How to cook minced chicken and turkey cutlets with zucchini
In this recipe, you need to add finely chopped zucchini to the meat. They will give the cutlet lightness and juiciness.
You will need:
- 100 grams of zucchini;
- 0.4 kg turkey;
- 0.3 kg chicken fillet;
- egg;
- 30 grams of semolina;
- warmed milk - half a glass;
- large onion;
- Season with spices to taste.
Total cooking time: 1 hour. The calorie content of each serving is 340 kcal.
How to cook:
- Chop the zucchini, put it in a saucepan with milk, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Pour semolina into the prepared zucchini, stir and cool.
- Pass turkey and chicken meat through an electric meat grinder twice.
- Peel the onion and also pass through a meat grinder.
- In a wide bowl, combine the meat with the egg, onion and zucchini, add spices to taste and mix well.
- Form cutlets by hand. To prevent the meat from sticking to your palms, moisten them with water.
- You can cook it in a frying pan or steam it.
Minced turkey and chicken for cutlets
Ingredients
- Chicken fillet – 350 g + –
- Chicken legs - 2 pcs. + —
- Turkey fillet – 500 g + –
- Lard - 200 g (without layers) + -
- Salt, black pepper - to taste + -
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How to make your own ground chicken and turkey
To make chicken and turkey cutlets juicy and tasty, you need to make good minced meat for the products. To do this, you need to choose high-quality and fresh meat.
- Rinse chicken and turkey fillets well, dry and cut into pieces.
- Wash the chicken legs and trim the flesh with a sharp knife.
- Cut fresh lard without skin into small cubes.
- Pass all the chopped components through a meat grinder and combine in one bowl. Season the mixture with spices and stir again.
- Beat the finished minced meat well in a bowl (take the minced meat in your hand and throw it back into the bowl with moderate force).
The minced meat can be used immediately in cooking or put into small bags and frozen. Minced meat seasoned with spices will defrost much faster.
Dietary turkey cutlets with bran
Oat bran contains a lot of coarse fiber; using it in cooking can significantly reduce the calorie content of a dish.
Required set of products:
- turkey fillet – 0.5 kg;
- hot milk – 150 ml;
- oat bran – 100 grams;
- egg and onion – 1 piece each;
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
The time taken will be 1 hour 20 minutes. Each serving contains 350 kcal.
Preparation:
- Prepare minced meat and onions, season it with spices, add egg yolk. Mix the minced meat with your hands until smooth;
- Soak oat bran in hot milk, let it stand on the table for 10 minutes;
- Combine the meat base with softened bran, mix;
- Form round cutlets from the resulting mass;
- Grease the steamer grate with oil and place the cutlets on it, cook as recommended for your steamer.
Chicken-turkey cutlet recipe. Calorie, chemical composition and nutritional value.
Nutritional value and chemical composition of “chicken-turkey cutlets”.
The table shows the nutritional content (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) per 100 grams of edible portion.
Nutrient | Quantity | Norm** | % of the norm in 100 g | % of the norm in 100 kcal | 100% normal |
Calorie content | 248.5 kcal | 1684 kcal | 14.8% | 6% | 678 g |
Squirrels | 23.6 g | 76 g | 31.1% | 12.5% | 322 g |
Fats | 15.7 g | 56 g | 28% | 11.3% | 357 g |
Carbohydrates | 3.2 g | 219 g | 1.5% | 0.6% | 6844 g |
Alimentary fiber | 0.2 g | 20 g | 1% | 0.4% | 10000 g |
Water | 55.6 g | 2273 g | 2.4% | 1% | 4088 g |
Ash | 1.0022 g | ~ | |||
Vitamins | |||||
Vitamin A, RE | 61.9 mcg | 900 mcg | 6.9% | 2.8% | 1454 g |
Retinol | 0.049 mg | ~ | |||
beta carotene | 0.009 mg | 5 mg | 0.2% | 0.1% | 55556 g |
Lutein + Zeaxanthin | 2.8051 mcg | ~ | |||
Vitamin B1, thiamine | 0.085 mg | 1.5 mg | 5.7% | 2.3% | 1765 g |
Vitamin B2, riboflavin | 0.219 mg | 1.8 mg | 12.2% | 4.9% | 822 g |
Vitamin B4, choline | 181.07 mg | 500 mg | 36.2% | 14.6% | 276 g |
Vitamin B5, pantothenic | 1.05 mg | 5 mg | 21% | 8.5% | 476 g |
Vitamin B6, pyridoxine | 0.527 mg | 2 mg | 26.4% | 10.6% | 380 g |
Vitamin B9, folates | 22.012 mcg | 400 mcg | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1817 |
Vitamin B12, cobalamin | 0.268 mcg | 3 mcg | 8.9% | 3.6% | 1119 g |
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid | 0.72 mg | 90 mg | 0.8% | 0.3% | 12500 g |
Vitamin D, calciferol | 0.202 mcg | 10 mcg | 2% | 0.8% | 4950 g |
Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, TE | 0.543 mg | 15 mg | 3.6% | 1.4% | 2762 g |
beta tocopherol | 0.007 mg | ~ | |||
gamma tocopherol | 0.051 mg | ~ | |||
Vitamin H, biotin | 5.866 mcg | 50 mcg | 11.7% | 4.7% | 852 g |
Vitamin RR, NE | 17.6382 mg | 20 mg | 88.2% | 35.5% | 113 g |
Niacin | 6.847 mg | ~ | |||
Betaine | 6.4964 mg | ~ | |||
Macronutrients | |||||
Potassium, K | 246.6 mg | 2500 mg | 9.9% | 4% | 1014 g |
Calcium, Ca | 38.59 mg | 1000 mg | 3.9% | 1.6% | 2591 g |
Magnesium, Mg | 23.38 mg | 400 mg | 5.8% | 2.3% | 1711 g |
Sodium, Na | 95.57 mg | 1300 mg | 7.4% | 3% | 1360 g |
Sera, S | 316.59 mg | 1000 mg | 31.7% | 12.8% | 316 g |
Phosphorus, P | 242.2 mg | 800 mg | 30.3% | 12.2% | 330 g |
Chlorine, Cl | 127.17 mg | 2300 mg | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1809 |
Microelements | |||||
Iron, Fe | 1.877 mg | 18 mg | 10.4% | 4.2% | 959 g |
Yod, I | 4.24 mcg | 150 mcg | 2.8% | 1.1% | 3538 g |
Cobalt, Co | 19.39 mcg | 10 mcg | 193.9% | 78% | 52 g |
Manganese, Mn | 0.0575 mg | 2 mg | 2.9% | 1.2% | 3478 g |
Copper, Cu | 129.57 mcg | 1000 mcg | 13% | 5.2% | 772 g |
Molybdenum, Mo | 26.964 mcg | 70 mcg | 38.5% | 15.5% | 260 g |
Selenium, Se | 4.319 mcg | 55 mcg | 7.9% | 3.2% | 1273 g |
Fluorine, F | 57.15 mcg | 4000 mcg | 1.4% | 0.6% | 6999 g |
Chromium, Cr | 13.99 mcg | 50 mcg | 28% | 11.3% | 357 g |
Zinc, Zn | 3.2125 mg | 12 mg | 26.8% | 10.8% | 374 g |
Digestible carbohydrates | |||||
Starch and dextrins | 2.37 g | ~ | |||
Mono- and disaccharides (sugars) | 0.4 g | max 100 g | |||
Glucose (dextrose) | 0.0899 g | ~ | |||
Lactose | 0.0006 g | ~ | |||
Maltose | 0.0899 g | ~ | |||
Fructose | 0.1428 g | ~ | |||
Essential amino acids | |||||
Arginine* | 1.5585 g | ~ | |||
Valin | 1.1996 | ~ | |||
Histidine* | 0.6882 g | ~ | |||
Isoleucine | 1.1508 g | ~ | |||
Leucine | 2.0131 g | ~ | |||
Lysine | 2.1308 g | ~ | |||
Methionine | 0.6437 g | ~ | |||
Methionine + Cysteine | 0.8452 g | ~ | |||
Threonine | 1.1581 g | ~ | |||
Tryptophan | 0.4168 g | ~ | |||
Phenylalanine | 1.0251 g | ~ | |||
Phenylalanine+Tyrosine | 1.8503 g | ~ | |||
Nonessential amino acids | |||||
Alanin | 1.5719 g | ~ | |||
Aspartic acid | 2.4838 g | ~ | |||
Hydroxyproline | 0.224 g | ~ | |||
Glycine | 1.5792 g | ~ | |||
Glutamic acid | 4.0211 g | ~ | |||
Proline | 1.1086 g | ~ | |||
Serin | 1.0186 g | ~ | |||
Tyrosine | 0.8211 g | ~ | |||
Cysteine | 0.1974 g | ~ | |||
Sterols (sterols) | |||||
Cholesterol | 275.75 mg | max 300 mg | |||
Fatty acid | |||||
Trans fats | 0.0017 g | max 1.9 g | |||
monounsaturated trans fats | 0.0014 g | ~ | |||
polyunsaturated trans fats | 0.0003 g | ~ | |||
Saturated fatty acids | |||||
Saturated fatty acids | 7.4 g | max 18.7 g | |||
4:0 Oil | 0.0002 g | ~ | |||
8:0 Caprylic | 0.0003 g | ~ | |||
10:0 Kaprinovaya | 0.0003 g | ~ | |||
12:0 Lauric | 0.019 g | ~ | |||
14:0 Miristinovaya | 0.2621 g | ~ | |||
15:0 Pentadecane | 0.0355 g | ~ | |||
16:0 Palmitinaya | 5.0311 g | ~ | |||
17:0 Margarine | 0.1201 g | ~ | |||
18:0 Stearic | 1.6121 g | ~ | |||
20:0 Arakhinovaya | 0.0388 g | ~ | |||
22:0 Begenovaya | 0.0005 g | ~ | |||
24:0 Lignoceric | 0.0003 g | ~ | |||
Monounsaturated fatty acids | 11.1854 | min 16.8 g | 66.6% | 26.8% | |
16:1 Palmitoleic | 2.1232 g | ~ | |||
16:1 cis | 0.0011 g | ~ | |||
17:1 Heptadecene | 0.0657 g | ~ | |||
18:1 Oleic (omega-9) | 8.7525 g | ~ | |||
18:1 cis | 0.0349 g | ~ | |||
18:1 trans | 0.0014 g | ~ | |||
20:1 Gadoleic (omega-9) | 0.244 g | ~ | |||
Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 5.0792 g | from 11.2 to 20.6 g | 45.4% | 18.3% | |
18:2 Linolevaya | 4.8107 g | ~ | |||
18:2 trans isomer, undetermined | 0.0003 g | ~ | |||
18:2 Omega-6, cis, cis | 0.0904 g | ~ | |||
18:2 Conjugated linoleic acid | 0.0001 g | ~ | |||
18:3 Linolenic | 0.2153 g | ~ | |||
18:3 Omega-3, alpha-linolenic | 0.0106 g | ~ | |||
20:2 Eicosadiene, Omega-6, cis, cis | 0.0001 g | ~ | |||
20:4 Arachidonic | 0.0526 g | ~ | |||
20:5 Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Omega-3 | 0.0001 g | ~ | |||
Omega-3 fatty acids | 0.2 g | from 0.9 to 3.7 g | 22.2% | 8.9% | |
22:4 Docosatetraenoic acid, Omega-6 | 0.0003 g | ~ | |||
Omega-6 fatty acids | 4.9 g | from 4.7 to 16.8 g | 100% | 40.2% |
The energy value of a chicken-turkey cutlet is 248.5 kcal.
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** This table shows the average levels of vitamins and minerals for an adult. If you want to know the norms taking into account your gender, age and other factors, then use the “My Healthy Diet” application.
Tender poultry cutlets with cheese filling
You can get juicy and tasty cutlets if you add a few pieces of cheese to them. They can feed a whole company.
You will need products:
- turkey fillet – 400 grams;
- cheddar cheese - 200 grams;
- 250 ml hot milk;
- 50 g ground bread crumbs;
- stale pieces of bread.
It takes time to cook the cutlets: 45 minutes. Each serving contains 350 kcal.
How to do:
Step 1
Cut the turkey into pieces, prepare minced meat from them, season with spices.
Do not add onions to meat.
Step 2
Pour hot milk over stale pieces of bread. When the crumb softens, squeeze it lightly and add to the meat base, knead thoroughly.
Step 3
Cut a piece of cheese into small cubes or grate it.
Step 4
Divide the minced meat into parts and roll each into a ball.
Step 5
Make flat cakes from the balls, put cheese filling in the center of each;
Step 6
Seal the cutlets and roll in ground breadcrumbs.
Step 7
Cover the pan with foil and grease it with oil.
Step 8
Place the cutlets and place in a preheated oven for 35 minutes.
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Chicken-turkey cutlets “Surprise”: homemade recipe
Low-fat and tasty minced chicken and turkey cutlets can be prepared for both everyday lunch and a holiday table. The meat products are very beautiful to look at, and they will undoubtedly decorate your feast. As a surprise, you can add ham, herbs, mushrooms or cheese inside the cutlet.
Ingredients
- Minced chicken and turkey - 800 g;
- White bread - 300 g;
- Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
- Potato tubers - 2 pcs.;
- Onions - 1 pc.;
- Dutch hard cheese - 120 g;
- Breadcrumbs - 100 g;
- Vegetable oil - for frying;
- Salt, white pepper - to taste.
How to make minced chicken cutlets with turkey in a frying pan
- Prepare minced chicken and turkey according to the above recipe.
- Peel the potatoes and onions and wash them well. Cut the vegetables into small squares and pass through a meat grinder.
- Cut the bread into pieces, place in a small saucepan or bowl and cover with water or milk. Leave the bread for 5-10 minutes, squeeze and pass through a meat grinder.
- In a large bowl, combine minced meat, chopped vegetables and bread. Add the eggs, season with salt and pepper and mix well with your hands.
- Cut the hard cheese into thick strips to fit the size of the future cutlets (the cheese will be inside the products). Place breadcrumbs on a flat plate.
- Form oblong-shaped cutlets from the prepared minced meat. Press the pieces of cheese inside and close it. Roll the finished cutlets in breadcrumbs.
- Add frying oil to the pan and heat it up. Place the cutlets tightly in the heated oil and fry over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
- If desired, place the fried cutlets on a refractory dish and cook in the oven for 5-7 minutes at 190 °C. This will make them even juicier, but you can serve them straight from the pan.
These cutlets are best served with vegetables or just herbs. Meat products are very filling, so there is no need to prepare a side dish for them.
Turkey cutlets with semolina
Instead of bread, you can add semolina to cutlets. For this dish, it is better to choose a side dish of neutral taste: mashed potatoes or boiled rice.
Products:
- 25 grams of semolina;
- fresh egg;
- 500 g turkey;
- 1 small onion.
Cooking time estimate: from 40 to 60 minutes. Each serving contains 378 kcal.
Preparation:
- The traditional way to prepare ground meat is to mince the turkey with onions;
- Add salt and black pepper to the meat to taste. Mix with your hands until the mixture becomes homogeneous;
- Pour semolina into the meat base, add the egg and mix;
- It will be easier to form cutlets if you put the minced meat in the refrigerator before cooking;
- Divide the resulting mass into equal parts, from which form cutlets of any shape;
- Grease the multicooker container with oil and place the cutlets in it. Add water to the bowl, select the “steam” mode, cooking time is 20 minutes.
Diet dinner
Diet cutlets must be cooked in the oven or steamed in a slow cooker, otherwise their usefulness is reduced to zero.
Required ingredients:
- 1 carrot;
- 100 grams of white cabbage;
- 40 ml cold milk;
- 30 grams each of semolina and butter;
- egg;
- prepared minced turkey – 1 package (500 g);
Total time required: 35 minutes. There will be 5 servings in total, each containing 250 kcal.
Preparation:
Step 1. Chop vegetables (carrots, cabbage) into thin strips. Place in a bowl, pour in milk, add a piece of butter and simmer.
Step 2. Pour semolina into the cooked vegetables, stir thoroughly, and allow time to cool.
Step 3. Then add the prepared minced meat, egg, salt and black pepper and knead again.
Step 4. Place the resulting cutlet mass in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Step 5. With wet hands, divide the minced meat into equal patties, beat them in your palms and form into round cutlets. At your discretion, you can roll the cutlets in ground breadcrumbs, but you can do without them.
Step 6. Preheat the oven, place the cutlets on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil. Bake for 25 minutes.
Delicious steamed chicken and turkey cutlets: dietary recipe
Even on a fasting day, you can indulge in meat delicacies, because steamed cutlets are low-calorie and very tasty. This lunch option is also suitable for a children's menu.
Nutritious poultry meat does not lose its quality during cooking, especially if you cook it with vegetables.
Ingredients
- Minced chicken - 500 g;
- Ground turkey - 400 g;
- Ghee - 30 g;
- White cabbage - 300 g;
- Quail eggs - 3 pcs.;
- Salt - to taste.
How to make diet cutlets from minced chicken and steamed turkey
- Mix two types of minced poultry in one bowl, season with salt and stir.
- Wash the white cabbage well and dry. Grind it in a fine shredder or meat grinder and add it to the bowl with the minced meat.
- Add softened butter to the mixture and crack the quail eggs.
- Using your hands, mix the minced meat well for future cutlets. Then put it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- To cook cutlets, you can use a double boiler or a slow cooker. Form round cutlets from the chilled minced meat, place on the grill of a suitable appliance and select the desired program. Cook the cutlets in a slow cooker for 20 minutes, and in a double boiler for 25.
- Serve the finished cutlets with rice or fresh vegetables.
Turkey and chicken cutlets can also be served cold. Each of our recipes will definitely be useful to you for everyday and special feasts.
Cooking tips
If the minced turkey meat turns out dry, you can add vegetable oil, cold milk or water to it. You can use frozen mixture instead of fresh vegetables. In this case, the cooking process will take less time.
The minced meat will be more elastic if it is rolled into a ball and beaten on the table. You can beat the minced meat a little more in your palms while sculpting. Just be sure to moisten your hands with water so that the meat does not stick.
Remember that a chicken egg makes the cutlets dry and dense. Whether to add or not is your choice. Instead of minced meat, you can use turkey thigh meat cut into small cubes.
There are many recipes for turkey meat cutlets. The imagination here is limitless, delicious meat makes it possible to prepare an appetizing dish in the oven, slow cooker or in a frying pan.