Chicken Schnitzel Recipe with Crunchy Panko Breadcrumb Coating with Parmesan and Lemon Zest
Our best chicken schnitzel recipe makes moist, tender chicken fillets with a crunchy panko breadcrumb coating with parmesan and lemon zest. These old-fashioned Australian style chicken schnitties will take you right back to the 1970s. For a complete nostalgia trip, squeeze some lemon wedges over the schnitzels and serve with potato salad.
Servings: 2
Calories: 509kcal
Ingredients
- 2 300 g chicken breasts each halved into fillets
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 1 egg
- 60 g milk
- 80 g Panko breadcrumbs
- 30 g parmesan cheese finely grated
- 5 g celery leaves finely chopped
- ½ lemon finely grated zest only
- ½ lemon cut into quarters for serving
- Olive oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Wrap the chicken breasts in cling wrap and use a mallet to beat each of the chicken breasts to a fillet with a thickness of 1cm.
- Line up a flat plate, two bowls large enough to hold a chicken breast fillet, and a fourth plate for the coated chicken breast fillets: transfer the flour to the first plate; whisk the egg and milk in the second bowl; and combine the breadcrumbs, parmesan, celery leaves and lime zest in the third dish.
- Press a chicken breast fillet into the flour, one side then the first, ensuring it’s completely covered in flour.
- Dip the flour-dusted chicken breast fillet into the milky-egg wash.
- Press the chicken breast fillet into the Panko breadcrumb mix, one side then the other, ensuring its completely covered in crumbs.
- Move the chicken breast fillet to the empty plate, then repeat with the other fillets.
- Refrigerate the chicken breast fillets for 30 minutes.
- In a fry pan or skillet large enough to hold two chicken breast fillets, heat 1cm of olive oil over medium heat, then shallow-fry the fillets for around 5 minutes a side until golden-brown. Transfer to a rack to drain off any excess oil and repeat.
- Serve with chicken schnitzels immediately with lemon wedges, your favourite mustard, and our warm potato salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 192mg | Sodium: 756mg | Potassium: 818mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 353IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 322mg | Iron: 4mg