It’s that time of year again… the Earth Day and Picnic for the Planet 2012! Last year, a group of bloggers partnered with The Nature’s Conservacy to encourage you to celebrate this great earth by heading out for a lunch or dinner picnic.
This year, we’ve gathered together with giveaways at each blog to help you get your picnic started off on the right foot! To tempt your tastebuds, I have a tasty Picnic Chicken recipe for you to pack up and take on your outing.
When was the last time you went on a picnic? There are many opportunities this time of year when heading outside to enjoy what this great earth has to offer is as simple as packing up a lunch, grabbing a blanket and walking outside. Everywhere you turn, the beauty of spring surrounds us. Taking the time to enjoy a picnic outside gives you the chance to breathe in the true beauty of the earth.
I hope you’ll commit to enjoying an Earth Day picnic this year. To help make your picnic extra special, our friends at The Nature Conservancy have gathered a basket of some really great products to help inspire you to head outside. They have offered to give away one of these baskets full of goodies (ARV $75) to one lucky Dine & Dish reader! Plus, each of the blogs participating in the Picnic for the Planet blog tour is offering the same giveaway! (List of participating blogs can be found at the end of this post… make sure to check them out!)
Giveaway Details
The Picnic for the Planet giveaway includes: 1 Coleman Collapsible canvas basket lined with gingham fabric, official Picnic for the Planet merchandise (1 water bottle, 1 tee-shirt, 1 blanket, 1 temporary tattoo), 1 reusable bamboo utensil set by To-Go Ware, 1 bag of Popchips, 1 peeled Snacks organic dried fruit, 1 Green and Black chocolate bar, 1 Back to Nature crackers and cookies and 1 Burt’s Bees chapstick.
To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite picnic food is! For additional entries:
- Become a fan of The Nature Conservancy on Facebook. Leave an additional comment on this post letting me know you’ve completed this.
- Follow The Nature Conservancy on Twitter. Leave an additional comment on this post letting me know you’ve completed this.
All comments must be received by midnight, CST on Sunday, April 22nd. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and notified via valid email address.
Now, for a great picnic recipe… Picnic Chicken! Given to me by my friend Mary Jo and then adapted to what I had on hand in my pantry, this recipe makes for a delicious and not so bad for you, baked “fried” chicken. Enjoy!
Picnic Chicken
Ingredients
- 12 chicken drumsticks patted dry
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour divided
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
- 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F
- Line up 3 shallow bowls. One bowl should contain 1 cup of flour. The second bowl should contain the beaten eggs. The last bowl should contain the Panko bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of flour, Panko bread crumbs and seasonings.
- Dredge each piece of chicken through each bowl, starting with the flour, moving on to the eggs and ending with the bread crumb mixture.
- Place each chicken piece on a cookie sheet sprayed with Pam Cooking Spray. Spray additional Pam on the top of the chicken.
- Bake the chicken for 1 hour, turning once at the halfway mark. Remove from the oven place on a try when complete.
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Im a huge fan of berries on picnics. Simple, tasty, and great for kids or adults
What a classic picnic food idea – love the cute pics of your little one. I like making cold sesame noodles for picnics.
Cute photos, chicken looks delicious–so crispy! I love so many picnic foods, but potato salad always tastes so good 🙂
My favorite would be wraps – kept cold. thanks!
One of my favorite picnic food are homemade baked beans made with ginger and real molasses. Your chicken would go great with them!
Hi, am going to try this recipe on Friday (having a group over for games day). My question is, is this recipe designed with picnicking in mind and so the chicken should be served cold? If I refrigerate the chicken once it is made, how far in advance can I make it?
Favorite picnic food: cheese, jam and bread!
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Just re-read this article and noticed you are looking for favorite picnic foods. I would say chicken drumsticks too, with fresh spinach salad, the recipe below but with feta cheese added to it.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-and-strawberry-salad/detail.aspx
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I love the desserts, little hand pies especially.
Your good ole sandwiche, chips, and dessert and drinks!
I love having chicken on picnics, and this recipe looks perfect.
My favorite picnic food is hot dogs. There is something about being outside with the grill and friends and grilling hot dogs. It’s a happy memory from childhood that everyone has!
I love to have yummy sandwiches on a picnic!
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I love chicken salad for picnics 🙂
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I love eggsalad sandwiches.
I love rice krispie treats at a picnic!
just a great sub sandwich with all the fixings
FRIED CHICKEN!!
Kristen, that is some GOOD-LOOKING Chicken! Holy YUM. Love the addition of dried soup mix. 🙂
I love the idea of having some good old fashion fried chicken for a picnic. We haven’t ever had one as a family but definitely won’t anytime soon with all of the bugs around. Put me in a bubble and I’ll gladly picnic daily.
My favorite picinic food is good ole fashion potato salad.
My mom used to make a wonderful corn tomato tart on picnics!
I like to take food on picnics that can be served in a jar. Salad in a jar, Cheesecake in a jar, etc.
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I’d probably have to say potato salad is one of my favorite picnic ingredients.
The last picnic we had was about a month ago.
Hands down – fried chicken. Going to try your recipe today. You have stimulated my taste buds.
I love a container of fresh fruit to take along on a picnic… we also like to bring simple sub sandwiches, too!
My favorite picnic food is macaroni and cheese.
My Favorite picnic food would have to be the potato salad…Just wouldn’t be quite the same without it.
I love fried chicken and am going to make this with chicken breasts this week.
Do you put the onion soup mix with the flour and panko?
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If we are grilling for the picnic, then burgers and hot dogs win out, but if we are packing the picnic – I say the fried chicken tops the menu, of course I have had just bread, cheese, pickles and fruit which was delish also… guess I can’t make up my mind!
I think simple for picnics….like cheese, crackers or bread, and fruit, lots of fruit. It use to include wine back in the day before kids but not so much anymore.
Watermelon is a must! I also really love cold fried chicken.
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I have to admit, I don’t get out and do this enough. Loving the little reminder here! 🙂
I love these photos, Kristen. My kids absolutely adore going on picnics – there’s something so fun about eating outside on a blanket.
My favorite picnic food is watermelon
Thanks for the giveaway!
Sandwichhes, salads, brownies and fruit are always popular on our picnics!
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Fried chicken is my favorite picnic food, followed closely by brownies. I can’t wait to try your chicken recipe!
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My favorite picnic foods are sandwiches, salad and fresh fruit.
I love bringing cold fried chicken along on a picnic!
LOVE this recipe!! We love “fried” chicken 🙂 My favorite picinic food is the dessert, doesn’t matter what kind! Ha!
My favorite picnic food is pasta salad. I love picnics!!
Ella, that chicken looks so yummy! Any left??
My favorite picnic indulgence is an IBC Rootbeer. I don’t drink so much, but I love to have one when we picnic. 🙂
I wish I had some chicken to make for dinner tonight! – I love the idea of baking it instead of frying it……..I hate to fry chicken but Steve loves it!
Gorgeous pictures!
Oh my gosh. Favorite picnic foods? There’s a lot. Cookies. Giant ones, big as my head. Pasta salad. With lots of dressing. Cold chicken. Cheese. Crackers. I could go on. And my thighs could (will) get bigger.
cheese /meat spreads and wine! 🙂
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my fave picnic item is cookies!
My favorite is absolutely cold fried chicken! But when we haven’t thought ahead enough for that I love picking up a sandwich at a local place and a bag of chips and enjoying the day outside.
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My favorite picnic food is potato salad!
I love potato salad, sandwiches, and soups in a thermos on picnics.
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My favorite picnic foods are sandwiches and salads.
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My favorite picnic food is deviled eggs.
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Cannot believe how gorgeous your girl is. Beauty runs in the family huh? 🙂
I love a good pasta salad.
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Favorite picnic food is potato salad!
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My favorite thing to take to a picnic would be a berry dessert or watermelon..
Best picnic food: Jimmy John’s #2! 🙂
Nothing better than spending a beautiful day outside chowing down on some good food like this!
The best recipes so far that I’ve seen for a long time!
butermilk and corn bread chicken with some homemade potato salad is the best
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Fried chicken, hard boiles eggs, potato salad, cheese & wine.
Does fresh lemonade count? If not, chickpea and dark red kidney bean salad. Also a container of assorted olives is always a hit with me!
My favorite picnic food is hot dogs – Nsthan’s skinless – charred and topped with ketchup, mustard, relish and onions. Served with my mom’s potato salad and watermelon wedges drizzled with lemon juice. YUM!
We picnic’ed where there are grills in Alaska. Our favorite thing was bacon egg muffin sandwiches.
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fave picnic food: cheese and crackers
My favorite picnic food is FRIED CHICKEN!
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I love my gramma’s three bean salad.
I like my gramma’s three bean salad
My fav picnic food is PB&J with potato chips and a drink. 🙂
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Favorite picnic food is pan bagnat.
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Crispy chicken is the way to go so easy to clean up
I love potato salad and deviled eggs! Yummy! Makes me wish I were going on a picnic today! I like the Nature Conservancy on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
My favorite picnic food has got to be a drink–lemonade mixed with iced tea! Yum!
Oh what a lovely post. I adore picnics. My favorite thing to make is a quinoa salad. Something light, with bright flavors. And pairs well with white wine. 🙂
My favorite thing to bring to a picnic is my kids and potato salad;)
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I hope very person is aware with Earth Day and we should celebrate it with happiness.. I love this idea, a picnic with the family and this chicken will always be loved by kids..
having lived in the south since birth, you cannot go on a picnic without pimento cheese sandwiches on white bread – that is my ultimate picnic food!
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I love taking a Mediterranean couscous salad for picnics.. so yummy!
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Kristen, thank you so much for supporting The Nature Conservancy this Earth Day! Your baked “fried” chicken recipe looks so tasty. Adding that to my recipe book!
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My favorite picnic food is deviled eggs. Tricky to transport, but I love them.
My favorite picnic food is curried chicken salad with red grapes!
I love chicken at picnics
my favorite picnic food is cookies 🙂
My favorite is fried chicken, great giveaway!
I love cheese and crackers with salami for picnics. And fresh fruit 🙂
I love picnics…we usually take sandwiches and fruit on ours.
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Pesto pasta salad with roasted bell peppers…. but its hard to beat fried chicken in the park on a warm day.
Cold boiled shrimp with a good cocktail sauce.
Pasta salad with a vinaigrette.
My favorite picnic food is cold cut sandwiches and baked potato chips.
My favorite picnic food is fresh fruit!
My favorite picnic food is fried chicken and potato salad.
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I would love to have a picnic with some cold fried chicken.
chicken and potato salad
I love this dish so much. Thanks a lot for this picnic chicken recipe.
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