Tortilla Chicken

I was really hungry and in the mood for schnitzel one night for dinner and I had the chicken breast defrosted, but I didn't have any cornflake crumbs or bread crumbs in my apartment and the supermarket isn't very close.  What I did have though was tortilla wrappers/soft taco shells.  I thought, hey what about if i break up the tortilla into small pieces, deep fry the pieces and use that as my coating for the schnitzel.  I thought it might be gross, but it was SOO good, I even made it a couple of nights later again.

Tortilla Chicken

4 chicken breasts

About 4 tablespoons mayonnaise

About 3 tablespoons dijion or spicy brown mustard

About 4 tortilla wrapper/soft taco shell

1 cup oil

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.

2. Break the tortilla wrapper up into small pieces.

3. Heat a small pot with about 1-2 inches of oil over medium heat until very hot.  You can drop a couple of the tortilla pieces into the oil to see if the oil is hot enough.

4. Deep fry the pieces in oil until they are golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.  Take them out when they are beginning to get a light-medium brown, they will cook a little bit longer after you take them out.

5. Place the fried pieces onto a paper towel lined plate to soak up the excess oil.

6. When the fried pieces are cooled (about 5 minutes) crumb them up a little bit more.

7. Mix the mayonnaise and the mustard together.

8. Fully coat the chicken breasts with the mayonnaise-mustard mixture.

9. Coat the chicken with the fried pieces.

10. Place the coated chicken onto a grease pan.

11. Bake the chicken for about 25 minutes.

12. Flip the chicken and continue to bake the chicken for about another 20 minutes.

Enjoy!!