lana's chicken spedini

Ingredients

• 2 cups Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 cup grated Romano cheese
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• For lemon-garlic sauce:
• 1 teaspoon fresh minced parsley
• 1 or 2 cloves of garlic, according to taste, mashed
• Juice of 5 lemons
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

1. Mix together breadcrumbs, Romano cheese, salt, black pepper, parsley and garlic. Dip chicken in olive oil, then into breadcrumb mixture to coat. Place on foil-lined cookie sheet treated with non-stick vegetabel spray. Bake at 350 degrees 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden and tender. (If breasts are especially thick, add 5 minutes to cooking time.)
2. Serve at once, alone or topped with lemon garlic sauce.
3. To make sauce: Whisk together all sauce ingredients.