Cutlets with cheese and tomatoes

If you want to learn how to cook the most delicious and tender cutlets with cheese in the oven, then this is the place for you! Unlike meatballs in a frying pan, they are healthier because they are cooked with minimal or no oil.

Such cutlets can be made from any minced meat and baked with chopped cheese or cut into small cubes and stuffed into meat products. Thanks to our tips, you will quickly and easily get a luxurious dinner treat that will captivate all lovers of original dishes.

Chicken cutlets with cheese and herbs

Kitchen appliances and utensils: stove, frying pan, knife, cutting board, deep bowl, plate, spatula.

Ingredients

How to choose minced meat

Today, markets and stores sell meat products for every taste. All types of minced meat are very popular. You need to choose it very carefully so as not to put your health at risk.

• Fresh minced meat should have the smell of meat.
• The product must have a bright color and uniform consistency and a shiny surface.
• The minced meat should not have a sharp or any other unusual smell.
• The mixture should have juice, but not too much and a pale red color.
• Minced meat should be stored at a temperature from 0º C to +3º C and no more than a day.

Step-by-step preparation

1. Place 450-500 g of minced meat in a bowl, salt and pepper to taste. Season with chicken seasoning if desired.

2. Break one chicken egg into a bowl.

3. Grind 40-50 g of greens. Add finely chopped greens to the minced meat.

4. Squeeze 1-2 medium cloves of garlic. Knead the minced meat well with your hands.

5. For chicken cutlets with cheese inside, take 100-150 g of hard cheese and cut into small oblong cubes.

6. With wet hands, form the minced meat into patties. Wrap a piece of cheese inside the tortilla so that it is completely covered with minced meat.

7. Roll the cutlets in breadcrumbs.

8. Fry in a preheated frying pan with 50 ml of vegetable oil on both sides over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Cutlets with cheese inside in the oven

Luxurious mixed minced meat balls with cheese inside will surprise your family and guests during the banquet. The meat delicacy has an incredibly delicate creamy taste and is sure to please all participants in the festive feast.

Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Number of servings: 8

Energy value

• calorie content – ​​335 kcal;
• proteins – 11.7 g;
• fats – 15.3 g;
• carbohydrates – 12.8 g.

Ingredients

• pork (lean) – 0.3 kg;
• beef – 0.35 kg;
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
• cream (25%) – 65 ml;
• mozzarella – 120 g;
• onion – 85 g;
• white bread (stale) – 3 slices;
• small crackers – 130 g;
• vegetable oil – 35 ml;
• salt – 6 g;
• thyme – 2 g;
• mixture of peppers – 3-4 g;
• rosemary – 2 g;
• oregano – 3 g.

Step-by-step preparation

1. Rinse pork and beef meat, dry with a paper towel and divide into small pieces.
2. Rinse the peeled onion with water and cut into large slices.
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3. Place the meat pieces into a food processor along with the onion and grind thoroughly.
4. Chop the bread into small pieces. Then put it in a bowl with cream and grind with a tablespoon until mushy.

5. Salt the meat mass, add herbs, spices, beat in the egg. Then add the creamy bread mixture and mix vigorously.
6. Now you need to beat the minced meat so that the cutlets are strong and hold the cheese filling well. To do this, you need to forcefully throw it on the table, then lift it and repeat these actions about 8-10 times.
7. Cut the mozzarella into small rectangles (3 by 2 cm).
8. Divide the minced meat into eight lumps and turn them into flatbreads 1.5 cm thick. Place a piece of cheese in the center of each of them, then wrap it with meat edges and seal well.

9. Fill a plate with breadcrumbs and roll the products in them. Treat a heat-resistant form with vegetable oil, place the workpieces in it and place in a hot oven.
10. Bake the meatballs for forty minutes at 185 degrees until golden brown.

Important: if the cutlet mass is a little liquid, you should thicken it with crushed crackers or add a little wheat flour. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to mold the stuffed meatballs.

Transfer the hot products to a serving dish, place them on the table and taste them until they cool down. It is advisable to offer them fresh or stewed vegetables and garlic sauce.

Chopped chicken cutlets with cheese

Calorie content: 158 kcal per 100 g. Number of servings: 6. Cooking time: 35 minutes. Kitchen appliances and utensils: stove, frying pan, cutting board, knife, grater, garlic press, deep bowl, spoon.

Ingredients

How to choose ingredients

• Chicken meat should be light pink in color.
• The surface of chilled meat should be dry and smooth.
• The meat should not be too large. A large breast or fillet indicates that the chicken was raised on hormone supplements.

Step-by-step preparation

1. For chicken fillet cutlets with cheese, you need to prepare hard cheese, onions, herbs, spices, flour and, of course, chicken breast or fillet.

2. Grind 450-500 g chicken fillet into small cubes.

3. Finely chop 100 g of onion. Grate 200 g of hard cheese on a coarse grater. Mix crushed ingredients in a deep bowl.

4. Chop the greens of your choice, approximately 30-40 g.

5. Chop the garlic into as small pieces as possible or squeeze out using a garlic press. Break one chicken egg into a bowl and mix everything well.

6. Salt and pepper to taste. If desired, add your favorite seasonings to taste.

7. Add 50 g of wheat flour to the minced meat and mix.

8. Place the minced meat in a heated frying pan with 20-30 ml of vegetable oil using a regular tablespoon, pressing slightly onto the surface of the frying pan.

9. Fry on each side for about 7 minutes.

Video recipe

Watch the process of mixing minced meat and forming cutlets. Enjoy the pleasant delicate taste of minced meat with the creamy taste of cheese filling.

Chicken cutlets with cheese and tomatoes in the oven - recipe

Soak the loaf in milk or water for 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs to the bowl with the minced chicken. Salt and pepper the minced meat. Add the softened loaf, previously squeezed out of the liquid. Peel the garlic and onions. Pass the garlic through a press. In turn, finely chop the onion with a knife. Add onion and garlic to minced chicken.

Knead the cutlet mince thoroughly. Preheat the oven to 190C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Lubricate it with vegetable oil. Wet your hands with water. Take some minced meat and roll it into a ball. Flatten with your hands. The chicken cutlets should be shaped like hamburger cutlets – round and flat.

Grease the cutlets with mayonnaise. Place a slice of onion on them. Lubricate the onion with mayonnaise too. Place a tomato slice on top. Sprinkle the cutlets with grated hard Russian cheese. Place the pan with the cutlets to bake for 30 minutes. After this time, your juicy cutlets with cheese and tomatoes will be ready.

Recipe for chopped chicken cutlets with cheese in the oven

Calorie content: 191 kcal per 100 g. Number of servings: 4-6. Cooking time: 45-50 minutes. Kitchen appliances and utensils: oven, baking sheet, foil or parchment, knife, deep bowl, spoon, silicone spatula.

Ingredients

Step-by-step preparation

1. For chopped chicken breast cutlets with cheese, cut 1 kg of meat into strips and then into small cubes.

2. Salt and pepper to taste.

3. Break 1-2 pieces into a bowl. chicken eggs. Check the consistency of the minced meat so that it is not too liquid.

4. Add 150 g of cheese (processed) and mix the mixture well.

5. Add 50-60 g of wheat flour.
6. Add some chopped herbs. It can be mixed dill with parsley or any other greens to your taste.

7. Spoon small cakes of minced meat onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

8. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 15 minutes on one side. Then turn them over to the other side and bake for about 10 more minutes.

Video recipe

I offer you an interesting recipe for chopped chicken cutlets with melted cheese. The dish turns out very tender and juicy.

How to cook “Cutlets with cheese in the oven”

1. Wash the chicken fillet thoroughly with running water, dry it, then pass it through a meat grinder.

2. Soak white bread in milk and also pass through a meat grinder.

3. Finely chop the onion.

4. Place minced meat, soaked bread and onion in a large bowl. Beat in the egg, salt and pepper. You can add any spices at your own discretion. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.

5. From the resulting mass we form round cutlets.

6. Grease a baking dish or baking sheet with vegetable oil, lay out the cutlets. Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the cutlets for 35 minutes at 180 degrees.

7. Then take out the baking sheet, sprinkle the cutlets with grated cheese and put them back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

8. Cutlets with cheese are ready, ready to serve! Bon appetit!

Tips for quick and easy cooking

• It is better to turn the cutlets more often during the frying process. Fry each side twice for a few minutes. This way, tasty juice will not leak out of the minced meat, and the cutlets will retain their juiciness.
• add butter to the minced meat , which will melt and make the dish even more tender and softer in taste.
• Be sure to beat the minced meat while kneading so that the meat is saturated with oxygen and mixes well with the other ingredients.
• to add flour to minced meat at a ratio of 1:10, per 100 g of meat - 10 g of flour.
• Add not only greens to the cutlets, but also chopped vegetables for greater benefit and juiciness of the dish.
• After mixing the meat, onion, garlic and spices, mix the ingredients and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 15-20 minutes, which will provide an unsurpassed aroma and juicy taste.

Other cooking options

To make the dish more healthy and even tastier, it needs to be supplemented with something bright. Vegetables are ideal! Try chicken cutlets with zucchini and you will fall in love with the amazing combination of taste of such cutlets with tender mashed potatoes or spicy rice.

If you are looking for an extraordinary and original recipe, then Albanian chicken cutlets are just for you. Steamed chicken cutlets are considered the healthiest and most dietary, the recipe for which is also suitable for minced turkey.

The same can be said about chicken cutlets in the oven, which are cooked without frying in vegetable oil, which reduces their harm and simplifies cooking.

Chopped chicken breast cutlets will be easy for any housewife, the recipe for which does not require you to have any special skills, use a meat grinder or perfectly shape the cutlets. We try and cook with all our hearts!

I will be happy to read your comments about the recipe with special secrets for making cutlets . Bon appetit everyone!