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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.
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.
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.
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.
Enjoy 🙂 Yum Yum
Chicken Kotleti Recipe
Ingredients
- 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
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.
Hi,
I am hoping someone can tell me if I use the grated potato… how much would I use ??
This just sounds amazing… I would like to try it both ways with Panko then with potato
Thanks for any help !
To be honest I haven’t tried it with grated potato. I’m not sure they would get fully cooked through if you use them in this recipe? You’ll have to test it out and let me know.
These were great! I used Italian-seasoned Panko breadcrumbs. My bf said these reminded him of crab cakes, and he was right they’re so tender and perfectly seasoned. The kotleti were great by themselves but I also put some on top of a toasted baugette with a smear of goat cheese, roasted garlic, and bruschetta tomatoes. I was inspired 🙂
A keeper recipe for sure.
I wonder if the same recipe would work well for crabmeat to make crabcakes? Great, now I’m craving crab cakes! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe.
Hi Natasha!
I’m not sure what i did wrong, but my ‘massa’ came out very liquid and i’m not able to form them into kotleti. Do you think it’s worth trying just baking the whole thing? What would be your recommendation for temp/time? Help!!:)
The mixture is much more tender than traditional kotleti. You could also drop them onto a hot oiled skillet by the spoonful and sautee them without the flour if you’re really having trouble forming the kotleti. Did you possibly use more onion than the recommended amount? Sometimes excess onion juice can cause the mixture to be too loose.
do you think if you. Put the meat mixture in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour, it might firm up and allow the making of the patties easier? Same with the patties before frying….
Sounds good – will de finely try it.
It sounds like a good idea. I haven’t tried doing it that way but it makes sense. Let me know how it goes 🙂
I just love this recipe! And so does my family. Gave you a shout out on my blog, www.LiveGrowWrite.com/family-meal-plan-week-3302015/.
Thank you so much Ann! I sure appreciate it 🙂 You’re awesome!
Thanks so much, Natasha. I just joined your website and this is the first one of your recipes I’ve made. We thoroughly enjoyed those – they were absolutely delicious. I followed the recipe to the letter except I added chopped parsley. We don’t like processed meat sandwiches, so I’m always looking for sandwich ideas. A couple of these inside some toasted ciabatta bread with lettuce, mayo, etc. would be great!
You are welcome Mary, I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the recipe. I love the idea of using them in a sandwich :).
Hello 🙂
What’s the temperature and timing if I want to bake the chicken katlets instead of frying? Many thanks!
I haven’t tried baking these so you’ll have to experiment. I’d probably follow similar baking instructions to my chicken nuggets recipe: Place on a lined baking sheet and bake at 375˚F for 15 min on the middle rack or just until cooked through, flipping them over half way through baking. You’ll want to keep an eye on them so you don’t over-bake and end up with dry patties. Baking time will vary depending on how thick/large you make them. Again, I haven’t tested this method so I’m not sure if they will turn out as good as frying.
Thank you for your respond. I did bake them yesterday at 375 for 30 minutes. They came out tasty, however, can’t say that the shape looked appetizing. So, I would stick to frying them instead of baking.
Thanks so much for reporting back!! 🙂
these are so BOMB! i was expecting them to turn out dry but they were so juicy and soft! i had to taste test a few (okay 4) lol but hey, i gotta make sure 100% their safe for my hubby right 😉 thank you for another amazing recipe!
Thank you for a great review Anna and you are so welcome :D.
hi natasha, can you use any brand bread crumbs?
Yes, any kind of plain bread crumbs. You could even make your own! I just buy Panko all the time so that’s what I use 🙂
Hi Natasha! Just wanted to say huge Thank You! I made chicken kotleti yesterday and it was such a huge success! All of my kids said it was the best I ever made. I served it with red skin on potato mash and they loved it. I used a little less bread crumbs and added dill – but dill goes anywhere, right? 🙂
Thank you!
Bring on the dill! I love dill in everything! I’ll have to try your variation next time. I’m so happy to hear that your family enjoyed the kotleti 🙂
My aunt made delicious kotleti using grechka instead of bread crumbs or other meat extenders. it gives it a very different taste than regular kotleti and healthier than white rice 🙂
Thank you for the tip Christina, I’m actually planning on testing recipe like that tomorrow, even cooked my grechka already :).
I made chicken kotleti a few days ago.They were delicious. Thank you so much Natasha . God bless you.
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed the kotleti 🙂
I loved this recipe! This will forever change the way I make Kotleti. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Yelana for a great review and you are welcome :).
Hi! I wonder if these can be cooked in the oven,,, just for sake of healthy eating Any suggestions on temperature, time…?
Thanks!!!
Without testing them, it’s hard to say. They are really really tender so I think if you did try to put them in the oven they might get stuck to the pan if you don’t oil it up really well. Sautéing them also seals in the natural juices so they end up really really tender and delicious.
My family enjoyed these katleti so much! Making them today again!
That fantastic! That’s for the great review! I’m so happy you all enjoyed the katleti 🙂
I just made these kotleti and they really turned out to be dreamy! :). So good and easy! Quick question, what does sour cream do? Never heard of adding that to patties before, but whatever it did, it was good!
I had 2 lbs of chicken, so used half on kotleti and half on your tefteli recipe, since they use somewhat similar ingredients. Tefteli will be my freezer meal for next week. Feeling so proud and accomplished. Lol
Thank you for consistently delicious and fool-proof recipes!
Супер котлетки!!!! То что действительно хотелось. Спасибо, Наташа.
I’m glad you like the recipe Olga and thank you for a good report :).
These are amazing! My husband, who doesn’t like kotleti at all, actually loved these. Definitely a keeper! Thanks Natasha!! 🙂
That’s so great! I actually haven’t made these in a few months (that’s what happens when you’re always trying to make up new recipes) and now I really want them! 😉
I love this recipe! I also freeze a big batch (not cooked) for unexpected guests or a last minute dinner. My 1 year old loves it. Probably my fave recipe on this website. (Along with tefteli) so convenient for a busy new mom 🙂 thanks Natasha
You are very welcome Vicki! I’m so happy your 1-yr old loves these. I love the idea of freezing them uncooked!
Next on my list!
Let me know what you think when you’ll make them :).