PERDUE® and Crayola's National Contest

School is back and who has time between working (if you do), chores, errands, extra curricular activities and so forth to fix dinner every night?  I know I struggle and feel bad when I take the easy, less nutritious way out by stopping for fast food.  I try to find simplified meals at times for my little picky eaters and one common staple in our house is PERDUE® chicken.  

I received a complimentary package of PERDUE® breaded chicken breast nuggets from their Whole Grain breaded line for review.  The PERDUE® Whole Grain product line are made from PERDUE® premium all white chicken with whole grain breading.  I like that they are trying to make the chicken healthier by using whole grain breading and it tastes delicious.  My two chicken nugget experts know a good chicken nugget when they taste it!

Another convenience about PERDUE® packages are the easy-open and close zipper bags which means less money and waste in storing the extra servings.  My girls will eat PERDUE® chicken nuggets for a snack or a meal as they don't care as long as they get them!

"The USDA Dietary Guidelines recommend that all Americans make half or more of their grains, whole grains. Each Whole Grain PERDUE® product features the Whole Grains Council's Stamp indicating that each serving provides at least one half-serving (8g) of whole grains.:

If you want to know more about Whole Grain chicken, click here:

http://www.perdue.com/products/subcategory-features.html?category_id=259 

As an extra incentive to encourage families to make meal time fun, Perdue and Crayola are hosting a  national contest encouraging families to enter an original picture of how they bring fun to the dinner table for a chance to win valuable prizes including a cruise package, a year's supply of PERDUE® Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken and a prize pack of Crayola and PERDUE®  products. Additional information about the contest can be found here.

More about the PERDUE® brand:

The PERDUE® brand is the #1 brand of fresh chicken in the Eastern United States.  Ranked third in sales in the poultry industry, Perdue Incorporated is a leading international food and agriculture business providing quality products and services to customers in more than 70 countries.

Privately held and family-run for three generations, the company employs more than 21,000 associates and partners with 2,200 independent farm families -- all who share in the commitment to quality, service and reliability that has guided the company since its founding in 1920. For more information, visit www.perdue.com®

All in all, we love PERDUE® chicken!  Next time you are at the store, try some if you haven't already and while you have a chance, try your luck at winning a year's supply of Perdue as well as the Crayola products!

Click here to try some new recipes like this one:

Chicken Cutlets with Bruschetta Topping

Ingredients

1 package PERDUE® Baked Breaded Chicken Breast Cutlets, Italian Style

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 large plum tomatoes, chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 cup (2 ounces) Parmesan cheese, shredded (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat chicken according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, mix tomatoes, garlic, basil, balsamic vinegar, pepper and olive oil in a large bowl.  Spoon tomato mixture evenly onto heated chicken.
3. Top each cutlet with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese, if desired and serve warm.