Baked Fried Chicken

• Olive oil or shortening
• Buttery flavored crackers or saltines
• 1 tsp. salt
• Pepper to taste
• Olive oil
• 2 lbs. boneless chicken breast, 4 to 6

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease heavy baking sheet with shortening or olive oil.
2. Crush crackers in food processor into crumbs. In a shallow dish combine crumbs, salt and pepper. 
3. Brush both sides of chicken with olive oil; roll in crumb mixtures; place on prepared baking sheet. 
4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until no longer pink in center, about 170 degrees F.

Variations: 

Use flavored olive oil for the brushing of the chicken 

Use Buttermilk with an egg, whipped together for dipping in place of olive oil; then roll in crumbs

Add Grated Parmesan cheese to the crumb mixture

Add dried parsley to crumb mixture

Add garlic powder to crumb mixture