The Good Crisp Chicken Tenders

Serves 4 

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 ½ cup crushed The Good Crisp Sour Cream & Onion Potato Crisps
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pound chicken tenders 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Lightly grease baking sheet with cooking oil spray. Set aside. 
3. Place beaten eggs and milk in shallow bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
4. Combine The Good Crisp Potato Crisps, salt, and pepper in second shallow bowl. Set aside. 
5. Dip one chicken tender into beaten egg/milk mixture and then into crumb mixture to completely and evenly coat chicken pieces. Place chicken tender on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken tenders.
6. Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Flip each chicken tender over. Continue to bake for additional 10 minutes, or until fully cooked. 

*Alternative cooking method: Chicken tenders may be fried in pan with oil over medium heat, turning once so cooked evenly on both sides.

The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner. Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children. She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.

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The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner. Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children. She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.

Summer is quickly approaching, and with it comes the onset of backyard barbecue season! Sharing delicious meals with friends and family on warm summer nights, what more do you need? Our friends at Cooking Light have put together Kicky Black Bean Burgers that make a fantastic vegetarian meal, and can be easily customized to please dozens of different palates. Instead of using Pepper Jack, why not use provolone or mozzarella and top the patties with basil leaves instead of lettuce? Or, take the Mexican theme further with sliced ripe avocado and a dash of hot sauce.

Ingredients:

Instructions:

1. Place beans in a large bowl; mash with a fork. Place 1 toasted bun, torn, in a food processor; pulse until fine crumbs form. Stir breadcrumbs, cumin, and next 5 ingredients (through egg white) into beans.

2. Divide and shape bean mixture into 4 (1-inch-thick) patties. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add patties to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned.

3. Divide cheese evenly among patties; cook 1 minute or until cheese melts. Top bottom halves of remaining 4 buns evenly with patties, pico de gallo, lettuce, and top halves of buns.

Tips & Trick:

• If you don’t have a food processor, you can sub about 2/3 cup plain breadcrumbs for the torn bun.
• Kids can help mix the ingredients and form the patties!

The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner. Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children. She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.

Is pasta a mealtime favorite in your house? Our friends at Cooking Light have a delicious pasta recipe that is full of bold flavor and is easy to whip together on a busy weeknight. This recipe for Mostly Veggie Pasta with Sausage uses hot Italian sausage as the main flavor agent in the sauce, and includes colorful vegetables like yellow squash, broccoli florets, and mushrooms. Tomato paste adds a robust flavor; look for the kind sold in tubes so you can use as little or as much as you need. Little chefs can help chop ingredients and stir them all together!

 Serves 4 (serving size: 1/2 cup pasta and 3/4 cup sauce)

Ingredients:

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add sausage; cook 4 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and squash; cook 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and oregano; cook 1 minute.

3. Add broccoli, salt, pepper, and tomatoes to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon. Spoon sauce over pasta; top with basil.

Tips & Trick:

• For the vegetarians at your table, omit the sausage and add another vegetable of your choosing!
• Beyond pasta, spoon this veggie-packed sauce over breaded and baked eggplant slices or roasted spaghetti squash halves.

The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner. Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children. She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.