Very Easy Chicken Schnitzel

Remember the breadcrumb made from left over toasts? Found a good & effective usage for it - chicken schnitzel. I'm lucky to stumble upon a 'working' recipe & the result is wonderful. Here's how it goes...

Ingredient (for 4 servings):-
4 skinless chicken breast
1/4 teaspoon slat & freshly groud black pepper (each)
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 large egg, lightly beaten
120ml (1/2 cup) breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon oil

Optional (actually required but I skipped them & the Schnitzel still tasted good)
1.5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh chives
1 garlic clove, finely minced

Cooking instructions:-
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree Farenheit (or 180 degree celcius).
2. Pound chicken to 1/2 inch thickness with rolling pin (or side of empty wine bottle) to giev chicken even thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt & pepper.
3. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Combine mustard & egg in a shallow dish. Combine breadcrumbs & optional ingredients in another shallow dish. In the absence of all 'optional' ingredients, I added 1 tablespoon of paprika into the breadcrumbs.
4. Dredge 1 chicken breast in flour, turning to coat; shakes off excess flour. Dip in egg mixture; dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Repeat with remaining chicken.
5. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté 2-3 minutes or until browned (not cooked) to prevent breadcrumbs from falling. Remove chicken from heat and bake in preheated oven for 10minutes (or until chicken is done).

Here's how the end result looks like, served with mixed leave salad...


I thought the chicken would be dry from pan frying + baking but surprisingly it tasted tender & juicy, not even close to dry. Mustard coating makes the taste wonderful. Since I don't have a lot of required item from original recipe (and 'autocratically' make those ingredients optional), my version of chicken schnitzel shall therefore be named 'very easy chicken schnitzel'. I'm pretty confident that following the original recipe will yield equivalent (if not better) chicken schnitzel. The cooking time+effort is so minimal & the recipe is so easy to follow, definitely highly recommended for weekday dinner.