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    Baked Schnitzel (Chicken, Pork or Turkey)

    Published by: Adina April 28, 2020 · Last modified: November 18, 2024 29 Comments
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    This oven-baked schnitzel is a simple recipe perfectly suitable for chicken, pork or turkey schnitzel.

    Oven Baked Schnitzel and Schnitzel Burgers
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    • Baked Schnitzel (Chicken, Pork or Turkey)

    How to bake schnitzel?

    This is a simple recipe for baked schnitzel, perfect to serve as a burger or the traditional German way with fries or German potato salad and lemon wedges. Great for making chicken, pork, or turkey cutlets.

    This is basically the same recipe as the German hunter schnitzel with a pretty important difference (for me, at least). Although using the same ingredients and achieving the same end result, these meat pieces are not fried in lots of oil; they are just brushed with very little oil and baked.

    I was a bit skeptical in the beginning, and I didn't really believe that I could achieve the same crispiness and nice golden color by just baking the schnitzel, but surprise, surprise—it works!!!

    I would not have spotted the difference between the two kinds if someone else had served me the two without telling me which one was fried and which one was baked.

    Oven Baked Schnitzel and Schnitzel Burgers

    Can you bake schnitzel instead of frying?

    Definitely. This is an updated post from 2016. I make schnitzel very often, and I bake it most of the time. And it is always great! If you like to fry them, check out this Turkey Schnitzel recipe.

    Advantages of baking

    • The big advantage of baking a schnitzel instead of frying it is obviously the fact that you would not have to use it and then eat so much fat.
    • But another huge advantage in my eyes is the “cleanliness” of this method. No more splutter and fat everywhere, no frying smell filling every corner of your house.
    • You can also place all of your meat on one baking tray and put it in the oven instead of having to stay in front of the stove and fry the pieces only two at a time. This would allow you to make a larger amount of schnitzel for guests, for instance.
    • And no more need to take a shower and change all your clothes after you're finished with cooking.

    Ingredients

    • For this recipe, I halved the normal-sized pork pieces because I wanted smaller pieces that would fit into a bun.
    • I baked the breaded meat for about 15-18 minutes. If they are larger, increase the baking time slightly.
    • I always check by cutting one of the meat cutlets in the middle.
    • You can use this same method to make chicken or turkey schnitzel; for instance, in this case, the cooking time will also be shorter; check after 12-14 minutes already.
    • The Parmesan is recommendable but still optional. If you don't have it, leave it out.
    • You can use regular breadcrumbs or panko breadcrumbs.
    • You can also add dried herbs to the breadcrumb mixture. Try a mixture of Italian herbs or some oregano, thyme, or rosemary.
    eight pieces breaded meat before cooking

    How to serve?

    • The traditional German way to serve a schnitzel is with fries or potato salad.
    • As vegetable side dishes, you can have a green salad, cucumber salad, or (my favorite) white cabbage salad or German cabbage salad.
    • You can add a typical German sauce, like the Jäger-Sauce (Hunter's sauce with mushrooms) or bell pepper sauce.

    To serve as a burger, you will need:

    • 4 buns of choice, halved horizontally
    • 1 large tomato, thickly sliced
    • 1 large piece of cucumber, sliced
    • 1 red onion, sliced
    • some rocket or other salad leaves
    • 4 small cheese slices
    • some chili sauce or ketchup

    Halve the buns horizontally, smear some chili sauce or ketchup on the lower half, and top with schnitzel, vegetables, cheese, and salad. Place the second bun half on top.

    pretzel bun with schnitzel and cucumber slices.

    More Schnitzel recipes

    • Wiener Schnitzel
    • Chicken Schnitzel with Ham and Cheese
    • Chicken Schnitzel in Pancake Batter
    • Chicken Schnitzel with Potato Crust
    • Katsu Sando with Tonkatsu Sauce

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    baked schnitzel in a pretzel bun with tomato and cucumber slices, arugula and cheese.

    Baked Schnitzel (Chicken, Pork or Turkey)

    Oven-baked schnitzel – a simple recipe perfectly suitable for chicken, pork, or turkey schnitzel.
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    Course: Beef, Pork and Lamb
    Cuisine: German
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 595kcal
    Author: Adina
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    Ingredients 

    • 8 small pork schnitzel or 4 larger ones, Note 1
    • fine sea salt and pepper
    • 2 eggs
    • ⅔ cup dried breadcrumbs or more if necessary, Note 2
    • ¼ cup Parmesan freshly grated, Note 3
    • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 425°F/ 220°C.
    • Tenderize schnitzel: Dry the schnitzels with kitchen paper. Tenderize slightly between two sheets of plastic foil using a meat mallet or a small but heavy saucepan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and set aside.
      8 small pork schnitzel +fine sea salt and pepper
    • Breading station: Lightly beat the eggs in a shallow bowl. Mix the breadcrumbs and the Parmesan in another large shallow bowl.
      2 eggs + ⅔ cup dried breadcrumbs/ 70 g + ¼ cup Parmesan/ 30 g
    • Mix the olive oil and the sweet paprika powder in a small bowl.
      3-4 tablespoons olive oil + 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
    • Line a baking tray with baking paper. Lightly brush the baking paper with some of the oil mixture.
    • Bread schnitzels: Dip the schnitzels in the beaten eggs, then coat them with the breadcrumb-Parmesan mixture.
    • Brush: Place them on the baking tray and brush them lightly with the oil mixture as well. Use only as much oil as to lightly coat the schnitzel, don't use it all just because it's there.
    • Bake for about 10 minutes, turn the schnitzels and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. Check after a total time of 15 minutes already; the cooking time greatly depends on your oven.
    • Cooking time: If your schnitzels are larger, check after the indicated cooking time is over and increase the cooking time only slightly, if necessary. As larger schnitzels will be just as thin as smaller schnitzels, the cooking time will not change dramatically.

    Notes

    1. Schnitzel size: About 50 – 70 g/ 1.7 – 2.4 oz each – small to serve in a burger bun, for instance.
      The schnitzels can be larger (about 100 – 150 g/ 3.5 – 5.3 oz), and the baking time will not change drastically, as they all should be thin.
    2. The Parmesan is optional but recommendable.
    3. Breadcrumbs: Regular breadcrumbs or panko breadcrumbs.
    4. The nutrition is calculated for pork schnitzel.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2small or 1 large schnitzel | Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 626mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g
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    Comments

    1. Marilyn Wolter Dewey says

      October 28, 2024 at 8:33 pm

      Can these be breaded and then refrigerated between sheets of parchment paper? And let come to almost room temp and then bake?

      Reply
      • Adina says

        October 29, 2024 at 8:41 am

        Hi Marilyn. That should work but I never tried it myself.

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    2. Gail says

      October 01, 2024 at 2:36 pm

      5 stars
      These came out perfect! I love the fact that they are baked, not fried. Brushing with the paprika/olive oil I think made them taste more authentic without having the mess of frying!

      Reply
    3. Lisa | Chocolate Meets Strawberry says

      April 07, 2016 at 11:09 am

      Oh I most definitely agree with you on frying being so annoying! Not only does it make the meat greasy, as you say it's just really messy and the smell does get all through your house and even your clothes. Your baked schnitzels look like the perfect alterntive, Adina!

      Reply
    4. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

      April 07, 2016 at 5:49 am

      Perfection! These burgers look amazing, Adina, and oh how I love those German Brötchen! 🙂

      Reply
    5. marcela says

      April 06, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      WOW! I totally love your recipe! The schnitzel burgers look fantastic! MOUTHWATERING! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
    6. Balvinder says

      April 06, 2016 at 1:35 am

      What a lovely meal. I really like it that the schnitzel is baked and not fried.

      Reply
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