Chicken Spidini
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup lemon juice (fresh)
- 1 cup of loose basil leaves (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper (crushed)
- 1 -2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- fettuccine pasta or penne pasta
directions
- Wash chicken and cut each breast into 8 pieces (cubes or chunks).
- Mix olive oil with lemon, fresh diced basil, garlic, red pepper flakes, black pepper and salt.
- Reserve 1/4 cup of oil mixture.
- Marinate chicken in remaining oil mixture in the refrigerator overnight.
- --NEXT DAY-- Bring water to a boil for pasta.
- Drain the chicken and roll the chunks in a mixture of breadcrumbs, dried basil, oregano and Parmesan cheese.
- Skewer and put chicken on the grill, turning until done; or fry the chicken in olive oil until browned on all sides.
- Toss the cooked fettuccine noodles or penne with the reserved oil mixture and serve.
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Reviews
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Very good. My picky daughter said I should rate it 6 stars! I did ask you a question about cooking method, and I went with frying them in olive oil. Turned out great. I didn't add as much red pepper flakes to the marinade because of family considerations, but it was a enough to give it a little zing. I served it with mini-penne, Alfredo sauce and a lettuce and tomato salad. Thanks for posting this.
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The chicken was delicious and tasted close to a restaurant. I grilled mine (oiled the grill first) using skewers, and I used about 1 tsp. of salt. Very flavorful marinade, easy to make. I grilled for convenient clean-up, but I'll try them sauteed another time. My family and I were impressed. We don't have to wait to go out to a restaurant now to enjoy this!! Thanks!
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Claire de Luna
United States
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