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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!
Ingredients for Buckwheat Chicken Katleti:
2 cups cooked buckwheat (click for cooking tutorial)
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)
How to Make Chicken and Buckwheat Kotleti:
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 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 rest of the ingredients. 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, patties, dip them in Italian bread crumbs and cook on a well-oiled skillet over medium heat, flipping 4-5 times during the process until cooked through. Add more oil as needed with subsequent batches.
Enjoy these healthy patties with ranch, ketchup or however you love to eat Kotleti!
In other news, my nails and cuticles need some attention. Try to look past them. lol.
Chicken and Buckwheat Patties (Kotleti)
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
- Cut broccoli into florets and pulse in a food processor until finely chopped then transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- 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.
- In the bowl of a food processor (or using a meat grinder), grind together buckwheat and chicken breasts then transfer to the mixing bowl.
- 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.
- 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.
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*A good food processor like this Cuisinart 11-cup pro can cut your prep time in half
*I’ve had my Circulon pans for about 10 yrs – with good care, they’re still non-stick
*Red Stand Mixer from KitchenAid: 6 Qt. Professional 600 Series in Empire Red
How do you like to eat Kotleti? Do you have a favorite dip? Maybe enjoying them as sliders in a sandwich?
Natasha Kravchuk
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The best. I always have these on hand for a quick meal. I bake them then reheat in the or fryer. Crispy and delicious.
Absolutely delicious. A perfect meal! Delicious even cold with a little chick fil a sauce. Yum
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us, Nadya!
I just wanted to thank you for sharing this recipe. I followed the recipe to the letter last night.
Oh wow, what a big hit here at home! It’s super tasty!!
It was my first time cooking with buckwheat too.. it really makes a difference!
I’d rate this 10 stars if I could.
Cheers from the UK!
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Delicious! My whole family, including my 5 yo and 3 yo girls, loved them!
Fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing that with us, Lina.
I made so many of your recipes and my family loved them . Your recipes never fail 😊😊my husband is Italian/ American and he loves loves the Russian food that I make . His favorite recipe was the your GOLUBTSI 😊he can’t stop asking me to make more of them . And he wanted me to tell you big thank you for sharing that recipe with us 🙂
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And I today I am going to make your buckwheat chicken Katleti (chicken patties)
And I was wondering can you make the mixture ahead of time ?and put it in the fridge and close to dinner time just make patties of them? Or you they have to be made fresh right before cooking them ?
Thank you 😊
Hi Oksana, that should work fine to pre-make the patties. I would probably bread them just before they go on the skillet to keep the breading from getting soggy though.
Totally fabulous recipe! Easy to make, fun to eat. I made mine lower carb by using crushed pork rinds instead of breadcrumbs and not covering the patties in more “breadcrumbs” before frying. They still tasted great, especially with a mix of mayo and sriracha.
Love that everything for a complete meal is in the patty. A hit with my kid to.
Wonderful to hear that Kate. Thanks for sharing and for your excellent review!
These are fantastic! Used ground turkey instead of chicken and substituted broccoli with zucchini. Lightly fried them, then put in oven on 350 for about 40 minutes. Can’t wait to try the buckwheat and mushroom ones. Thank you Natasha!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
I can use only one word to describe it. DELICIOUS !!!
YAY, I’m glad you think so Barbara! Thanks for sharing your excellent review!
Can I use 1 lb ground turkey instead of two chicken breasts???
Hi Dana, yes that will work well, just make sure you do not over-process it in the food processor. You may not need to process it at all if you are using ground turkey, just combine them in a bowl with your hands or a spoon.
Do you think I could bake these instead of frying? Have you ever tried it? Let me know what you think. Thanks!
Hi Michelle, I haven’t tried baking these so I’m not sure how they would hold together baked. I think it’s worth an experiment but you would probably lose the appealing color and crisp exterior that comes from sautéing.
Awesome! I just made it! So healthy! and I already had my buckwheat cooked 🙂
Thanks for the great recipe
You’re welcome Julia! I’m glad you enjoy the recipe! 🙂
Delicious! Didn’t have broccoli on hand, subbed in dill and a scallion. So tasty! Thanks for another great recipe!
Mmmm, that sounds good! Glad you enjoyed the recipe Sveta! 🙂
love it! thank you