Crispy Viennese Chicken Recipe: Buttery Lemon Chicken Ready in 20 Minutes by 30Seconds Food

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Crispy Viennese Chicken Recipe: Buttery Lemon Chicken Ready in 20 Minutes

Viennese chicken is simply thin breaded fried chicken (think schnitzel) that's served with a lemony butter sauce. This easy Viennese chicken recipe is not only quick to make, but also simply delicious. 

All you need to make this crispy chicken for your family is boneless chicken breasts, flour, eggs, breadcrumbs, lemons, butter and fresh rosemary or thyme. The chicken is breaded then quickly pan-fried until cooked through, juicy and golden brown. The simple three-ingredient lemon sauce is served with the hot fried chicken breasts. 

This crispy Viennese chicken recipe is great served with rice to soak up the butter sauce. Imagine, a perfect Viennese dinner on the table in about 20 minutes. Ja!

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Cuisine: Viennese
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 4 thin boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs or panko
  • lemon wedges

Lemon Butter

  • 1 stick butter (8 tablespoons)
  • 1 rosemary sprig or 1 sprig of fresh thyme
  • juice of 1 lemon

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Here's how to make it: 

  1. To make the lemon butter, put the butter and herb of choice into a small saucepot. Cook over low heat until the butter melts. Add the lemon juice. (You can strain the butter mixture before serving, if desired.)
  2. Put the flour into one bowl, the eggs into another bowl and the panko into a third bowl.
  3. Heat a little oil in a skillet. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Dip the chicken into the flour, then into the eggs, then into the panko. Put the chicken into the hot oil. Squeeze some lemon juice over the chicken. 
  4. Cook until the chicken is golden brown and crispy on both sides and cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a paper towel to drain. 
  5. To serve, slice the chicken and serve with the lemon butter sauce.

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Donna John
This sounds absolutely delicious!! My kind of recipe.
Elisa Schmitz
Amazing recipe. Reminds me of meals we've had in Germany and Austria. So delicious, and can't wait to make this one!
Tribe
I can taste this from here, yum...
Jennifer Rutman
Can you air fry this recipe? If so, do you have any tips on gotee to do it?
Thank you in advanced.
Elisa Schmitz
Hi Jennifer Rutman ! We haven't tried this recipe in the air fryer, but let us know if you do. We'd love to know how it turns out for you!
Bill Heleine
This is on the rotation for tomorrow! I'll let you know how it turns out.
Elisa Schmitz
Awesome! Such a simple, delicious recipe. Let us know how you like it, Bill Heleine !
Bill Heleine
We just had this for our dinner and it was delicious!! My wife is not a big fan of lemon on food but it's such a light touch of lemon that even she liked it! LOL! Served it with fried rice, green beans and the bread I baked the other day. Dessert will be the pineapple cake I made yesterday.
Elisa Schmitz
Oh my goodness, that looks delicious. There's some good eating happening at your house, Bill Heleine ! LOL. So glad you enjoyed the meal (and your wife, too). We appreciate all you share with us! Donna John
Bill Heleine
We are having leftovers of it tomorrow and if there's any chicken left after that we are using it for sandwiches! LOL!
Elisa Schmitz
Fantastic idea! Enjoy every bite. Hope you share the pineapple cake recipe. Sounds delicious! Bill Heleine
Bill Heleine
The pineapple cake recipe is from Donna John right here on 30 seconds!
Foxey65
Are you supposed to put butter sauce over the cooked chicken or use as dipping sauce?
Donna John
You use the butter as a dipping sauce. Though, you could pour it over when serving. Your choice! Hope you enjoy the recipe.
Bill Heleine
I drizzled it over the chicken on the plate.
Bill Heleine
That's the one Elisa! I'm not as good with the computer as some people! LOL!
Elisa Schmitz
You’re doing awesome, thank you! So what did you think of Donna John ’s pineapple cake? I’ve made it and I found it to be so moist and delish! 🍍 Bill Heleine
Bill Heleine
Out of this world!! I made a couple of additions. I put coconut in the cake and a touch of vanilla extract in the frosting. I also poked some holes in the cake before frosting since you top it while warm. That way the little bit of melting frosting will go in to the cake!
Elisa Schmitz
That’s genius! Now you’ve got me wanting to bake that cake your way this weekend!! 😍
Peter Biantes
Thanks For Sharing....

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