This is a super recipe when you crave fried chicken, but don't want the calories. Just as tasty, but with half the fat. Delicious!

What you need:

• 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley*
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil**
• 1 chicken (3-4 pounds) into 8 serving pieces

What you do:

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   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine bread crumbs, flour, parsley, basil, salt paprika, and pepper in small brown paper bag; seal and shake to mix.
3. Combine lemon juice, butter, and oil in large bowl. Add the chicken, turning the pieces to coat. Working with a few pieces at a time, shake the chicken in crumb mixture in the bag to coat evenly; place the pieces on a large baking pan.
4. Bake in 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until the chicken meat is no longer pink near the bone.
5. Increase the heat to broil. Adjust the oven rack 4-6 inches from the heat source. Broil chicken until golden, 5-8 minutes.

   * you can substitute with 2 teaspoons of dried parsley
   ** you can substitute with olive oil

Chicken Cacciatore
This recipe is a super quick and delicious dish called chicken cacciatore. It's Italian and has a little bit of everything in it- pasta, veggies and chicken. This should serve 6 or 4 really hungry people. I hope you love it. Bon Appetite!

Sandra's Chicken Salad
This week's Recipe of the Week is brought to us by Sandra David of Spanaway, WA., a busy stay at home mom and good cook.  Her chicken salad recipe is very popular with her family and friends. This is a terrific dish for lunch in a green salad or as an entree for dinner along with a quiche or other vegetable dish.

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