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5.0 from 54 votes

Chicken and Buckwheat Patties (Kotleti)

These Chicken and buckwheat patties are a meal in themselves - loaded with grains, protein and even greens! It's glorious if you can get your kids to eat them and our son did which made my heart go pitter-pat. He enjoyed these dipped in ranch. My Mama-in-law shared this recipe with us. I love how she gets so creative in the kitchen. These are quite a healthy treat!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Russian , Ukrainian

Ingredients

Ingredients for Patties:
  • 2 cups cooked buckwheat click for cooking tutorial *Note: 1 cup raw buckwheat = 2 cups cooked
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 5 oz fresh spinach
  • 1/2 medium head of broccoli
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 Tbsp of Sour Cream or Mayo
  • 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs we used Panko
  • salt and pepper to taste
For Breading & Sautéing:
  • 1 cup Italian bread crumbs to coat finished patties
  • Oil to saute we used Extra Light olive oil

Instructions

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  1. Cut broccoli into florets and pulse in a food processor until finely chopped then transfer to a large mixing bowl.
  2. Chop and saute spinach on a hot skillet with 1 Tbsp oil for few minutes or just until soft, then add to the same mixing bowl.
  3. In the bowl of a food processor (or using a meat grinder), grind together buckwheat and chicken breasts then transfer to the mixing bowl.
  4. Finely dice/mince onion (a food processor makes it easy) and add to the mixing bowl. Finally, add 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, 1 egg, 1 Tbsp of Sour Cream or Mayo. Season with salt and pepper to taste (we used 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper) then thoroughly mix until combined.
  5. Form oval patties, dip them on both sides in Italian bread crumbs and cook on a well-oiled skillet over medium heat, flipping 4-5 times during the process until cooked through.