CHICKEN SCHNITZEL WITH BACON AND WHITE
WINE
 NIGELLA
Photograph by Lis Parsons
INGREDIENTS

1 teaspoon garlic oil
4 rashers streaky bacon
4 chicken escalopes approx. 125g each
100ml white wine
Serving Size : Serves 4
INTRODUCTION

This is one of those fast and easy suppers that makes you - and whoever else is eating it - purr with delight.
METHOD

1.Put the oil in a frying pan and add the bacon.
2.Fry till the bacon is crisp and the pan is full of bacony juices. Remove the bacon to a piece of foil, wrap it and set it aside for a moment.
3.Fry the chicken for about 2 minutes a side, until there is no pinkness when you cut into a piece. Make sure the pan’s hot so that the escalopes catch a little, turning beautifully bronze.
4.Remove the chicken to a serving plate and quickly crumble the bacon you’ve set aside into the pan, then pour in the wine, letting everything bubble up, and, finally, pour over the chicken pieces.
ADDITIONAL INFO

I love this with some fine green beans – even my children do – and if you have any schnitzel left over, chop it up and heat with a little cream and Parmesan to make a quick pasta sauce.

REVIEWS

This recipe is absolutely gorgeous! The flavours work so well together, one breast is never enough! This is my husband’s favourite recipe from Nigella Express and we sometimes have it with the Macaroni Cheese dish from the same book. Pure stodgy indulgence - but so worth it!

Capirossi

This recipe is fabulous! Easy, fast and delicious! The bacon and the wine together...hmmmm:)

Kitchenfairy

Divine! I served this with Bratkartoffeln and baby peas. I don't think I'll ever have any schnitzel left over to try the pasta sauce though Nigella!

Jordengel

Looks lovely but local butcher confused by chicken schnitzels. Do I just bash the chick breasts flat?

Angelofthenorth

Super easy to make and so yummy, too! This is one of my favourite "express" dishes.

andamangypsy

Yummy and fast recipe. Only use a good quality dry cure bacon, though. Could have done with a tad more liquid. I used half the quantity of oil and wine for one serving and it wasn't anything like near enough.

Angelofthenorth

My wife cooked this one tonight, and it turned out beautifully! It works nicely with almost any kind of chicken pieces too, big or small. This will definitely become a standby for us. Thanks, Nigella!

CulinarySoul

That was absolutely delicious! I used red wine instead of white and it tasted heavenly! Definitely one of the best recipes I've ever come across!

cloridaaa

So so easy to make! A definite new favourite at my flat. I added a splash of double cream to the sauce for an extra indulgence. Amazing!

JessH

Delicious and tender!! I have slightly modified the recipe: instead of adding oil to fry the bacon, I've used a non-stick pan and once the stripes were ready I have removed them and added a bit of water to dilute the juices, where I have then cooked the chicken, as per recipe.

princessslisa

Just after cooking it, so yummy had to leave a comment. It is a must try, so easy and quick to make. My new go to dish when in a hurry!

Blobs

So so good! Love this dish.

JudgeGee

I made this tonight and it was delicious. We will never have plain chicken fillets in this household ever again!! Thank you Nigella.

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