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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The Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin sound great!
Yum! Yes, please! Soph is too little for these (teeth required, lol), but they seem delicious! With a years worth we can totally have some around for when she shifts from mushy food to real solids. 🙂
Ooh haven’t tried these yet.
All of the crackers look really yummy!
Banana Squash Squares!!
Sweet potato cinna-gram sound delicious!
The Maple Carrot Crisps sound like ii would be yummy!
I love the crackers and cookies, but our family wasn’t as big a fan of the cereal.
I just bought some Cheddar Chia Veggie crackers for my 13 month old the other day, and she looves them! Now I’m excited to try some other flavors, too. I know I’d like to try the sweet potato oatmeal raisin, personally 🙂
Maple carrot crisps sound delicious and I love this recipe!
The sweet potato oatmeal raisin cookies look delish!
mmmmm…I’d love to try the maple carrot or sweet potato cinna-grahams!
The maple carrot crisp crackers sound yummy!
We love to snack…so healthy snacks make me smile!
I’m a nursing momma and would loooove to try any and ALL of the cookies!!
The sweet potato oatmeal raisin cookies!!
I’m curious to try the orange chocolate beet cookies!
do i have to choose just one?!? them all! but i’d love some healthy cookies
The sweet potato oatmeal raisin cookies!
I LOVE these products! I don’t even feel bad buying them for myself…as a 25 year old!
all the crackers sound delish!!
We’d love to try the Zucchini Gingerbread Carrot bites!
I love that you take the time to tell us that you actually believe in this product and then even did something fun with it 🙂
Zucchini Gingerbread Carrot bites sound like something my toddler would like–and so would I!
Bitsy’s Brainfood Smart Crackers
Oh my gosh these look so tasty! My little niece would just adore these! And I’m never going to turn down something with sweet potatoe 😉
I would love to try the cheddar chia veggie snacks.
I’d love to try the Fruity Number Crunch!!
The lemon broccoli bars look super interesting!
I just bought the orange chocolate beet today. My kids better share with me!
They have some interesting combos…. maybe the cookies with zucchini or any cereals . I like the letter shapes! thanks!
Can i buy these in a store in Phoenix?
yes, target usually has them!
smart crackers!
I’d like to try the Sweet Potato Oatmeal cookies
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Never heard of the company before but now I’m very intrigued!! Would love to win snacks!
My daughter really likes the Orange Chocolate Beet Cookies. They always have really neat combination of flavors.
Yum! I agree, it’s so nice that they don’t hide the veggies!
Banana squash squares!
My kids loves the cookies!
We haven’t tried the cereal yet…they look good!
I’m a big fan of crackers… I’d love to try any of the options!
I would love to try the Maple Carrot Crisp crackers! They sound so yummy, and I love the ingredients.
I’d like to try Orange Chocolate Beet.
Would love to try the Berry Blast cereal.
My five year old and I would like to try the Orange Chocolate Beet cookies.
I love oatmeal raisin cookies, so I’d be excited to try Bitsy’s Brainfood version with sweet potato!
Yum, the Chedder Chia Veggie Crackers sound amazing!!
Oooo the sweet potato cinna-graham crackers!
The Maple carrot crisps sound super good!
no way, this is an awesome giveaway, thanks gina & bitsys!
i definitely want to try the smart cookies and smart crackers. i’ve really been wanting to try bitsys, but just keep forgetting to pick it up at the store!!