Snakes in Grass

Snakes in the Grass

Prep Time: 20 minutes. Start to Finish: 40 minutes. Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 cups kix cereal

1 cup panko crispy bread crumbs

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

½ cup buttermilk

1 egg

2 tablespoons melted butter

Shredded lettuce

Capers for eyes (I used sliced olives)

Honey mustard or ranch for dressing if desired

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 and spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray

Between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound flat side of meat with a meat mallet or rolling pin until about ¼ inch thick; then cut chicken into ½ inch thick strips

Place cereal in a resealable food-storage plastic bag; crush with rolling pin to make 1 cup. In a pie plate, mix crushed cereal, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. In another pie plate, beat butter milk and egg with a whisk. Dip chicken strips in buttermilk mixture; coat with crumb mixture and place on cooking rack, letting stand for 5 minutes

On each of 16 (6-inch) metal or soaked bamboo skewers, thread chicken strips to look like a snake. Place skewers on cookie sheet. Drizzle melted butter evenly over chicken. Bake 12 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink in the middle

Remove chicken from skewers; arrange on lettuce-lined plate and place two capers on each snake for eyes, than serve with dressing of choice