind me of chicken and waffles! I baked the tenders in the oven until crisp, and served with a Ranch and honey mustard for dipping sauces. They’re a great dinner option, and I’ll freeze them and heat for quick lunches.
Here’s the recipe if you’d like to give it a try!
Ingredients:
1 box Maple-Carrot Bitsy’s Brainfood Smart Crackers (ground into breadcrumb-sized pieces. I found it was easiest to put them into a plastic bag and roll/break with a rolling pin)
1 lb chicken tenders, seasoned with salt and pepper
2 eggs
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Coconut oil
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425 and grease a cookie sheet with coconut oil.
2. Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl, and pour the Smart Cracker crumbles into another medium bowl. Season the crackers with salt, pepper, and about 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. Mix well.
3. Dip each chicken tender into the egg mixture and then coat completely in seasoned Smart Cracker crumbles. Shake off any excess crumbles and place on the cookie sheet in an even layer. Spray or drizzle lightly with coconut oil.
4. Bake for 15-17 minutes until cooked through and golden brown.
5. Serve with dipping sauce of choice!
And now, it’s giveaway time! Bitsy’s Brainfood offered ONE YEAR of free Bitsy’s products (in the form of VIP coupons) for a lucky reader. 20 second place winners who will receive a set of coupons for free products (1 coupon for each product line).
All you have to do is enter via the widget below.
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I’ll announce the winner in Friday Faves!
Ready, set, go!
xoxo
Gina
This post is sponsored by Bitsy’s Brainfood. Thank you so much for supporting this blog and the amazing companies who help to support our family.
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That chicken looks great!
My kids love the alphabet cookies! Fun and they taste good 🙂
that recipe sounds really good!
i dont think i could pick just one item i would want to try, they all look tasty and something my kids would want to eat as well 🙂
I think my kids would love the Zucchini Gingerbread Carrot Cookies! Everything looks yummy!
I think the maple carrot crackers sound great!
Maybe the cheddar chia crackers?
Yum! I like it almost as much as my son!
What an amazing giveaway. I would love to try ALL of the sweet varieties all at once. Haha. Jk I’d take it slow and savior each taste. This giveaway would be a great one to win. I’ve heard wonderful things about Bitsy’s Brainfood! Thank You Fitnessista, I’m a big fan.
What an awesome giveaway! I know my son would love having any one of those snacks in our house (and I would too).
We love the cookies, but haven’t tried the crackers yet…
I love gingerbread so I would love to try the zucchini gingerbread cookies!
I’d like to try the banana squash squares. They sound yummy!
Awesome giveaway!
I would love the smart crackers to try!
I would love to try the fruity number crunch cereal!
My 1 yo loves crackers, but I’m always so hesitant to give them to her since they have no real nutritional value, I’ll have to give these a shot with her.
I’d like to try the cheddar chia crackers! My son loves the orange chocolate alphabet cookies!
cookies!
Maple carrot crisp!
I would love to try any of the smart cookies. I think my kids would love them (and me too!!) This is an amazing giveaway. I love Bitsys crackers.
Good idea! We love the crackers and I need to try the cookies.
Zucchini carrot cookies sound yummy and healthy!
Yum cheddar chia crackers
All the different types look great!
We’re huge fans of Bitsy’s!!!
My girls love the shape crackers!
The Sweet Potato Cinna-Graham looks delicious!
The alphabet cookies!!
The Sweet Potato Cinna-Gram Crackers – what’s better than savory and sweet in the fall?
My daughter goes crazy for their stuff!
Everything looks so good, but I’d definitely like to try the zucchini gingerbread carrot.
The maple carrot crackers are so tasty – and addictive! Can’t wait to use them to make chicken fingers 🙂
My daughter would love alphabet cookies!
I would like to try the Berry Blast cereal.
i’d love to try the zucchini gingerbread carrot cookies
Our Grandaughter loves these– after she and her parents visited we still continue to purchase and enjoy!
My husband and I are big fans of Bitsy’s cookies… I would love to give their crackers a try!
I would like to try Sweet Potato Cinna-Graham.
Ooooh it all looks great!
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I would love to try this chicken recipe for my toddler! What a great idea!
I would try the sweet potato china-graham’s
I love sweet potatoes, so the Sweet Potato Cinna-Graham!
I want to try the cheddar smart crackers.
Carrot zucchini cooked sound good!
I want to try the smart cookies
Never seen this brand before, I would LOVE to try them.
Sounds like a great option for my kiddo!
The chicken looks so good!!
That looks really good!
I love their cookies 🙂 Carrot Gingerbread looks yummy!
I think it was meant to be for me to enter (and win 😉 ) this giveaway. I am sitting her sharing a bag of the sweet potato oatmeal cookies with my son as I read this post, haha. They are so good. I would love to try the other flavors. I also just bought a box of the Maple-Carrot crackers so I think it is meant to be to try your chicken recipe too! Thanks for this post!