Recipe: Yummy Chicken Schnitzel

Chicken Schnitzel. Growing up, chicken schnitzel was a classic. I decided to make this dish oven-friendly using less oil, and an easier cleanup. This dish tastes great with potato salad, or mashed potatoes and a nice crisp salad.

It's also fairly quick and easy enough for a week night meal. Season the chicken well on both sides. This is a grandma recipe so you know it's going to be good. You can have Chicken Schnitzel using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Schnitzel

1. It's 6 of small chicken cutlets, pounded flat.
2. You need 4 Tbsp. of olive oil.
3. It's 2 Tbsp. of flour.
4. Prepare 2 of eggs.
5. Prepare 1 Tbsp. of milk.
6. It's 1/2 cup of bread crumbs.
7. You need 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
8. It's to taste of salt and pepper.

Make sure to serve with classic German sides like potato salad, sauerkraut and spaetzle. Schnitzel, the German word for cutlet, is also commonly used to describe meat that has been breaded and fried. These are usually a big hit with the kids. To make chicken schnitzel you make it the same way you would make a veal schnitzel or pork schnitzel.

Chicken Schnitzel step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat up oil in large skillet..
2. In 3 small bowls combine the following: Bowl 1) flour and salt & pepper. Bowl 2) egg and milk. Bowl 3) bread crumbs and parmesan cheese..
3. Stir each bowl together until well blended..
4. Place chicken on paper towels to remove any excess liquid or juices..
5. One by one dip each piece of chicken in flour mixture, followed by egg mixture and then lastly the bread mixture. Place three at a time into your skillet..
6. Cook on each side about 1 minute until both sides are browned. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain off extra oil; repeat with remaining three chicken cutlets..
7. Place in oven for 15 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked; juices run clear..
8. Serve with lemon slices to squeeze on top of chicken and horseradish if desired..
9. Enjoy! (I served with my Vegetable Ribbon Noodles)..

You then bread the chicken by first dredging it through flour, then egg wash and finally breadcrumbs. The Hairy Bikers' chicken schnitzel is a fantastically simple dinner. Homemade garlic mayo is optional but the slaw is mandatory. Chicken Schnitzel is an impressive, yet easy dinner recipe that the whole family will love. Crispy on the outside and succulently tender on the inside, this dish is a firm favourite.

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