Lemon wedges and pounded-thin chicken breasts coated in Cheerios® cereal. Serve alongside hot German potato salad or pommes frites.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 6 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 21 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 chicken schnitzel |
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, trimmed
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup crushed toasted oat cereal (such as Cheerios®)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 lemons, quartered
Instructions
- Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy plastic on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound with the smooth side of a meat mallet to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Place flour in a bowl. Beat eggs together in a separate bowl. Mix crushed oat cereal, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in large resealable plastic bag.
- Dredge each chicken breast in flour and dip into eggs, allowing excess egg to drip back into bowl. Transfer coated chicken to cereal mixture; seal bag and shake until evenly coated. Place coated chicken on a plate and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat; fry chicken until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a paper towel-lined plate and squeeze lemon over each.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of breading ingredients. The actual amount of breading consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 365 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 162 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 32 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 435 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This turned out really good. I blended the Cheerios in the magic bullet until they were dust like. It didn’t look like much so I added some Panko to the mix. Not necessary I don’t think but I wanted to make sure they were crispy. They definitely needed more salt but other than that they were perfect and mega crispy!