If you have even a little chicken in the fridge, you definitely won't go without a hearty and delicious meal. When chicken fillet gets boring, and you don't want to spend time on drumsticks or wings, ground chicken comes to the rescue. And there are so many interesting things you can make with it! We're sharing 20 delicious recipes for what to cook with ground chicken!
1. Chicken Patties with Oatmeal
Ordinary cutlets no longer surprise anyone, so we found a more interesting recipe!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 40 g rolled oats, 60 ml milk, 1 onion, 1 egg, 80 ml milk, salt, basil, oil.
Preparation: Pour a small amount of milk over the oats and let them soak for half an hour until they swell. Mix them with the ground chicken, chopped onion, egg, and other ingredients. Form into patties and bake in the oven for half an hour at 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Steamed Chicken Patties
A simple and very delicious recipe for diet chicken patties – finger-licking good!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 1 onion, 100 ml milk, 1 egg, salt, 2 slices white bread.
Preparation: Soak the bread in milk, chop the onion, and mix everything with the ground chicken, egg, and spices. Form into patties and steam them in a steamer, multicooker, or simply over boiling water using a special pot stand.
3. Chicken Patties with Cottage Cheese
A quick recipe if you want to make something unusual with ground chicken!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 200 g cottage cheese, 50 g breadcrumbs, 1 egg, spices and herbs.
Preparation: Chop the herbs, mash the cottage cheese well or rub it through a sieve, and mix all ingredients with the ground chicken. Form into patties, lightly coat in breadcrumbs, and bake for 45 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
4. Egg-Free Chicken Patties
Do you think patties will fall apart without an egg? Try this recipe!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 90 g bread, 2 tbsp butter, 150 ml milk, broth, salt.
Preparation: Soak the bread in milk and mix it with the ground chicken, butter, and spices until smooth. Form into patties with wet hands and boil them in salted broth.
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5. Chicken Meatballs in Milk Sauce
Another classic recipe that has been given new life and a new interpretation.
You will need: 750 g ground chicken, 500 ml milk, 15 g flour, 100 g processed cheese, 1 onion, 1 clove garlic, 80 g baguette, 25 g butter and vegetable oil each, 150 ml water, spices.
Preparation: Mix the ground chicken, chopped onion, garlic, and soaked baguette into a homogeneous mass. In a pan, heat both oils, fry the flour, pour in the milk and stir. Add the grated processed cheese and simmer covered until melted. Form small meatballs and simmer in the sauce for about 15 minutes.
6. Chicken Fritters
This recipe differs from regular cutlets in that the fritters turn out even more tender.
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 100 ml heavy cream, 1 egg, 20 g flour, 80 g onion, 2 cloves garlic, spices.
Preparation: Mince the garlic and onion and mix all ingredients into a homogeneous ground chicken mixture. Adjust the amount of cream and flour so that the consistency of the mixture resembles pancake batter. Fry the chicken fritters and then simmer everything together covered over low heat.
7. Chicken Balls with Cheese
A simple recipe and a little time – that's all you need to prepare a delicious hot appetizer from ground chicken!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 1 cup grated cheese, 100 g soft cheese, 1 egg, 1 bell pepper, 2 onions, 2 cloves garlic, spices and herbs.
Preparation: Mix the ground chicken, chopped onion, pepper, garlic, spices, and half of the finely grated cheese with the egg. Place the ground chicken mixture into molds, make indentations, and place a piece of soft cheese into each. Cover with ground chicken and bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius. Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese and bake for another 15 minutes.
8. Ground Chicken in Tomato Sauce
This recipe for a delicious tomato gravy with ground chicken will surely win the hearts of your loved ones!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 bell pepper, 1 cup sour cream and tomato juice each, 25 g butter and vegetable oil each, spices.
Preparation: Fry the ground chicken in a mixture of both oils, stirring constantly. Add the finely chopped vegetables and fry for another 15 minutes, then pour in the sour cream, reduce the heat, and cover. After another 15 minutes, add the tomato juice and spices, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes.
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9. Chicken Brizol
Prepare a tender omelet with a filling of ground chicken and crispy cucumber!
You will need: 400 g ground chicken, 6 eggs, 6 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 pickled cucumber, spices.
Preparation: Whisk the eggs with milk and spices, and fry 6 identical thin omelets on both sides. Spread ground chicken on each omelet, lightly spread with mayonnaise, and sprinkle with chopped pickled cucumbers. Roll them up and bake for half an hour at 200 degrees Celsius.
10. Lazy Cabbage Rolls with Ground Chicken
To make the dish look even more beautiful, prepare it in layers!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 400 g cabbage, 150 g rice, 2 carrots, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1 tbsp tomato paste, spices.
Preparation: Finely shred the cabbage and mash it by hand with salt. Mix the ground chicken with cooked rice, garlic, and spices. Quickly fry the chopped onion with carrots, add tomato paste and sour cream to them, and simmer the sauce for 5 minutes. Layer the cabbage, ground chicken, and sauce in a baking dish, and bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
11. Pie with Ground Chicken and Hawaiian Mix
Hawaiian mix has been around for so long that you can make anything with it now.
You will need: 800 g ground chicken, 400 g frozen Hawaiian mix, 50 g rolled oats, 100 ml milk, 4 cloves garlic, 2 eggs, 150 g cheese, 1 tbsp sour cream, spices and herbs.
Preparation: Pour half the milk over the oats and let them sit for 15 minutes, while you mince the garlic. Mix the ground chicken, garlic, oatmeal, and one egg, spread the mixture on the bottom of a baking dish, and form edges.
Mix the Hawaiian mix with fresh herbs and spices, spread it on top, and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. 15 minutes before the end, sprinkle the pie with grated cheese to brown it.
12. Casserole with Ground Chicken and Pine Nuts
An unusual recipe – something between a casserole, a pie, and a chicken loaf!
You will need: 750 g ground chicken, 150 g pine nuts, 370 g breadcrumbs, 70 g greens, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 egg, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic.
Preparation: Fry the pine nuts with minced onion and garlic for about 8 minutes, and in the meantime, finely chop the greens. Mix all ingredients into one mass and place in an oiled baking dish. Bake for 40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius, then let it rest for another 10-15 minutes.
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13. Ground Chicken Muffins
Visually, these muffins look so much like a dessert that no one will guess they contain ground chicken!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 100 ml milk, 2 eggs, herbs, spices, 150 g cheese, 100 g sour cream.
Preparation: Mix the ground chicken with one egg, milk, some of the spices and herbs, and place into muffin molds. For the filling, mix sour cream, grated cheese, the second egg, and the remaining spices and herbs. Cover the filling with ground chicken and bake for 40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
14. Pour-Over Pie in Lavash with Ground Chicken
In fact, this recipe for an amazing dish is so simple!
You will need: 400 g ground chicken, 2 thin lavash breads, 2 onions, herbs, spices, salt, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp ketchup, mayonnaise, and sour cream each, 100 g cheese.
Preparation: Mix the ground chicken with spices, chopped onion, and herbs, spread it on a sheet of lavash, and let it sit for 15 minutes. Roll up the lavash with the ground chicken into rolls and place them in a baking dish.
Prepare a pour-over mixture from ketchup, mayonnaise, sour cream, and spices with eggs, and pour over the rolls so that the liquid is slightly above them. Bake the pie for half an hour in the oven, sprinkle with cheese, and finish baking for another 10 minutes.
15. Ground Chicken Drumsticks
According to this recipe, you can prepare a very convenient and interesting appetizer for guests!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 250 g flour, three-quarters cup kefir, 0.5 tsp baking soda, salt.
Preparation: Knead a soft dough from kefir, baking soda, and flour, roll it out very thinly, and cut into strips 2-3 cm wide. Form patties from the ground chicken on a skewer in the shape of a chicken drumstick and wrap each with a strip of dough. Fry the prepared pieces in a large amount of oil, like deep-frying.
16. Ground Chicken Kupaty
Kupaty is a recipe for Georgian sausages that can then be baked or fried.
You will need: 800 g ground chicken, 500 ml beer, 50 ml vinegar, curry, herbs, pepper.
Preparation: Wrap the ground chicken with spices in a casing or special wrapper to form sausages. Make several small holes in the casing and marinate the sausages in beer with vinegar, herbs, and spices. After this, the kupaty can be fried at home or even over a campfire.
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17. Ground Chicken Roll with Cauliflower
The ideal recipe to prepare a healthy and diet dish in the oven.
You will need: 900 g ground chicken, 150 g cauliflower, 150 g zucchini, 50 ml cream, 2 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp grainy mustard, salt and spices.
Preparation: Place the cauliflower in boiling water for 3 minutes, cool, and chop. Mince the garlic, dice the zucchini, and mix all ingredients with the ground chicken. Spread the mixture on foil, roll it into a long log, and bake for 40 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
18. Zrazy with Ground Chicken
The recipe might seem complicated, but in reality, even beginners can make these zrazy with ground chicken!
You will need: 1 kg ground chicken, 6 eggs, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 150 ml milk, 2 slices white bread, 30 g cheese, 25 g butter, 3 tbsp vegetable oil, spices, herbs, breadcrumbs.
Preparation: Soak the bread in milk, hard-boil 5 eggs, and mix the ground chicken with chopped garlic and spices. Add the bread and the last egg to the ground chicken, beat it, and let it sit while you finely chop the boiled eggs, fresh herbs, onion, and grated cheese for the filling. Form the zrazy with wet hands, pinch them closed with the filling, and fry.
19. Ground Chicken Terrine
A diet-friendly and very delicious recipe from ground chicken that came to us from France.
You will need: 750 g ground chicken, 100 g broccoli, 80 g tomatoes, 1 egg, 50 ml heavy cream, 50 g cheese, spices.
Preparation: Mash the ground chicken, finely grate the cheese, chop the vegetables, and in a separate bowl, mix the cream with the egg. Combine the vegetables with the ground chicken, cream, and cheese, place the mixture into a mold, wrap in foil, and bake for an hour in the oven. For a golden crust, remove the foil after 45 minutes, and be sure to cool the terrine before serving.
20. Ground Chicken Nests with Filling
Make larger nests for a main course or smaller ones for an appetizer!
You will need: 500 g ground chicken, 2 tbsp flour, salt, pepper, herbs, paprika, 100 g mozzarella, 100 g cherry tomatoes, 2 cloves garlic, 20 g basil.
Preparation: Knead the ground chicken with salt and spices, divide into portions, form into balls, roll them in flour, and make nests. Place a cherry tomato, a couple of pieces of mozzarella, and chopped basil with garlic into each nest. Sprinkle with herbs on top and bake for 45 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.