Oven-Fried Garlic Chicken

I gave this recipe from the "365 Ways to Cook Chicken" cookbook an A+! It's easy and you'll probably have most of the ingredients already on hand.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup  breadcrumbs
• 2⁄3 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 cup  minced fresh parsley
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 5  tablespoons butter or 5  tablespoons margarine
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 3  lbs chicken, cut up

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a shallow bowl, blend together bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.
3. In a small saucepan, heat butter and garlic over very low heat until butter melts.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Brush chicken pieces with garlic butter, then roll in bread crumb mixture to coat.
6. Place chicken skin side up on a large foil-lined baking sheet.
7. Mix together any remaining crumb mixture and butter and sprinkle over chicken.
8. Place in oven and bake 1 hour.