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Chicken Zucchini Fritters

20-Minute Tender Chicken Fritters With Zucchini

Julia | The Yummy Bowl
These quick Chicken Fritters are made with ground chicken, zucchini, and cheese - perfectly tender, and super flavorful. It is an easy freezer-friendly meal for a weekday dinner night or quick school lunch. No mayo, no bread crumbs needed.
4.70 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Russian
Servings 7 fritters
Calories 159 kcal

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1 pound zucchini, grated
  • 3 tablespoons oat flour, or all purpose, see notes
  • ½ cup cheese, grated
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 tablespoons chives , or green onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • black pepper to taste
  • olive oil, for cooking

To Serve

  • 1 part ketchup
  • 1 part Greek yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Wash and grate the zucchini into a bowl. Then wrap it into a thin kitchen towel and twist the towel to wring out moisture as much as possible. Transfer to large bowl.
  • Stir in ground chicken, egg, oat flour, cheese, chives, add zucchini, and season with salt and black pepper. Mix well until all the ingredients are combined.
  • Shape the mixture into medium-sized balls using your hands (make your hands wet before shaping the balls). About 1 heaping tablespoon-size balls or 1 tablespoon for thinner fritters.
  • In a medium skillet heat up olive oil and cook chicken fritters for 3-4 minutes on both sides.
  • Mix the dipping sauce ingredients and enjoy!

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NOTES

  • Nutrition calculated without the dipping sauce.
  • For more flavor add chopped onion, garlic, spinach to your ground chicken mix.
  • Squeeze a little bit of lemon or lime juice on top of hot chicken zucchini fritters before serving. 
  • I prefer using two spoons to transfer the chicken mixture from the mixing bowl to the skillet. However, you can also opt for a small ice cream scoop or a cookie scoop to ensure they're uniformly sized.
  • If the patties are thicker, they will need a bit more time to cook. The most important thing here is not to overcook the patties as they will become dry.
  • If you're unsure or want to be cautious, consider breaking open one fritter to check if it's cooked through before removing them all from the pan.

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NUTRITION

Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 15gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 443mgPotassium: 543mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
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