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Have you tried Tyson “Grilled and Ready” Chicken? I was given the opportunity to cook with Tyson “Grilled and Ready” chicken and to create a simple and yet healthy meal. I jumped at the challenge. Very seldom do I follow recipes 100%. In fact, when I have free time, one of my favorite things to do is to experiment and create healthier recipes in the kitchen.  Eating and living healthy is important to my family so simple, fresh and healthy meals are a pivotal part of our lives.

To see my journey in photos, head to my Google+ Album HERE.

To prepare for this challenge, I headed to Walmart to purchase Tyson “Grilled and Ready” frozen chicken. I was impressed by the vast variety to choose from both in the refrigerated and frozen food sections. I opted to purchase the Tyson Fully Cooked Frozen Chicken Breast Fillets. I wanted to purchase full chicken breast fillets (versus chicken strips) because the fillets would be more versatile with my meal.

Once I headed home, I started thinking about an easy and yet healthy and summery meal I could create using my chicken. I decided to make Chicken with Lemon & Asparagus Rice. I know that both lemon and asparagus are plentiful in the summer and their flavors along with grilled chicken and rice would create a tasty and yet well rounded meal.

I gathered my ingredients for my meal. I prepared this recipe two ways – once with brown rice and once with whole grain orzo. My recipe below will be the same whether you use orzo or rice. If you are gluten free, make sure you use rice as orzo is actually a pasta and it includes gluten. (My pictures in this post show the orzo.)

This recipe does not involve too much prep work. The most work you will have to do is chop your asparagus, onion, peppers and lemon. And while you are chopping, preheat the oven to 375 for your chicken. Once your oven is preheated, pop a cookie tray with your chicken into the oven.

Meanwhile, start sautéing your onion and peppers. Then, add your rice (or risotto) and toast the grains until they turn a little brighter in color. Add the water, butter and lemon and then simmer until it is cooked. Once it is finished, add your asparagus and a little salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with cilantro, and it is done!

Once the chicken was finished cooking, I decided to chop the chicken into strips. However, you can keep the chicken in fillets as well. This is entirely up to you. I topped the Lemon & Asparagus Rice with the cut chicken strips.

This meal came out excellent. The Tyson “Grilled and Ready” Chicken was moist and it was perfectly seasoned and tasted like it had been grilled and not baked in my oven. The chicken went perfectly with the lemon asparagus rice. The lemony flavor was not overpowering and gave the meal a much lighter flavor. This was a perfectly well rounded meal in that it has the protein from the chicken, carbs from the rice or risotto and vitamins and nutrients from the asparagus and peppers. This was a hit in my house!

Recipe adapted from Food Network.com

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I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and their client. As always, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.

Have you tried Kraft Fresh Take?  I have used Kraft Fresh Take to create an easy dinner using it as a breading for chicken, ground beef and even fish. We love it. So when I was given the challenge to take Kraft Fresh Take and make a unique recipe for my family, I jumped at it.

I headed to Walmart to purchase Kraft Fresh Take. I found it in the dairy section next to the Kraft Shredded Cheese. There were so many tasty flavor combinations to choose from. While you are at Walmart, between now and 7/31/13, be on the lookout for peelies aka immediately redeemable coupons found on chicken in Walmart’s meat department. The coupon will take $1.00 off the price of one chicken item when you buy one Kraft Fresh Take!

Kraft Fresh Take is a meal kit that provides us with a “fresh take” on any meal. Half of the Kraft Fresh Take is the breadcrumb mix and the other half is the cheese mix. I love how the mixes are perfectly portioned and kept in separate bags so as to prevent moisture from damaging the crunch of the breadcrumbs.

For my recipe, I decided to make an appetizer using Kraft Fresh Take. I wanted my appetizer to be family friendly and to also have a healthy spin on it. One vegetable that I love cooking with is zucchini. I love it baked, roasted, sautéed, steamed and grilled. While I love zucchini in all of its forms, I know that many kids don’t like it. So my goal was to take the splendid crunchiness and cheesiness of Kraft Fresh Take and combine it with zucchini to make a family favorite appetizer.

To make my Parmesan Zucchini Crisps, you will need just three ingredients (well, if you use two types of squash like I did, you will actually need four ingredients). You need one package of Kraft Fresh Take Italian Parmesan, one egg and squash. I used one yellow squash and one zucchini.

To prepare this appetizer, pour the breadcrumbs, cheese and cracked egg into three separate bowls. Beat the egg with a fork until fluffly. Cut the zucchini into ¼ inch rounds. Do your best to cut the zucchini into same sizes to insure that they bake evenly.

Dip the sliced zucchini into the egg and then into the Kraft Fresh Take breadcrumbs. Place onto a greased cookie sheet.

Place in oven at 450 degrees. Set timer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take the cookie sheet out and top each baked zucchini with the parmesan cheese from your Kraft Fresh Take package. Place the cookie sheet back into the oven for five more minutes or until cheese is melted.

Once cheese is melted, take the Parmesan Zucchini Crisps out of the oven and enjoy. You will love the crunchy goodness that each flavorful bite has. You can eat these bites as is, or you can dip into marinara sauce.  I took my Parmesan Zucchini Crisps and shared them with one of my favorite kiddos who also happens to be my next door neighbor.  He self admittedly had never had zucchini before trying my Parmesan Zucchini Crisps. He loved them. In fact, he asked for seconds and then thirds. (See my Google Plus album for proof! :))

Using Kraft Fresh Take saved me lots of time when making this recipe. I didn’t have to use any additional seasoning as the Kraft Fresh Take had wonderful flavor. I never would have been able to make Parmesan Zucchini Crisps with just 3 ingredients if it wasn’t for using Kraft Fresh Take!

Go HERE to view my Google + Album documenting my entire experience shopping for and cooking with Kraft Fresh Take!

Right now, watch for the Kraft Fresh Possibilities Tour truck. The tour truck is making stops across the country from now through the end of July! To see if they are making a stop in your town you can check out the Fresh Possibilities Tour website HERE

Also, make sure you check out Live SoFab Summer Digital Magazine to get great ideas for summer while using Kraft Fresh Take.

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and their client. As always, all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.