Pan-Fried Chicken- Schnitzel Style

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts (4oz each)
• 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs, dry
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons dried herbs (thyme, basil, rosemary, and or or chives, OR 3 Tbsp chopped fresh if available )
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• olive oil, as needed for sauteeing
• 1 fresh lemon, cut into 8 wedges

Directions

1. 1

   Whisk eggs and mix with milk.

2. 2

   Mix the chopped herbs with the bread crumbs.

3. 3

   Cut each chicken breast in half (widthwise to make them thin) and place between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound them evenly with a butcher’s mallet until they are 1/8 of an inch thick.

4. 4

   Season with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

5. 5

   Lightly coat each piece with all purpose flour.

6. 6

   Dip each piece in the egg wash and then coat each piece with the herbed bread crumbs.

7. 7

   Heat a pan to medium heat and sauté the chicken in olive oil for 2 – 3 minutes per side.

8. 8

   Serve with a wedges of fresh lemon.