Shelly's Recipe

ZESTY BAKED CHICKEN - Easy

Category: Chicken

1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
1/4 cup minced parsley
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/2 sticks butter (melted)
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 3-lb. broiling chicken, cut into serving pieces
Pinch salt (taste mixture first for saltiness)

Preheat oven to 350. Mix crumbs with cheese, parsley, pepper, and salt. Combine margarine and garlic and dip chicken pieces in the margarine. Then roll each piece thoroughly in the bread crumb mixture.

Place chicken pieces in a single layer in shallow baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumb mixture. Bake until tender, about 50 minutes. Serves 4