Easy Chicken Schnitzel Recipe
Easy Chicken Schnitzel Recipe - easy breaded chicken schnitzel that is tender, juicy, and full of flavor with a great pan fried crunch!
Servings: 4 cutlets
Calories: 378kcal
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts halved and pounded very thin into cutlets
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder optional
- ½ teaspoon onion powder optional
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup cooking oil
- lemon wedges to serve with
Instructions
- Add panko to one bowl, flour to one bowl, eggs to one bowl, and milk to one bowl.
- Dip chicken in milk, then flour, coating well.
- Dredge in egg after flour, and finish in panko breadcrumbs.
- Shake off excess.
- Add oil to nonstick pan, preferably one with a deep lip to prevent splattering.
- When oil is hot, add breaded cutlets.
- Fry 4-5 minutes, until crispy golden brown on one side.
- Flip chicken using long handled tongs.
- Fry additional 2-5 minutes until chicken is 165 degrees internal temperature and golden brown.
- Serve immediately with lemon slices, fresh diced green onion, and spaetzle!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 181mg | Sodium: 756mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g