Chopped chicken cutlets with cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make chopped chicken cutlets with cheese? Prepare your food. Chicken breast or thighs are best suited for this recipe; the meat from it is the softest and cooks quickly. You will only need one breast or two fillets. You can use any cheese, it doesn’t matter. Kefir can be replaced with a combination of kefir and mayonnaise. Any greens you like will do, as will spices. I have dill/parsley and red/black peppers.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the fillet and dry well. Cut it into very small cubes. To do this, first cut the meat into thin plates, which, in turn, into strips, and then into cubes. This actually won’t take as much time as it seems, the main thing is to sharpen the knife well.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the chopped fillets in a bowl.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the greens well and dry. Chop it finely with a knife.

5. STEP 5

   

   Divide the cheese in half. Cut one half into cubes, grate the other half on a coarse grater. This is done so that the cheese melts better, but still leaves large pieces. If you use soft cheese such as feta cheese, then simply cut it, do not grate it.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add herbs and cheese to the meat. If desired, at this stage you can add chopped onions or garlic to the minced meat.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add starch to the minced meat. Pour in kefir. Salt and season with spices. Be careful with salt. Adjust its quantity according to the quantity and salinity of the cheese. Mix the minced meat well. It should turn out quite thick and viscous due to starch and kefir. If the minced meat does not stick together, add an egg to it.

8. STEP 8

   

   Heat a frying pan with a thick bottom. It’s better to fry on this one - it heats up evenly and retains heat, which allows the food to fry better. I use non-stick coating. Pour vegetable oil into the pan. Place the minced meat on it with a tablespoon, forming it into round cutlets. You can mold them with your hands, but I’m used to doing it with a spoon. Please note that there is no need to bread the cutlets.

9. STEP 9

   

   Fry the cutlets over medium heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Then turn over to the other side. During the process, I covered the pan with a lid so that the meat had time to cook.

10. STEP 10

    

    Remove the finished cutlets to a plate with a paper towel to absorb excess fat. Serve the cutlets hot with any side dish. A sauce based on sour cream or yogurt goes well with them. This quantity of products yields about 10-12 cutlets, depending on their size.

Comments on the recipe

Alyona

29.07.2023

4.8

Chopped chicken cutlets with cheese are incredibly delicious! I’ve been making these cutlets for a long time; they’re always welcome on our menu. The whole trick here is in cutting the meat into cubes. Frozen meat is cut very easily and simply. Today I cooked these cutlets in the oven. I lined the baking sheet with a silicone mat and did not grease it with oil. I formed the cutlets with wet hands. Bake for 20 minutes on each side. The cutlets were baked perfectly. Not an ounce of fat, just dry garlic and chicken spices. The cutlets turned out tender, rosy, juicy, aromatic, a feast of taste. Enjoy cooking these incomparable cutlets; heartfelt thanks to the author for the recipe.

limiti

29.07.2023

4.9

Tenderness took over the chicken cutlets, well, they turned out very cool, I couldn’t tear my eldest son off by the ears, very very tasty, thanks for the recipe. And in return I’ll share mine

Inga

29.07.2023

4.9

Om-Nom-nom! Devoured it in 5 minutes!

czum

29.07.2023

4.5

Well, I really liked the cutlets! thank you very much for the recipe. I will make such delicious treats often now

alvlyur

29.07.2023

4.5

Thank you very much for the recipe! Tasty, satisfying and fast.

Milana

29.07.2023

4.7

I adapted the recipe a little (cooked it from what I had). I fried the onions until soft, added finely chopped chicken legs, and the rest was strictly according to the recipe. The cutlets turned out very tender, juicy, and delicious! THANKS FOR THE RECIPE! My experienced gourmet appreciated it!!!

Erinka

29.07.2023

4.5

Good afternoon, thank you very much for the recipe Chopped chicken cutlets with cheese, a very tasty alternative to the usual cutlets. I also added cauliflower and baked it in the oven so that there was less oil in the diet.