Healthy Baked Chicken Schnitzel With Creamed Corn Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN SCHNITZEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and drizzle olive oil over foil. Place baking sheet in preheated oven.
• Flatten chicken breasts so they are all about 1/4-inch thick. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Mix flour and paprika together on a large plate. Beat eggs with salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Mix bread crumbs and lemon zest together on a separate large plate. Dredge each chicken piece in flour mixture, then egg, and then bread crumbs mixture and set aside in 1 layer on a clean plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Remove baking sheet from oven and arrange chicken in 1 layer on the sheet. Drizzle more olive oil over each piece of coated chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Flip chicken and continue baking until no longer pink in the center and the breading is lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

ROAST TOMATOES, CHICKEN SCHNITZEL & CHEESY CREAMED CORN

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts on a board, cover with a sheet of baking parchment and bash with a rolling pin to a 1cm thickness. Tip into a large bowl with the buttermilk and 1 tsp heaped salt, turning to coat. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 4 hrs or overnight.
• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Tip the tomatoes onto the baking sheet with the garlic and thyme. Drizzle over the olive oil, season and roast for 50 mins-1 hr, or until soft but holding their shape.
• For the corn, heat the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat until foaming. Add the shallot, reduce the heat to low and fry for 10 mins until softened. Cut the kernels from the corn cobs and add these to the pan along with 125ml water. Simmer for 5 mins, then add the cream and simmer, uncovered, for 5 mins more. Remove from the heat, blitz the mixture to a rough texture with a hand blender, then stir through the cheese and season to taste. Set aside.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, wiping away any excess using kitchen paper. Tip the beaten eggs into a shallow bowl, put the flour in a second and the panko in a third. Dip each marinated chicken breast into the flour, then the egg and lastly the panko. Heat the oil in a large skillet or non-stick frying pan over a medium-low heat and fry the breaded chicken breasts for 5-6 mins on each side or until golden and cooked through (you may need to do this in batches). Gently reheat the creamed corn, then serve with the schnitzel and roast tomatoes.

HEALTHY BAKED CHICKEN SCHNITZEL WITH CREAMED CORN

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the chicken breasts between two sheets of baking parchment and gently bash with a rolling pin until they are an even thickness, about 1cm. Tip the beaten egg, flour and panko breadcrumbs into three separate bowls. Stir half the thyme, the lemon zest and some seasoning into the breadcrumbs. Dip the chicken breasts in the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs, then transfer to a baking sheet. Drizzle over 1 tbsp oil and cook in the oven for 30 mins until golden and crisp. Halfway through the cooking time, put the tomatoes on a separate small baking tray, toss with the remaining thyme and roast alongside the chicken for the final 15 mins.
• To make the creamed corn, heat the remaining oil in a medium saucepan over a low heat and fry the shallot with a pinch of salt for 10 mins, or until softened and translucent. Cut the corn kernels off the cobs by holding the cobs upright on a board and running a serrated knife down the length. Tip the sweetcorn into the pan along with the milk, then simmer gently for 10 mins. Roughly blitz using a hand blender until the mixture is mostly smooth but some chunky bits of corn remain. Stir through the crème fraîche and chives and season to taste.
• Divide the chicken schnitzel, creamed corn and roasted tomatoes between two plates, then scatter the corn with extra chives and serve.