4.7 from 9 votes
RECIPE - Chicken Croquettes
These delicious easy chicken croquettes are a great recipe for using up leftover chicken. The chicken is mixed with onions, dried sage, and seasonings, before being coated in crisp breadcrumbs and fried. The resulting croquette is salty and crispy on the outside with a deliciously soft juicy sage spiked chicken center. Perfect as an appetizer with a dipping sauce, or serve these with white gravy and homestyle mashed potatoes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 20 croquettes
Calories: 42 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
For the mixture
- ½ onion (white/brown/yellow/red)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoon breadcrumbs (regular or panko)
- ¼ teaspoon ground sage
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- pinch of pepper
- 1 egg
To coat and fry
- 4 tablespoon panko breadcrumbs
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion.
- Add the oil to a frying pan and cook the onions until they are soft and starting to colour.
- Place the chicken into a food processor, along with the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and sage.
- Blitz until everything is chopped. Add the onion mixture and pulse again.
- Check your seasoning. It might need more salt.
- Once you are happy with the flavor, crack in the egg and then whizz until you have a thick paste.
- Fill a shallow bowl with a little water. Wet your fingers and take a teaspoon of the mixture. Roll it to form a ball and set aside on a plate.
- Repeat until all of the mixture has gone. (approximately 20 balls).
- Tip the panko into a small bowl and carefully add a chicken ball, juggle the bowl about, rolling the ball until it is well coated.
- Place it back on the plate and coat all of the croquettes.
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To Deep Fry
- Deep fry at 350°F/175°C for around 3 minutes until golden brown.
- Drain on kitchen paper before serving.
To Shallow Fry
- Add about a tablespoon of oil to a pan and cook them over a realivly high heat. Then add more oil and turn the croquettes.
- Drain on kitchen paper before serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories
42kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
60mg
(3%)
Potassium
29mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
15IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20croquettes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 42
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 42kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 60mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.