The Chicken Croquettes, also known as Chicken Nuggets, are a fast food made of breaded and then fried chicken served with sauces. The recipe is very easy, using a food processor to blend the ingredients, forming small flattened meatballs, first passing them in flour, then in egg, and finally in breadcrumbs with added corn flour which makes them crispy when fried. If you prefer a lighter cooking method, you can choose the oven. For similar recipes on the blog, check out Leftover Roast Chicken Meatballs
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very affordable
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 329.24 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 27.52 (g) of which sugars 2.01 (g)
- Proteins 22.27 (g)
- Fat 14.86 (g) of which saturated 2.52 (g)of which unsaturated 7.92 (g)
- Fibers 2.75 (g)
- Sodium 219.90 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 132 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 0.5 lbs chicken breast
- 1 potato (boiled)
- 1.76 oz onion
- 0.7 oz bread crumbs
- 1 tsp lemon zest (grated)
- 2 sprigs rosemary (finely chopped)
- 1.76 oz cream cheese
- 1.2 cups breadcrumbs
- 0.25 cups corn flour
- 0.8 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1.25 cups peanut oil
These quantities yield 24 croquettes, serving 4 people
Tools
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- Mixer
- Bowl
- Frying Pan
- Absorbent Paper
Steps
Chop the chicken breast, breadcrumbs, onion, boiled potato, and finely chop the rosemary. Place the seasoned chicken with rosemary, breadcrumbs, and onion into the mixer.
Add the chopped potato, cream cheese, and salt, and process the mixer until smooth. Using a spoon, take small portions about the size of a walnut.
Place the portions on a plate with flour and coat them well. Set them aside on a cutting board. Then dip them in beaten eggs and after in the mix of breadcrumbs and corn flour.
Once breaded, let them rest for a few minutes. Meanwhile, heat the oil and once ready, place the croquettes in it. Fry on one side, turn, and when they reach a nice color, drain and let them dry on absorbent paper. Salt if necessary. Serve the Chicken Croquettes with mayonnaise or ketchup.
