Recipe: Chicken Spiedini with Lemon Garlic Sauce (breaded chicken breasts)

CHICKEN SPIEDINI

2 cups Italian bread crumbs
1 cup grated Romano cheese
salt and pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
4 cloves garlic, chopped
6 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup olive oil
FOR THE LEMON GARLIC SAUCE (OPTIONAL):
2 cloves garlic, mashed
5 lemons, juiiced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with foil and coat with non-stick vegetable spray.

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

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

Bake at 350 degrees F 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.

Source: Kansas City Star; November 13, 1996