Easy Chicken Strips Your Kids Can Make

With the kids out of school it is a fun time to gather everyone in the kitchen, and prepare a meal the whole family will love.  The fun begins when you teach your children safe ways to handle food as well as how to whisk, stir, measure, and chop ingredients.  Making kids recipes is a  hands-on experience that will enhance kids appreciation and basic knowledge of good nutrition, different foods, and simple cooking skills.  Plus, it’s a fun way to spend time together and to encourage a lifetime of healthful eating.

• 2  tablespoons  butter
• 1/3  cup  reduced-fat baking mix
• 1/3  cup  grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  Old Bay seasoning
• 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
• 2  pounds  chicken breast strips

Melt butter in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan in a 425° oven.

2. Place baking mix and next 3 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag; shake well to combine. Add chicken, several pieces at a time, shaking well to coat. Arrange chicken in melted butter in hot baking dish.

3. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes or until chicken is done, turning once. Serve immediately.

Note: To freeze, place uncooked, coated chicken strips on a baking sheet in the freezer. Once frozen, place strips in a zip-top plastic freezer bag, and freeze until ready to prepare. Bake frozen strips on pan (according to previous directions) at 425° for 35 minutes, turning after 25 minutes.

Prep: 15 min., Bake: 30 min.

Makes 5 servings (serving size: 3 strips)

Photo Credit:  Southern Living Magazine