A plate of chicken kotleti lined up in a row with a bowl of buckwheat behind it

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These dreamy chicken kotleti or patties are so soft and tasty. Yes, chicken can be dreamy. Our son loved them too. He called them “big chicken nuggets”  🙂 We learned how to make these from Olga of Olga’s flavor factory and I’m so pleased to share the recipe with you. We love her food and family blogs!

We share the same taste and we are both nurses. Awesome! I hope to meet her in person one day. Olga this one’s a keeper; thank you!!

Ingredients for Chicken Kotleti:

1 lb ground chicken
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp sour cream
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 egg
1 small onion (grated)
1/2 cup flour for dredging
Olive oil or canola oil to sautee

How to make Chicken Katleti:

1.Place Panko bread crumbs in a large bowl. Add milk and let the mixture stand for 5 min.

Panko breadcrumbs in a large mixing bowl

2. Add ground chicken, 2 Tbsp sour cream, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 egg and 1 small grated onion to the bread mix. and Stir together. The meat mixture will be very soft; much softer than a regular kotleti mixture.

chicken-katleti

3. Wet your hands and make oval patties. Dredge both sides of the patties in flour. This step can be a little tricky since the meat mix is so soft, but it’s ok if they aren’t perfect.

chicken-katleti-1

4. Heat 2-3 Tbsp of oil in a nonstick skillet, add the kotleti. Cover and cook until golden on both sides. Cook about 5 minutes on the first side and 3 minutes on the next. Wipe your skillet with a paper towel between batches and add more oil as needed.

chicken-katleti-2

Enjoy 🙂 Yum Yum

A plate of chicken kotleti lined up in a row

Chicken Kotleti Recipe

4.94 from 48 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
A plate of chicken kotleti lined up in a row with a bowl of buckwheat behind it
You can double the ingredients to make a larger batch.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 15 kotleti

Instructions

  • Combine 1 cup of breadcrumbs with 1/2 cup of milk, let them stand for 5 minutes.
  • Add chicken, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 egg and 1 onion to the bread mix & stir together.
  • Using wet hands make oval patties than dredge both sides in flour.
  • Place patties in the preheated nonstick skillet with 2-3 Tbsp of oil. Cover and cook until golden on both sides, 5 minutes on the first side and 3 minutes on the next. Add more oil as needed.
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Russian, Ukrainian
Keyword: Chicken Kotleti
Skill Level: Easy/Medium
Cost to Make: $
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4.94 from 48 votes (17 ratings without comment)

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  • Katya
    October 17, 2012

    Every time I make this recipe, there are never any leftovers. Thank you Natasha 🙂

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      October 17, 2012

      You are welcome Katya, I’m glad that you liked them 🙂

      Reply

  • Julie P.
    October 10, 2012

    Made these kotletki tonight, they were delicious! Totally reminded me of my mom’s kotleti and that is a high standard to meet 🙂 Thank you so much Natasha!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      October 11, 2012

      You are welcome Julie. I made double portion of them yesterday, my son calls them big chicken nuggets :).

      Reply

  • Ksusha
    September 10, 2012

    I just made kotleti last night and they were a huge success !!! We all absolutely loved them, this is the best recipe ever ! Thanks again for sharing your great recipes !!!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      September 11, 2012

      Oh awesome!! That’s quite a review 🙂 Thank you so much!

      Reply

  • Rita
    September 9, 2012

    Wow, they were one of the best kotleti I have ever tried. I tripled the receipe and they were still gone. Thank you very much Natasha… you are amazing

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      September 9, 2012

      Your comment made smile Rita, you are very welcome 🙂

      Reply

  • Olga G
    September 7, 2012

    These were delicious! My kids ate them up which is a huge plus! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply

  • vikulya
    August 22, 2012

    Deliciously amazing!!!!
    I was always sure that pure chicken kotleti are dry. Not any more. They are soooo good. And fast 😉
    Thank you!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 22, 2012

      I’m so glad you loved the recipe 🙂

      Reply

  • anna
    August 22, 2012

    Your welcome. You are not losing much by ordering it from amazon if you need it anyway, it is 9.99$ at my wholefoods for that box.

    Reply

  • anna
    August 22, 2012

    Whole Foods has it, but i also believe most supermarkets have it.
    http://www.amazon.com/Ener-G-Egg-Replacer—-16/dp/B0014DZGUQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345651598&sr=8-1&keywords=ener+g+egg

    That is the stuff i use. I never did Kotleti with it before, i figured i will try it because you said your son calls these big chicken nuggets so i figured the texture would be close enough for my son to try them. He still refused but i do think these are texturally very close and fluffy inside , i assume because of the lactic acids in milk and sour cream there is further breakdown of the proteins so the result is a lot more fluffier instead of dense.

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 22, 2012

      Thanks Anna! Surprisingly I haven’t been able to find an egg replacer. Every egg substitute I’ve found was made with real egg white or real eggs. I’ll check the one on Amazon since we don’t have a whole foods yet. Thank you!

      Reply

  • anna
    August 22, 2012

    I do 2/3 chicken 1/3 turkey. Never added sour cream before but i do love the difference. I do these without eggs (i use egg replacer). I always hope my DS will eat them but he still refuses to even try them….. I love the sour cream though , this will be my permanent addition now. I also add a few garlic gloves and I limit my bread/bread crumbs but still this is great! Thanks for the sour cream idea!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 22, 2012

      Where do you buy egg replacer?

      Reply

  • Irina
    August 22, 2012

    Will be making them for my daughter today.. can’t wait!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 22, 2012

      I hope she loves them! 🙂

      Reply

  • Nella
    August 21, 2012

    I will have to try all chicken next time. I always do 1/2 chicken 1/2 pork. And I’m curious what difference sour cream and milk will make…never added those to katleti. Thanks 🙂

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 21, 2012

      You are welcome Nella 🙂

      Reply

  • Olviya Ivanov@olivehealth.wordpress.com
    August 20, 2012

    This is a sad confession, but I have never make kathleti. The ground beef turned me off, but now that I know I can make these with chicken I can’t wait to try ’em!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 20, 2012

      This is definitely a good recipe to start with!

      Reply

  • Lena
    August 19, 2012

    Ooo looks yummy!.. Will try this week for sure!… What’s the difference between the Panko bread crumbs and the progresso bread crumbs?..

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 19, 2012

      The panko bread crumbs are a little larger in texture and they are white. I think the progresso bread crumbs would work if that’s what you have 🙂 I use them in other katleti recipes.

      Reply

      • anna
        August 22, 2012

        Progresso usually have more sodium from what i remember when i used them-i always reduced salt- they can become too salty otherwise. Panko is usually less salty and use less progresso for same amount of panko.

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        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          August 22, 2012

          Oh thats a good point!! Thank you!

          Reply

  • Natella
    August 18, 2012

    Good job with the blog Natasha and thank you for very good dishes!
    Wanted to share that I make kotleti with ground turkey and steam them in a ‘manti steamer’. I’m from Kazakhstan originally and we have a steamed dished called manti (meat, onions, pumpkin, spices, all inside dough, sort of looks like big pel’men’ :))

    Also, do you have any suggestion for the sauce you would use with kotleti? Thank you!

    Reply

  • Olga
    August 17, 2012

    Hi Natasha!
    Thank you for sharing my recipe. This is one of my husband’s favorite dishes:)
    I would love to meet you in person someday too. If only we lived closer…

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 17, 2012

      Maybe we will see each other at a BlogHer conference one day. I would love to go to the next one! It was in New York this year and that’s just way too far away and I don’t know anyone in New York and would probably get lost. 🙂

      Reply

  • inessa
    August 17, 2012

    Thanks Natasha for the recipe, Although I have made few changes… did not have panko so I used oatmeal, and added half of a grated zucchini,.. Turned out very very good.. I think the milk and the sour cream are the trick to this recipe..

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 17, 2012

      Yumm grated zucchini sounds really good! Thanks for the tip!

      Reply

  • vikulya
    August 17, 2012

    Natashka, dear, thank you. I just need to buy few things that I am missing. But I am drolling to try these yummies)
    P.s. I got a wonderful set of pots and pans Rachael Ray brand. Hard adonized version. I looove the set and it comes with good fitting lids. I think you can buy the pans separately. Hope it helps.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 17, 2012

      Oh thank you for sharing! I’ll pass that along to the gal that asked. 🙂

      Reply

      • Paramitha Nasimova
        August 19, 2012

        Thank you! That’s very helping 🙂

        Reply

  • Hope
    August 17, 2012

    does this take a while?:):):)

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 17, 2012

      15-20 min, might be little longer if you grind your own chicken. I would get all the ingredients out first so that you don’t have to look for them later 🙂

      Reply

  • Paramitha Nasimova
    August 17, 2012

    Hi Natasha! Again perfect recipe for my son 😀 May I know your skillet brand? I like it cos u have perfect lid for that skillet, usually they come up without lid. Thank you! 😀

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 17, 2012

      Oh bummer, mine were Circulon but they also did not have lids. I used the lids from my other sets which were from Coscto. Sorry that probably doesn’t help you much.

      Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 17, 2012

      See Vikulyas comment below 🙂

      Reply

  • Lea's Cooking
    August 16, 2012

    Yum!!! This is a different way to enjoy chicken katleti:))) I like how everybody has their own style of cooking:-) I add potato in mine.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      August 16, 2012

      Thanks for the tip Lea, I will that next time 🙂

      Reply

      • Юлия Мартин
        October 14, 2013

        My grandma add potato too but I like Natasha’s way

        Reply

        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          October 14, 2013

          Do you mean grated raw or mashed potato?

          Reply

    • Tatiana
      February 7, 2015

      Yes, my mother always grated a raw potato into the chicken as the binder, Makes it so tender! Also, she used chopped green onion instead. Now I have to make some for supper tonight. 🙂

      Reply

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