Baked Chicken Schnitzel

This dish is oven-friendly using less oil, and an easier cleanup. This dish tastes great with potato salad, or mashed potatoes and a nice crisp salad.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as desired

• 6 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise (butterflied)

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour

• 1 tablespoon paprika

• 2 large eggs eggs, beaten

• 2 cups seasoned bread crumbs

• 1 large lemon, zested 

Directions

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and drizzle olive oil over foil. Place baking sheet in preheated oven.

• Step 2

  Flatten chicken breasts so they are all about 1/4-inch thick. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

• Step 3

  Mix flour and paprika together on a large plate. Beat eggs with salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Mix bread crumbs and lemon zest together on a separate large plate. Dredge each chicken piece in flour mixture, then egg, and then bread crumbs mixture and set aside in 1 layer on a clean plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.

• Step 4

  Remove baking sheet from oven and arrange chicken in 1 layer on the sheet. Drizzle more olive oil over each piece of coated chicken.

• Step 5

  Bake in the preheated oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Flip chicken and continue baking until no longer pink in the center and the breading is lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).