Minced chicken balls in the oven, steamed, or frying pan. Recipe with gravy, rice, cheese, zucchini, semolina. Photo

There is not always enough time to stand at the stove for a long time, so housewives often use other equipment. One of many people’s favorite recipes is chicken cutlets in the oven with gravy. They always turn out juicy and are suitable for children's menus. The low calorie content of the dish is also captivating. We will describe only a few options, but you can diversify them using your grocery set.

Classic recipe

Miniature juicy cutlets are very easy to prepare. The recipe below requires a minimum of ingredients. It is best to prepare minced chicken fillet yourself rather than using store-bought stuff.

Then the product will have a minimum of unnecessary ingredients - such as skin, fat.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

poultry fillet – half a kilo;
flour – 45-50 g;
egg – 1 pc.;
oil, salt.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

The poultry fillet must be processed with a meat grinder or a special blender attachment until it becomes a homogeneous minced meat.
Afterwards the mass must be mixed with salt. You can also add spices to your liking.
The mixture needs to be thrown from palm to palm several times to beat it off. This will significantly increase the softness of the meat fibers. An even more convenient and simpler way is to place the meat mass in a tight bag or several at once and hit it several times on the table.
Use wet fingers to form neat oval small pieces from the resulting minced meat. Each one will need to be first thickly sprinkled with flour on both sides (be sure to shake off the excess), and then dipped in a beaten egg.

The meatballs will fry in hot fat for about 6-7 minutes on one side and 4-5 minutes on the other. The main thing is not to cook the treat for too long, so as not to dry out the meat preparations.

What can I add?

If desired, you can add garlic to the meat mass for an appetizing aroma. Both dry/granulated and fresh are suitable. The latter should first be cleaned and crushed or crushed in any other way.

How to serve a dish

The meatballs should be served with fresh herbs and a variety of sauces. For example, even regular sweet or spicy ketchup, cheese sauce, or sour cream with hot spices will do.

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Chicken bits in mushroom sauce

Ingredients:

Chicken fillet (500 g)
Onions (2 pcs.)
Garlic (1 pc.)
Sour cream (4 tbsp)
Fresh herbs (1 bunch)
Champignons (300 g.)
Butter (20 g)
Table salt (to taste)
Ground black pepper (to taste)
Water (0.5 cup)

Preparation: You need to prepare minced chicken fillet. You can grind the meat through a meat grinder. But I prefer the texture of minced meat chopped in a food processor. To do this, wash the fillet, dry it with a paper towel and cut it into small pieces, approximately 2-3 cm in size. Place the chicken pieces in the bowl of a food processor (processor or blender - whoever has what) and chop.

Add a clove of garlic, peeled and cut into several pieces, and an onion, peeled and cut into 4 pieces (or smaller) into the bowl. And now we grind everything together.

Place the crushed mass in a bowl, add salt and pepper and add 2 tablespoons of sour cream. Mix well until smooth.

Add washed, dried and finely chopped greens to the minced meat. Then mix thoroughly. The minced meat for the meatballs is ready. Cover the bowl with a lid and place in the refrigerator.

Meanwhile, wash and peel the second onion. After this, cut the onion into small cubes.

We prepare the champignons - wash, clean and chop.

We take the minced meat out of the refrigerator and, using hands dipped in cold water, form 8 balls. Lightly moisten the board or plate where you will place the formed meatballs with water. This is to prevent the meatballs from sticking to the board or plate. And put the meatballs in the refrigerator again (no need to cover them with anything).

Place butter in the multicooker bowl and turn on the “Frying” program. Place the onion in the heated oil and fry for 6-7 minutes.

Add the champignons to the bowl, stir and fry the onion and champignons for 6-7 minutes.

Add salt and ground black pepper to taste. Spread 4 tablespoons of sour cream and pour in 1/2 cup of hot boiled water (but not boiling water). Stir, keep on “frying” for two minutes and turn off the program.

We take the meatballs out of the refrigerator and place them in the bowl. Close the multicooker lid and set the “Stewing” program. Simmer for 40-60 minutes, depending on the multicooker.

After the signal indicating the end of the program, the multicooker can be opened. Chicken meatballs in mushroom sauce are ready. But, if you wish, you can thicken with flour so that the mushroom sauce really has the consistency of a sauce (or gravy). To thicken, after the end of stewing, open the multicooker and add a tablespoon of flour to the bowl. Gently (so as not to damage the meatballs) stir the flour with a silicone whisk and turn on the “frying” program. Leave for a few minutes until thickened. Then turn off the multicooker. This time I made it without flour, so I didn’t list it in the ingredients.

The meatballs go well with mashed potatoes, buckwheat, rice, bulgur, and pasta. In general, what to serve the meatballs with as a side dish is up to you.

Chicken meatballs in creamy sauce

Ingredients:

Chicken fillet – 500 grams
Cheese - 300 grams
Onion – 150 grams
Bunch of greenery – 1 piece
Bun – 1 piece
Milk - 2 tbsp. spoons
Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. spoon
Cream - 500 Milliliters
Garlic – 3 cloves
Salt, pepper - To taste

Preparation: Mix chicken fillet minced through a meat grinder, a bun soaked in milk and chopped onion.

Add salt and pepper to taste, mix and form small cutlets.

Place them in a greased pan and bake for 15 minutes in the oven.

Meanwhile, grate the cheese, chop the garlic and herbs and mix.

Add cream. Pour the resulting sauce over the meatballs in the mold and return them to the oven for another 20 minutes at 180 degrees. Then you can serve immediately.

Chicken bits in sour cream sauce

Ingredients:

chicken thighs for minced meat -800 gr. bun - 1 pc. milk, salt
pepper, seasoning, butter - 1 tbsp, flour - 1 tbsp, sour cream - 200 gr. flour for dredging the meatballs, vegetable oil for frying.

Preparation: Prepare minced chicken thighs - they make it very tender.

When passing the meat through a meat grinder, pass the bun soaked in milk together.

Season the minced meat with egg, salt, pepper and your favorite seasoning.

Mix well.

Form into balls, roll in flour and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown.

Place the fried meatballs in the container in which they will be stewed.

Prepare the sauce in butter.

Fry the flour until slightly golden brown, add a little broth or cold water.

Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

When the sauce thickens, add sour cream and seasonings.

Boil for another minute and pour the sauce over the meatballs.

Let them simmer for about 20 minutes without stirring, shaking the pan from time to time so as not to damage them.

Serve with mashed potatoes.

Chicken bits in tomato sauce

Ingredients:

400-450 g chicken fillet
350 g tomatoes (or canned, 350-400 g)
50 g white loaf crumb
1 medium-sized onion
5-7 tbsp. spoons of milk or cream
1 teaspoon chicken seasoning
salt pepper
2-3 teaspoons sugar
4-6 stalks of dill, parsley
4-6 tbsp. tablespoons breadcrumbs
3-4 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil

Preparation: Chicken fillet, washed, cut into pieces, pass through a fine grinder, adding bread crumbs (without soaking). Sprinkle with seasoning, pepper and salt, add onion, chopped into very small cubes, dill, and milk. Knead and beat on the bottom of the bowl 20 times.

We form the balls and bread them in breadcrumbs.

Place a frying pan with oil on medium-high heat. While it is heating, turn the tomatoes into puree, mix with sugar and a little salt. Too thick - dilute with a little water.

Place the meatballs in the oil. When the bottom is browned after 2 minutes, turn it over and fry the other side in the same way.

Pour tomato sauce over the meatballs, cover the pan, and after boiling, simmer for 4-5 minutes, lowering the heat. On the switched-off burner, under the lid, leave for 5-7 minutes until serving.

Chicken bits in sour cream and cheese sauce

Ingredients:

Chicken fillet - 500 g.
Loaf pulp - 50 g.
Milk - 150 ml.
Onions - 100 g.
Cheese - 180 g.
Garlic - 3 cloves
Sour cream 10% - 300 g.
Salt
Ground black pepper
Vegetable oil

Preparation: Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces.

Divide the loaf pulp into small pieces and pour milk.

Finely chop the onion.

Mix chicken fillet with onion and loaf pulp. Salt and pepper.

Form meatballs (small cutlets) and place them in a baking dish greased with vegetable oil. Place in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

Grate the cheese.

Mix cheese with sour cream and garlic, passed through a press.

Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces and place in the oven for another 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Chicken bits in sour cream and cheese sauce are ready! Bon appetit!

For a couple

Minced chicken balls are suitable even for diet food. But in this case they will be steamed. It is recommended to add bread to the mixture, but this is an optional component.

Minced chicken balls, steamed recipe.

It can be completely excluded in order to further reduce the calorie content of the dish. Any fresh herbs will improve the taste of the treat.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

poultry fillet – 900-950 g;
onion and egg - 1 pc.;
bread (optional) – 2-3 slices;
greens, salt.

The result will be approximately 17-20 cutlets.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

If bread is used, it should be placed in a deep bowl in advance and covered with water. Low-fat milk can also be used. The products need to be left for some time so that the bread is thoroughly soaked.
The chicken fillet will need to be washed, dried, and then passed through a meat grinder. Of course, you can also use ready-made store-bought minced meat.
The resulting mass must be sent to a common bowl, add the egg yolk.
Peeled onions should be processed in a blender bowl. You should get a homogeneous paste. A meat grinder is also suitable for this purpose.
Along with the squeezed bread, the onion pulp should be transferred to the meat.
You will also need to add the beaten egg white and salt to the minced meat until it forms a thick foam. It should be entered as carefully as possible. This ingredient will give the mass a special airiness and tenderness.
After mixing, add salt to the meatball base to taste.
An optional ingredient is fresh herbs. It is not necessary to add it to the mass. But such an additive will make the dish tastier and healthier.
Any washed greens should be washed, chopped and mixed into the minced meat.
Afterwards, form neat little balls.
Place the pieces in a lightly oiled steamer.

In about half an hour, the most delicate treat will be ready.

How to serve a dish

When the meatballs have cooled slightly, you can serve them immediately. It is worth supplementing the low-calorie dish with vegetables. You can serve any savory sauces next to it.

Tomato sauce for chicken cutlets in a slow cooker

“Student's dinner” - this is exactly what this dish can be called. You can cook such cutlets not only at home, because we don’t need either a stove or an oven, but only a multicooker, which is indispensable for a student dormitory. Well, cooking requires simple, accessible ingredients and a pair of skillful hands.

Ingredients

Minced chicken – ½ kg;
Onions - 2 onions;
Selected egg – 1 pc.;
Table salt – 4 g;
Carrot – 1 small piece;
Garlic – 3 cloves;
Tomato paste or ketchup – 100-110 g;
“Extra” flour – 15 g;
Boiling water – 1.5-2 tbsp;
Bay leaf – 1 leaf;
Oil for frying – 4 tbsp;
Peppercorns – ½ tsp.

How to fry delicious chicken cutlets in tomato gravy

Chop or grate onion (1 pc.) and transfer to minced meat, where we also add salt (1/2 tsp), 2 garlic cloves ground into porridge and mix everything. After this, carefully mix the egg white, beaten with a fork until white foam, into the cutlet mass (the yolk is not needed).
We start the multicooker in the “Baking” mode, pour a little oil into the bowl and fry small cutlets made from minced meat in it for 5 minutes on both sides until an appetizing crust.
Place the finished meatballs on a plate, and add diced onion, chopped garlic (1 clove) and grated carrots into the bowl for frying. Allow 7 minutes for sautéing.
Add tomato paste or ketchup to the finished frying vegetables, mix everything well, add 1 tbsp. l. (without top) flour, salt, pour in water, add peppercorns, bay leaves and bring the sauce to a boil.
Now we transfer the cutlets into the gravy, switch the cooking mode to “Stew”, set the timer for 40 minutes, close the lid of the unit and wait for the preparation of a hearty, delicious dinner.

Chicken cutlets with gravy are especially tender. You can prepare any side dish for them: pasta, rice, buckwheat, pearl barley, oats, potatoes, stewed or steamed vegetables. Well, the sauce will already come with the main dish.

On a frying pan

Minced chicken balls can be cooked quickly and easily in a frying pan. A special feature of the recipe published below is the addition of millet porridge to it. It is worth cooking it in advance. You can also use the leftovers from yesterday's breakfast. The calorie content of the dish is approximately 163 kcal per 100 g.

And his BJU:

BJU	Value in g (per 100 g)
Squirrels	15,4
Fats	5,1
Carbohydrates	13,2

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

poultry – 670-700 g;
cooked millet – 60-70 g;
garlic – 2 cloves;
flour for breading – 2.5-3 tbsp. l.;
butter fat – 2-3 tsp;
saffron, turmeric, basil - 1 pinch each;
salt.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

You need to add butter to the cooked millet and let it melt.
The chicken needs to be boiled with the bones until fully cooked. Then remove the meat and place it along with the cereal into the blender bowl. The result should be a paste-like mass. It is better to add millet to it in small portions. Then, if necessary, you will be able to stop in time and not end up with a dry mass.
If in the end the minced meat turns out to be too dense, you can correct the situation with chicken broth.
When the mass reaches the desired consistency, add crushed garlic, salt, and spices to taste. You can also add fresh chopped herbs at this stage. But this is an optional component.
Hands should be dusted with flour. For example, a mixture of equal proportions of oatmeal and wheat. Next, form small, neat little balls.

The preparations should be fried in hot oil. If there are problems with the gastrointestinal tract or children plan to eat the dish, it is worth reducing the amount of garlic and spices. In this case, it is also recommended to cook the meatballs by steaming or using water in a frying pan.

How to serve a dish

The finished meatballs can be placed on mashed potatoes. They are also delicious served with healthy side dish options such as boiled broccoli, green beans, and cauliflower. Supplement your lunch/dinner with sauces. Even a regular mixture of sour cream and ketchup will do.

Minced chicken cutlets in the oven with tomato sauce, recipe with photo

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Number of servings: 8

Energy value

calorie content – 118.4 kcal;
fats – 2.5 g;
proteins – 13.9 g;
carbohydrates – 10.2 g.

Ingredients

minced chicken breast – 1 kg;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
flour – 3 tbsp;
bread – 3 pieces;
onion – 2 heads;
milk – 100 ml;
mayonnaise – 30 ml;
water – 300 ml;
thick tomato paste – 2 tbsp;
vegetables for gravy (onions, carrots and bell peppers) - 1 pc.;
spices and salt - to taste.

Advice: it is better to use minced chicken that is made independently, because the purchased product often contains a large number of harmful additives. This is especially true for the children's menu.

Step-by-step preparation

Be sure to soak the bread in milk for 15 minutes. Pull out and squeeze.
Grind together with two peeled onions in a blender bowl and add to the prepared minced chicken.
Carefully break the eggs there, add mayonnaise and add salt.
Mix into a homogeneous mass. To achieve an excellent result, at the end you should beat the minced meat a little on the bottom of the bowl and let it sit for about 10 minutes in the refrigerator. Just cover with cling film.
Divide into portions and form into cutlets.
Grease the mold with vegetable oil and place the meat products, rolling them in flour. Place in a hot oven. Bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees.
There is time to prepare the gravy. To do this, peel the vegetables, chop them (you can grate the carrots) and sauté in oil in a frying pan for about 4 minutes.
Dilute tomato paste in hot water and add to frying. Warm up a little.
Remove the sheet from the oven and pour over the cutlets. Change the temperature to 180 degrees and bake for another 25 minutes.

During this time, you can have time to prepare the side dish. Mashed potatoes, boiled pasta or buckwheat porridge are perfect for this.

With gravy

Bits made from minced chicken, which are planned to be served with some dry side dish, should be made with gravy. The latter is mixed using tomato paste. But you can change its composition to your liking. For example, some housewives prefer to use fresh tomatoes for this. They are peeled and blended in a blender with salt and spices.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

minced poultry – 280-300 g;
onions – 2 pcs.;
loaf – 2 pieces;
cold water – 45-50 ml + for soaking the loaf;
hot water - 1 tbsp.;
beet sugar – 1 tbsp. l.;
flour - 1 tbsp. l. (for gravy) + for breading;
tomato paste – 2-2.5 tbsp. l.;
citric acid – 1 pinch;
garlic – 1 clove;
salt, spices.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

All onions should be peeled and washed. Then chop 1 head into cubes and mix with the meat mixture.
It immediately needs to be supplemented with salt and spices.
Slices of white bread need to be filled with water (milk can also be used for this purpose). When the loaf is well soaked, it should be squeezed out and transferred to the meat mass.
Ice water must also be added to the minced meat. Afterwards, mix the products as thoroughly as possible directly with your hands. From the resulting mixture you need to make small balls. Be sure to roll them in flour so that the pieces do not lose their shape.
Fry the meatballs in oil until golden brown on all sides.
Afterwards, the semi-finished meat dish should be placed in a thick-bottomed pan or mold.
For the gravy, chop the remaining onion into small pieces and fry until golden. Afterwards, add flour.
When the ingredients in the frying pan are mixed, you can add tomato paste, hot water, and the remaining dry ingredients. It is advisable to add salt to taste.
The gravy will need to simmer for about 7-8 minutes under the lid. At the very end you can add crushed garlic.
You need to pour the gravy over the meatballs and put them in the oven at medium temperature for about a quarter of an hour. During this time, the meat will be perfectly saturated with the sauce and become tender.

The resulting delicacy should be served immediately. It is especially delicious to try it hot/warm.

How to serve a dish

Tender, juicy meatballs can be paired with any side dish of your choice. They are delicious served even with boiled buckwheat. You can prepare boiled, baked, fried potatoes for the dish. Or stew green beans with garlic as a side dish.

Option with mushroom sauce

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Number of servings: 8

Energy value

calorie content – 154 kcal;
fats – 9 g;
proteins – 14.7 g;
carbohydrates – 3.5 g.

Ingredients

minced chicken – 750 g;
milk – 120 ml;
bell pepper – 2 pcs.;
bread – 100 g;
cream – 450 ml;
mushrooms – 300 g;
onion – 3 heads;
butter – 40 g;
spices - to taste.

Tip: you can use any mushrooms for this recipe. Forest mushrooms are more aromatic, but they will need to be boiled first, while champignons are easier to use.

Step-by-step preparation

Squeeze out the bread crumb soaked in milk, knead and mix with minced chicken.
Add bell pepper, seeded and cut into small cubes.
Add spices and salt to the composition. Combine all products with your hands.
Divide the resulting minced meat into 8 equal pieces. Make cutlets of any shape from each and place in a greased deep baking sheet, leaving a small distance between the products.
Place in the oven for 20 minutes. The temperature in the oven should be 180 degrees.
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For the sauce, wash the champignons thoroughly, cut off the blackened areas and give the mushrooms the appearance of cubes of different sizes. Large pieces will be felt when eating, and small pieces will fill the dish with aroma.
Fry in butter until the liquid evaporates, add chopped onion. Sauté for another 5 minutes and pour in the heated cream.
Spread the sauce evenly over the cutlets and bake for another 20 minutes.

Boiled young potatoes, sprinkled with chopped dill, should already be on the table by this time. It should be remembered that oven-baked chicken cutlets with mushroom gravy, a step-by-step recipe with photos of which is given above, are not suitable for a children's menu.

With rice

Minced chicken balls can also include rice. It is best to take a round white one. Adding rice to the recipe will allow you to save on the meat ingredient and also get a more satisfying dish.

As a result, it can be served even without a side dish. It will be enough to think over the sauce for the treat and take care of an assortment of fresh bread.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

chicken breasts – 570-600 g;
round rice – 2/3 cup;
bun – 270-300 g;
garlic (teeth) and onion – 2 pcs.;
tomato sauce/ketchup – 80-90 ml;
sour cream - 3.5-4 tbsp. l.;
salt, spices.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

Before starting, you should lubricate your clean hands with a small amount of vegetable oil. This will prevent the minced meat from sticking to your fingers and causing discomfort when working. Another option is to periodically dip your hands in a small container of water.
Rice must be thoroughly rinsed under the tap with cold running water. The liquid should eventually become transparent.
Afterwards, you need to send the cereal to cook in a small saucepan with 2 tbsp. filtered water.
When the liquid boils, it is advisable to remove the foam from its surface with a slotted spoon. Then you need to keep the rice on low heat until half cooked.
You will need to remove the crust from the bun, tear the remaining part (crumb) with your hands and pour in slightly warmed milk/water.
Then leave it for some time to swell. And finally, squeeze out excess liquid.
For now, rinse the chicken breasts, remove any films, and dry with paper napkins/towels. Next, chop into miniature pieces. If the housewife has ready-made minced meat in stock, you can use it after defrosting it to room temperature.
The onion needs to be peeled, washed, and cut into quarters. Remove the peel from the garlic and crush it. For example, it is convenient to do this by pressing on the cloves with the flat, wide side of a knife.
Then you should prepare the meat grinder. The chicken with onions and garlic will be passed through it first. And at the very end - squeezed bread. You can also blend the ingredients with a special blender attachment.
The prepared mass should be transferred to a large bowl, supplemented with salt and spices. Any of the latter will do. For example, special mixtures for cutlets.
Already half-finished cereals need to be thrown into a colander and rinsed with ice water. Be sure to let the excess liquid drain, otherwise the meat will become saturated with it and eventually the meatballs will lose their shape.
If the minced meat seems a bit harsh, you can add an egg or tomato paste to it.
Afterwards, you need to form neat little balls from the mixture, squeezing them well so that the pieces do not fall apart.
The oven should be preheated to approximately 210-220°. And coat the bottom of the bowl for the meatballs with sour cream.
Meat preparations must be placed in the dishes tightly to each other.
For the sauce, ketchup will need to be mixed with 100 ml of boiled chilled water, add salt and spices. They will be used to pour the bits into the mold.
Covered, the treat will simmer in a preheated oven for about half an hour. By the way, you can also use a slow cooker. Then the cooking time will be reduced. In it, in the stewing mode, the dish will cook for about 20 minutes.

The finished meatballs will literally melt in your mouth, thanks to stewing in their own juices and aromatic sauce.

How to serve a dish

It is recommended to serve the treat hot and immediately after preparation. They should be topped with sour cream. You can decorate the dish with finely chopped green onions, spinach and arugula leaves. The meatballs in the sauce according to this recipe are ideally combined with Korean carrots and cauliflower.

Chicken cutlets in cheese sauce in a frying pan

With this step-by-step recipe, you are guaranteed juicy, tender and very tasty minced chicken cutlets with original cheese sauce. The recipe is quite simple, so even a schoolboy can create this culinary miracle with his own hands without outside help.

Ingredients

Homemade minced chicken breast – 600 g;
Small onion heads - 2 pcs.;
Selected egg – 1 pc.;
Potatoes – 1 medium tuber;
Sour cream 20% – 30 g;
Pepper seasoning – 2 g;
Rock salt – 7 g;
Corn starch – 1-1.5 tbsp. l.;
Sunflower oil – 2-3 tbsp. l.;
Small carrot – 1 fruit;
Dried garlic – 1 tsp;
Processed cheese – 160 g;
Water (boiling water) – 3 tbsp.

How to cook juicy chicken cutlets with gravy in a frying pan

Cut the onion (both heads) finely into cubes and divide the entire cut into 2 parts. Pour half into the minced meat, leaving the other part for the sauce.
Mix the minced meat with onions, add an egg, sour cream, grated potatoes to a pulp, salt, pepper, dried garlic - mix everything thoroughly, beating the minced meat against the walls of the bowl.
Place a frying pan over high heat and pour oil into it. We form round small cutlets from the minced meat and place them in a container.

Fry the meatballs only until golden brown and a crust forms, for two minutes on each side, after which we remove them to a dish.

Pour the chopped onion into the empty frying pan, reduce the cooking temperature to low heat and fry the onion until transparent, then mix it with finely grated carrots.

Sauté vegetables for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly.

As soon as the vegetables become soft, put the processed cheese in a frying pan and melt them until smooth, adding a little water at a time, but not much, so that the cheese spreads evenly and resembles sour cream in texture.

Now you should pour water mixed with starch into the cheese mass, add salt to taste, mix everything thoroughly, bring to a boil and cook for 1-2 minutes until thickened.
When the sauce is ready, transfer the cutlets into it, turn the heat under the frying pan very low, cover the container with a lid and cook the cutlets in the gravy for 20 minutes.

With zucchini

To make the meatballs healthier, you can also add zucchini to their composition. It is best to use a young vegetable. It will be used in crushed form. Sweet red pepper will also fit perfectly into the recipe.

But you can choose a variety of spices to suit your taste. For example, a mixture made for chicken.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

chicken breast fillet – 470-500 g;
zucchini – ½ piece;
sweet pepper and egg - 1 pc.;
breadcrumbs - 6-7 tbsp. l.;
spices.

From this amount of products you will get approximately 5-6 servings of the dish.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

The poultry fillet should be chopped very finely.
Zucchini needs to be peeled. Afterwards, pass through a meat grinder. The pepper (cleaned of all excess) needs to be finely chopped.
All the products prepared above will need to be mixed thoroughly. Then add salt and spices.
After adding the raw egg, stirring is required again.
Next you need to form small balls. They should be rolled in breadcrumbs and prepared in any convenient way.

If you want to get the most healthy and low-calorie dish, you should steam the treat. If there is no need to count calories, you can fry the preparations in a frying pan in oil.

How to serve a dish

Serving the meatballs with boiled rice is delicious. Any light vegetable salads will go perfectly with them. For example, prepared from cabbage, cucumbers, onions, radishes, parsley.

With semolina

Minced chicken balls are sometimes supplemented with semolina. The latter allows the workpieces to keep their shape and not fall apart. You can add both mayonnaise and sour cream to this recipe.

The latter is best chosen if the dish is prepared for the youngest members of the family.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

minced chicken - 900-950 g;
semolina - 6.5-7 tbsp. l.;
eggs, garlic cloves and onions - 3 pcs.;
olive mayonnaise/sour cream – 4.5-5 tbsp. l.;
spices for chicken, salt, oil, herbs.

For this recipe, minced chicken can be used either store-bought or home-cooked (for this, the fillet is processed in a meat grinder/blender). The second option is preferable.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

Onions and garlic must be washed, peeled, and processed with a meat grinder/grater.
If you plan to add greens to the recipe, then it is best to take dill and parsley. They need to be washed, dried, and finely chopped.
All other ingredients from the recipe must be added to the minced meat. After thorough mixing, leave the resulting homogeneous mass for about half an hour. You can refrigerate the mixture during this time. It takes time for the semolina in the mass to swell. Then the meatballs will eventually turn out fluffy and tender.
Then you should form small pieces from the mass. The balls should be oval.
In a heated frying pan with oil, you will need to fry the meatballs until fully cooked and golden brown. If desired, the workpieces can be pre-breaded in flour/crumbs.

Fans of fried cutlets can serve them golden brown with a crispy crust. If you want to get a more delicate treat, then you should put the meatballs in a frying pan, add a few tablespoons of water and simmer under the lid over low heat for just under 10 minutes. Afterwards, you will need to turn off the stove and leave the dish for the same amount of time on the cooling stove.

How to serve a dish

The meatballs are best served warm. If you plan to serve them with a rather dry side dish (for example, boiled buckwheat or baked potato wedges), then you can simmer the meat preparations not in water, but in any sauce. Then you will need to serve the dish with the latter, pouring the gravy on top of the side dish and the meatballs.

Classic chicken cutlets with vegetable gravy

Ingredients

Chicken breast – 650 g + –
Slices of wheat bread - 5-6 pcs. + —
Warm milk - 1/2 tbsp. + —
Classic mayonnaise – 45 g + –
Onions - 2 pcs. + —
Garlic – 2 cloves + –
Chicken eggs category “C1” - 2 pcs. + —
Carrots – 1 root vegetable + –
High-grade wheat flour - 2 tbsp. l. + —
Water or broth - 3 tbsp. + —
Pepper mixture - 1/2 tsp. + —
Semi-soft cheese – 170 g + –
Ground nutmeg - 1/6 tsp. + —
Fresh parsley – 15-20 g + –
Vegetable oil (unflavored) - 1/2-2/3 shots + -

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How to cook cutlets with gravy in the oven yourself

The traditional recipe for both cutlets and gravy opens our today's culinary tour. However, we will not cook the balls in a frying pan, but in the oven, where we will bake them until golden brown. All this culinary action will take us about half an hour.

Preheat the oven to cook the cutlets

First of all, set the oven to heat up to 200°C, because the minced meat cooks very quickly. Therefore, by the time the cutlets are formed, the oven should already be heated to the desired temperature.

Preparing minced meat for cutlets

Soak the bun in warm milk for literally 1 minute, after which we transfer the soaked crumb into a blender.
You should also add chicken fillet cut into small pieces, 2 eggs, peeled garlic, an onion cut into 6 pieces, mayonnaise, and 1 tsp. (without top) salt and pepper mixture.

We make homemade chicken meatballs and put them in the oven

At maximum power, grind all the ingredients until smooth, and then, wetting your hands in water, form small, oblong and fluffy cutlets.
Place the cutlets in a greased, high-sided refractory dish and place them in the oven for 10 minutes.

Preparing gravy for homemade chicken cutlets

Pour oil into a thick-bottomed frying pan heated over medium heat and add chopped onion for frying. Stirring, sauté the vegetable for 3 minutes.
Using a medium grater, shred the carrots and add them to the onions, add a pinch of salt and sauté the vegetables for another 3 minutes.
Next, pour flour into the frying pan, mix it with vegetables, and then pour water (broth) into the container, salt the gravy to taste, anoint with nutmeg and simmer over low heat until low boiling. Cook the sauce for another 2 minutes, then turn off the stove.

Pour the gravy over the cutlets and put them back in the oven.

By this time the cutlets are already baked. Now they need to be removed from the oven, poured with gravy, sprinkled with finely chopped herbs and large cheese crumbles, and then put back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

With egg inside

This unusual recipe suggests preparing a treat with an egg inside. These meatballs are especially filling, appetizing, and look interesting when cut.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

chicken breast – 1 pc.;
eggs – 3-4 pcs. (pre-cooked to a hard yolk) + 1 raw (for breading);
dill, capers, salt, butter, breadcrumbs.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

The poultry fillet must be removed from the bone and turned into a homogeneous thick mince. Afterwards the mass needs to be salted. You can use any spices you like at this stage.
Dill and capers also need to be finely chopped.
From the resulting meat mass you will need to make flat cakes in the palm of your hand and place a small portion of herbs and capers in the middle of each. Top with a boiled egg. The latter need to be completely covered with minced meat.
All that remains is to dip the workpieces in a beaten raw egg and roll in breadcrumbs.

The treat will be fried in a frying pan with oil. You can also bake it in the oven on a baking sheet or in a mold at medium temperature. The meatballs should turn golden on all sides.

Ready.

How to serve a dish

The finished meatballs should be divided in half to demonstrate their appetizing cut. Nearby you can place mashed potatoes, pieces of bread, fresh herbs and your favorite sauce. The dish is best served freshly prepared and warm.

Useful tips

For minced chicken balls, it’s especially tasty to prepare the base yourself. Extra components are often added to store-bought minced meat. For example, a large amount of chicken skin. This significantly increases the fat and calorie content of the dish. For minced meat, you need to process the poultry fillet with a meat grinder. If desired, you can add a small piece of minced pork to the mixture.

It is convenient to form neat balls with oiled hands using film. It is advisable to make them small so that the pieces are precisely fried or baked inside. It is important to add any greens directly to the minced meat for meatballs. It is advisable to blend it until it becomes a thick mass in a blender. For example, basil, dill, parsley, cilantro, green onions.