Disclosure: As a participant in this campaign with Walmart, I have received compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
When my kids hop in the car, the first thing I hear is, “I’m hungry!” Sometimes it’s frustrating to try to fill those bottomless pits, but I try to stop and remember how very blessed I am. Many of the students at my school depend on the cafeteria breakfast and lunch because they don’t have food at home. Our school sends home snacks and meals for the kids to prepare on the weekends, but I worry about those little ones when school is out. On the days that we stayed home because of snow, those children must have suffered from hunger. Sitting in a classroom and trying to focus on history or math is tough when the stomach is growling. All too often, there are children who must battle that problem. Therefore, I’m so grateful that I can feed my children when they ask for something to eat. My husband and I have jobs that enable us to satisfy that hunger with delicious, nutritious meals. Not every parent is able to fill those hungry beaks, yet the rest of us can help to bridge those gaps through our regular shopping trips. You see, Feeding America Food Banks plan to donate up to 75 million meals based on the purchases we make at Walmart. I used two ingredients from participating brands to make a family favorite – Easy Italian Chicken. This recipe doesn’t just fight hunger at my house; it also helps to provide two meals at Feeding America!
Kraft barbecue sauce and Italian dressing are the star ingredients for this meal. One purchased item equals one meal donated, so it was easy to multi-task with this meal. You can also register giving ($1, $3, and $5). Just doing a few social shares can help, too!! One social share provides one meal. It’s such a simple way to make a difference! Watch the real-time giving tracker to see how many meals have been donated so far.
In addition to the Kraft barbecue sauce and Italian dressing, you’ll need chicken breasts or tenders (I used 3 pounds…..and we still we didn’t have any leftovers!). I typically use a bit of local honey in this recipe, but I grabbed the slow-simmered Sweet Honey barbecue sauce. It saved me a step!
Use a bit of the oil from the dressing in the bottom of a pan. Heat the stovetop to medium-high. Add enough barbecue sauce to cover the bottom of the pan. I used a spoon to spread it around. I use the barbecue sauce because it adds a nice flavor, but also helps the chicken to achieve a lovely brown color.
Fill up the pan with chicken! Don’t be afraid to crowd the meat. It will cook down, and you’ll have plenty of room. Allow the chicken to cook for about 10 minutes, while you stand nearby. Go ahead and help the kids with their homework, or throw in a load of laundry. When you come back, the barbecue sauce should be starting to glaze and bubble. Turn the chicken over so the other side can start to brown.
Now, add about half the bottle of Italian dressing. Kraft dressing has a bright, sunny flavor that makes this dish taste like music in my mouth! I pour the dressing right on top of the chicken. I don’t even stir. I told you this was easy!
While the chicken finishes, I start the side dish. I love to serve this chicken with brussel sprouts. By chopping just a bit of bacon and browning it with steamed brussel sprouts, the dish looks simple and rustic. It’s delicious!
Now that the brussel sprouts are done, the chicken is ready.
The chicken should have some nice glazed areas from the browned sauce. You can even use a bit of the sauce to drizzle over the chicken if you wish. Why eat indoors tonight? Take this meal outside and enjoy the beautiful spring weather!
It’s a good feeling to know that my purchase of these Kraft ingredients can help provide meals to Fight Hunger. Check out the list of participating products, and find some that can do double-duty in your pantry while providing meals for others. Supplier partners that donate the meals include Unilever, General Mills, ConAgra, Campbell’s, Kellogg’s, and Kraft.
So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and do a social share (use the Flare bar on the left!) and let’s Fight Hunger together!
I love that these companies are contributing to fight hunger across america! It makes me so sad to think that children and familioes are going hungry!! I plan to participate and shop at walmart to help!
Good program. Yummy recipe. Thanks for the info.
Wow, I am going to Walmart and get some dressing and bbq sauce. That’s 2 points! What else is on the list?
Just chicken for this recipe! If you want to add a bit more honey, you can.
There are so many items on the Fighting Hunger list, though. You could build many meals out of them!
Nice idea. If you are going to buy these products anyway, then its just that much better that it triggers a donation too.
I love Brussels Sprouts! This whole dish looks mouthwatering and so easy! Thanks for sharing; I’ll be making this!
This recipe looked so good, I liked the brussel sprouts. I am due to make this this coming weekend. I thank you for the share.
I love easy meals. There are some nights you just don’t want to be fussing over dinner. It’s great that Kraft is helping to fight hunger that way. No child should have to be hungry.
This is so important. I can’t think of anything more horrible that childhood hunger.
Kraft zesty Italian and Zesty Honey will be the perfect sauces to cook with this summer. So tasty and so easy
Your recipe sounds and looks so delicious! It’s also very nice to know that you are helping feed a hungry child just be cooking dinner.
Looks yummy!! We try to tell our son how lucky he is to be able to eat meals. He is so picky, though, he still throws fits. 😛 Love the recipe idea…pinning that to try! 🙂
Happy to see this! I have a Walmart trip planned for tomorrow so saw this just in time Thanks!
First off, great recipe: easy to do, known ingredients, and sounds very flavorful. Secondly, wow on your post. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Being a teacher I’m sure you personally see the hunger in kids eyes. I help with the backpack and weekend snack programs, but I’m ashamed to say I didn’t put as much thought in snow days. It is great that companies are helping and getting us all involved.
What a great cause! Hats off to Unilever, General Mills, ConAgra, Campbell’s, Kellogg’s, and Kraft!! The recipe looks very tasty too.
It’s so easy to be a part of this! Just buy commonly used products and they turn into donations. WTG!
I bought 3 items on this promotion. Need to enter the codes.
I like baked brussel sprouts with garlic.
This recipe looks easy. Hmmm. Might have to try it – but not with brussell sprouts!
I was amazed at how many million meals have been donated. That’s wonderful, and I hope the companies and all of us keep it up even after goal is reached. This is such an important issue and problem. Hunger affects so many, and we don’t even think about the extinct of the problem. Good for everyone on working together to help.
The chicken looks great to me! I love recipes that have a honey flavor, & my youngest nephew is the only 5 year old on Earth who likes Brussel Sprouts, so he’d love those!
Kraft really makes it easy for us to make this Italian Chicken. Thanks for the directions on how to make this right.
I love Kraft products and this looks easy to make. Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic recipe!! and I love brussel sprouts, I’ll have to try prepping them with bacon as you have shown, looks so tasty!
I think that the zesty Italian dressing compliments the Brussels Sprouts. Thanks for a great recipe.
Looks delicious and easy to make. Thank you for the recipe!
This easy Italian chicken sounds amazing! I love the combination of the barbecue sauce and Italian dressing! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I would love to try this but without the brussel sprouts
I had roasted brussels sprouts in my dinner, but I want to try this recipe!
I never would have thought of mixing bbq sauce and Italian dressing, sounds delicious!
Looks good like to try this
MMMMM!!! This sounds amazing!! I love that it is contributing to a great cause too!! So fabulous and makes me want to support them!!
This sounds like a great recipe, and my husband loves chicken and Brussels sprouts…Thank you for sharing with us,
Wow, that just sounds awesome right now!! I may need to go shopping first!
The brussel sprouts look amazing! We’ve been really into them lately so I’ll have to try them with bacon.
Looks good like totry this
Delicious!!!! Looks awesome!! And I like that it’s helping to fight hunger!!! Fantastic!!!
This looks delicious. This is making me hungry.
Good food. Good cause. Thanks for the recipe.
great recipe! I love Brussel sprouts!
Looks so good. Will have to try this one evening
The recipe looks amazing I love that companies are contributing to help fight hunger
Sounds like a great program and this looks very delicious. Thank you for sharing.
Looks good. Good program. I love chicken and brussels sprouts.
Can’t eat this outside since it’s cold and snowy, but it will still taste good.
This sounds good and really easy.
This looks and sounds delicious! I think I can even make this, LOL. Thanks for the recipe.
Never thought to use BBQ sauce and Italian dressing – my next marinade!