Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Progresso Inspiration and Prize Pack

October 20, 2009 by Erin Tales  
Filed under Food & Drink

If you´re looking for some helpful cooking tips and exciting new recipes, visit Progressofoods.com and Progressobroth.com for celebrity chef Michael Chiarello´s expertise on casual weekend entertaining, preparing a holiday feast or inspiration for a weeknight meal – all using Progresso panko bread crumbs and Progresso broth.

I’ve cooked with breadcrumbs before – but never Panko. Progresso´s panko is a flaky bread crumb which adds a light crispiness to your food and is available in two flavors, plain and Italian. This was my first time using Panko and I was excited! I decided to make some oven-friend chicken tenders. This is actually how I normally do chicken tenders, since it’s healthier than frying. But there is a recipe for them on ProgressoFoods.com – so check it out! When I followed his recipe as opposed to my on-a-whim way, they really just came out delicious and the boys loved them.

You can also purchase Progresso broths, which are are 100% natural and use high quality ingredients to achieve a great homemade taste. They are fat free, gluten free, contain no preservatives, no added MSG and no artificial flavors. Progresso broth is available in chicken and reduced sodium chicken and beef flavors. I used the broth to make my super-veggie soup. I actually got the recipe from my P90x book – it is so delicious!

Chef Michael Chiarello appears daily on the Food Network and can also be seen on Top Chef Masters. In addition, he runs and owns Bottega Restaurant in Napa Valley, CA. Below are just a few of Chef Chiarello´s tips to help you create quick, flavorful meals you and your family will enjoy.

chickentendersSample Panko Tips:

* Breading 1-2-3: Panko adds the perfect light crunch to fish fillets, chicken breasts and pork chops. Dip in flour, then beaten egg and coat both sides in Panko before frying or baking

* Faux Fried: Instead of frying, bake Panko-coated chicken in a 400F oven for 20 minutes to get the same crispy crunch without the fat

Sample Broth Tips:

* Give New Life to Leftovers: Time in the fridge can steal moisture and flavor; drizzle a little broth over last night´s pasta or casserole before reheating

* Better than H20: Water adds moisture, not flavor; replace water with broth when you cook potatoes, rice and grains

Check out ProgressoFoods.com and ProgressoBroth.com for additional tips, recipes and videos from chef Chiarello. There are recipes for crab cakes, spinach arancini, brocolli soup, pork soup and white bean soup. Next on my to-do list is the spinach arancini – it looks awesome!

SAVE SAVE SAVE

Right now on ProgressoFoods.com is a coupon for $1.00*off any two Progresso products.

At ProgressoBroth.com you´ll find a coupon for $.50 off a package of broth.

One Buzz Reader will receive a sample of Progresso panko, a carton of Progresso broth, a measuring cup, slotted spoon, soup ladle and a sheet pan for baking.

MANDATORY, FIRST ENTRY: Visit ProgressoFoods.com and/or ProgressoBroth.com and tell me what recipe you want to try.

EXTRA ENTRIES:
To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But for extra entries, you can do the following – leave a comment for each:

Contest ends 11/15/09. Please refer to complete contest rules. The entries listed above are the ONLY entries for this contest. Winners will be notified by e-mail (if supplied in the entry or on profile page), as well as on the Winner’s Wall.

This is solely the opinion of the Mom Buzz. Other people may have different experiences with the product. And don’t forget to enter my other hot contests so you can win and try buzzworthy products!This is a sponsored post courtesy of My Blog Spark and Progresso who provided the broth and breadcrumbs.

Comments

224 Responses to “Progresso Inspiration and Prize Pack”
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    Carol says:

    The oven fried chicken tenders is a favorite here.

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    Deb K says:

    The Caramel Apple Crisp Recipe looks the best to me :)

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    Diane Baum says:

    mmm…oven fried chicken

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    Candie L says:

    I like the Spinach Arancini . Thank you

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    Deborah Wellenstein says:

    I will try Crab Cakes Chiarello. Thanks!

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    Kat Emerick says:

    I love fried shrimp!! Thanks for a great giveaway!

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    CherylS22 says:

    I’d like to try the Saltimbocca of Zucchini – looks & sounds yummy!

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    Pamela Scott says:

    The Green Brocolli soup looks great, but I thought you would be suspicious if I picked the very first one. Heh. So I pick Mashed Potatoes Gratin. Either way, yum.

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    Susan says:

    I like the Crab Cakes Chiarello
    I’m going to have to try to make that.

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    Kate says:

    The Thai Peanut Chicken sounds DELICIOUS. I love Thai food!

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    Adele says:

    I’d like to try the over-fried Chicken Tenders – sound delicious. Thanks for this offer.

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    carol ~ says:

    Caramel Apple Crisp looks so so good! I think we would love that especially this time of year!

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    Amy DeLong says:

    My family would love the fried shrimp!

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    Andrea T. says:

    The Lasagnette of Eggplant and Goat Cheese looks so good, I would love to try it.

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    Patti Sherman says:

    Crab cakes are my favorite!

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    lilshuga2001 says:

    the broccoli soup!

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    lilshuga2001 says:

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    lilshuga2001 says:

    follower

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    Jennifer Jozwiak says:

    Yum just in time pork stew!

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    Gianna says:

    Spinach Arancini :)