This easy Chicken Schnitzel is a delicious way to make a fancy dinner at home in just 40 minutes. Pounded chicken breasts are coated in a light crispy breading, fried to golden brown perfection, and slathered with a rich and creamy mushroom sauce. It is so simple yet utterly scrumptious—you will never make breaded chicken any other way, ever again!
This Chicken Schnitzel recipe is a keeper! Not only is it incredibly hearty with the velvety mushroom sauce, it also cooks fast and looks impressive.
What Is A Schnitzel
By definition, a schnitzel is a type of meat that is pounded thin using a tenderizer/mallet and is commonly breaded right before frying. Traditionally this dish is made with veal (called wiener schnitzel) or pork but other cuts of meat like chicken, beef, mutton and turkey can also be used.
It is a popular dish in Central Europe (as well as Israel), especially in Germany and Austria, where the name of the dish originated from meaning “cutlets” in German.
Schnitzel is commonly served with lemon wedges and German potato salad, mashed potato or potato fries.
The chicken version I made is called a hunter’s schnitzel or Jägerschnitzel which is served with a wonderful creamy mushroom sauce. The rich sauce over the crispy chicken cutlets…AMAZING combo!
CHICKEN SCHNITZEL WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE:
This easy Chicken Schnitzel is a delicious way to make a fancy dinner at home in just 40 minutes. Pounded chicken breasts are coated in a light crispy breading, fried to golden brown perfection, and slathered with a rich and creamy mushroom sauce. It is so simple yet utterly scrumptious—you will never make breaded chicken any other way, ever again!
