Recipe: Chicken Spedini with Lemon-Garlic Sauce

CHICKEN SPEDINI WITH LEMON-GARLIC SAUCE

2 cups Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 cup grated Romano cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
4 cloves garlic, chopped
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
FOR THE LEMON-GARLIC SAUCE (OPTIONAL):
5 lemons, juiced
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup water
2 cloves garlic, mashed
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Foil line a cookie sheet and coat with non-stick cooking spray.

Mix together breadcrumbs, Romano cheese, salt, pepper parsley and garlic.

Dip chicken in olive oil, then into breadcrumb mixture to coat. Place on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and tender. (If breasts are especially thick, add 5 minutes to cooking time.)

Serve at once, alone or topped with lemon garlic sauce.

TO MAKE THE LEMON-GARLIC SAUCE:
Whisk together all sauce ingredients.

Servings: 6
Source: Kansas City Star; November 13, 1996