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30 Minutes
Chicken

Italian Lemon Chicken Schnitzel with Caper Sauce and Salad

  • Carb-Conscious ●
  • Family Friendly ●
  • Fast

Let's amp up the zestiness of your weeknight with this fast chicken schnitzel drizzled in a lemony caper butter sauce. It also goes rather nicely with a fresh salad tossed in a mustard-hued dressing, because every dinner deserves to impress, even if it only takes 30-minutes to do so!

Ingredients and Equipment

Serves

Supplied Ingredients

330g chicken breast fillet

40g aioli

50g panko breadcrumbs

1 garlic clove

1 bunch parsley

½ lemon *

15g capers

20g wholegrain mustard

1 cucumber

1 baby cos lettuce

125g cherry tomatoes *

25g shaved parmesan *

* Extra supplied, measure amount

Pantry Ingredients

40g butter

40ml (2 tbs) olive oil

2 tsp red wine vinegar

Equipment you'll use

2 Mixing Bowls

Medium Frypan

Nutrition Information

Per Serving

Energy(kJ): 3588.2kj

Energy(Cal): 857.6cal

Protein: 52.9g

Fat: 57.2g

Saturated Fat: 20.5g

Carbohydrate: 34.5g

Sugars: 7.7g

Sodium (mg): 831.8mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Allergens

Contains: egg, milk, sulphite

May contain traces of other allergens

Recipe

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1

Prepare Chicken

Slice chicken horizontally to yield 2 thinner pieces. Place in a bowl with aioli and toss to coat. Place breadcrumbs on a plate and press chicken into crumbs to coat. Set aside.

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2

Make Caper Sauce

Peel and crush garlic and chop parsley leaves. Juice lemon. Heat a frypan over medium heat, add butter and heat until bubbling. Add capers and garlic to pan and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add parsley and lemon juice and stir to combine. Season with pepper, transfer to a bowl and set aside. Wipe out pan.

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3

Cook Chicken

Return frypan to medium heat with 30ml (1½ tablespoons) oil. Add chicken and cook for 3–4 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Remove from pan and season with salt. While chicken is cooking, continue with step 4.

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4

Make Dressing

Place wholegrain mustard, remaining oil and red wine vinegar in a bowl big enough to fit the salad. Season with salt and pepper and mix to combine.

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5

Make Salad

Slice cucumber into rounds. Rinse and tear lettuce. Halve cherry tomatoes. Place cucumber, lettuce, cherry tomatoes and parmesan in the bowl with the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss to combine.

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6

Plate Up

Divide schnitzels and salad between plates and top with caper sauce to serve.

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