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These Chicken Zucchini Frittersare made with ground chicken, zucchini, and cheese - perfectly tender, and super flavorful. It is a freezer-friendly meal for a weekday dinner night or quick school lunch.
No mayo, no bread crumbs needed!
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Fritters can be served many ways with side dishes.
Try my mashed potatoes, rice, or simply with your favorite dipping sauce - we love avocado crema, garlic aioli, healthy yogurt dip or just ketchup + Greek yogurt sauce.
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- What Are Chicken Zucchini Fritters?
- Ingredients For Chicken Zucchini Fritters
- How To Make Chicken Zucchini Fritters Step By Step Photos
- Can I Use Ground Chicken or Cooked Chicken?
- Tips For Making Chicken Zucchini Fritters
- How to Serve Chicken Fritters?
- Freezing and Storing Leftover Fritters
- Chicken Zucchini Fritters Variations
- Cooking Ground Chicken Tips
- More Ground Chicken Recipes
- Zucchini Recipes
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- Chicken Zucchini Fritters: FAQs
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What Are Chicken Zucchini Fritters?
These healthy zucchini chicken fritters are essentially chicken patties that are prepared by combining ground, fresh, or canned chicken with ingredients such as flour, eggs, and seasonings.
The mixture is then formed into small patties or balls and cooked in a skillet or oven until they achieve a delightful golden-brown hue.
You can enjoy chicken fritters as an appetizer, side dish, or main dish. They are commonly served with dipping sauces like barbecue sauce, garlic aioli, honey mustard, or ranch dressing.
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Ingredients For Chicken Zucchini Fritters
These chicken fritters feature tender, juicy chicken, a touch of cheesiness, and just the right amount of seasoning.
Here's what you'll need:
- Chicken - lean ground chicken meat or use ground turkey instead.
- Zucchini - Different varieties of zucchini are available, depending on your location or what's in stock. Please feel free to use any type of summer squash you're accustomed to. If you have leftover squash, store it in the fridge so it lasts longer.
- Green onion or chives - onions help infuse chicken patties with a wealth of delightful flavor, harmonizing all the tastes beautifully.
- Flour - I’ve used just a few spoonfuls of oat flour in my chicken fritter recipe to provide structure and impart a delightful crispy texture. Feel free to use DIY gluten-free flour blend, almond flour or all purpose flour instead.
- Eggs - eggs and zucchini bind the ingredients together, ensuring that the fritters maintain their shape during cooking.
- Oil - Go for the finest quality olive oil. If olive oil is unavailable, you can also consider vegetable oil or avocado oil as suitable alternatives. When shopping for olive oil, watch for a fewimportant factors.
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How To Make Chicken Zucchini Fritters Step By Step Photos
- Wash and grate the zucchini into a bowl. Then wrap it into a thin kitchen towel and twist it to wring out moisture as much as possible.Add to a large bowl.
- Stir in ground chicken, egg, oat flour, cheese, and 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 ball or 1 tablespoon for thinner fritters. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil and cook the chicken fritters for 3-4 minutes on both sides. Mix the dipping sauce ingredients and enjoy!
Can I Use Ground Chicken or Cooked Chicken?
Of course! I really enjoy the tender texture of ground chicken, but you can use diced chicken breast instead if you like.
The cooking time may vary and increase, check the patties for doneness with a kitchen thermometer (165 F).
Pre-cooked chicken works well as well. Use whatever you have for a quick lunch or snack.
Tips For Making Chicken Zucchini Fritters
- I use two spoons to transfer the chicken mixture from the bowl to the skillet. You can also use a small ice cream or cookie scoop to make sure they're all the same size.
- For more zucchini seasoning options, try garlic or onion powder, or a store-bought chicken seasoning blend.
- Thicker zucchini patties need more cooking time. But don't overcook them, or they'll become dry.
- To be sure they're cooked, break open one cooked fritter before taking them all out of the pan.
- If fritters brown too much outside before cooking inside, your pan is too hot; lower the heat and use a good nonstick skillet.
- Don't crowd the pan; cook cheesy chicken fritters in two batches if needed.
- To reheat frozen leftover chicken fritters, use a skillet, toaster oven, or air fryer. Watch closely to avoid overcooking.
- I like to keep zucchini unpeeled, especially when it's fresh and young. Younger zucchinis have better flavor and less bitterness and toughness.
- If you're using skinless chicken breast or thighs, use a food processor to chop them—it saves time, effort, and cleanup.
How to Serve Chicken Fritters?
- Enjoy them and your preferred dishes promptly (if you like them warm). They pair wonderfully with creamy mashed potatoes.
- We also love marinated cucumber tomato salad, cucumber cabbage salad, avocado salad, or roasted potatoes.
- Drizzling freshly squeezed lemon juice over these fritters creates a truly delightful flavor combination.
- If you want a more wholesome and substantial meal, serve these fritters as a side dishor together with main courses such aschicken soupandcreamy carrot ginger turmeric soup.
With Dipping Sauces
- Barbecue sauce
- Buffalo sauce - for some added heat!
- garlic Aioli
- Green Goddess dip
- homemade honey mustard sauce
- avocado crema
- salsa
- sour cream
- Ranch dressing
Freezing and Storing Leftover Fritters
- To Store. Once the fritters are cooked, allow them to cool completely and store them in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
- To Reheat. For best results, reheat in the oven. Alternatively, you can use an air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes, a microwave, or a nonstick skillet with minimal oil.
- To Make Ahead. Preparing the zucchini fritter mixture in advance is easy. You can grate the zucchini 1-2 days ahead and store it in the fridge. When mixed with all the ingredients, the batter will chill nicely in the fridge for 2-3 days, resulting in slightly crispier fritters when cooked.
- To Freeze. To freeze, place the cooked fritters in a glass container with a lid, adding layers of parchment paper between them. They will stay good for up to 2 months in the freezer. You can also freeze uncooked patties.
Chicken Zucchini Fritters Variations
These easy Chicken Fritters are already delicious.
Want to add more seasonings? These are my recommendations:
- Extra cheese: Feel free to double the cheese! Experiment with cheddar or mozzarella cheese. Parmesan is another excellent choice!
- Fresh herbs: Fresh dill, chives, cilantro, and parsley are excellent choices, and you can pick your favorite.
- Air Fryer Variation: Place these chicken fritters in your air fryer for 10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly spray with olive oil.
- This recipe is an excellent way to sneak in some vegetables! Think grated carrots, finely chopped bell peppers, corn, and finely chopped spinach.
- Sweet Potato Fritters
Cooking Ground Chicken Tips
Still, struggling with how to cook ground chicken? Here are my top tips that will help you.
How Long to Cook Ground Chicken
Cook ground chicken until it reaches 155°F inside.
This usually takes about 3-4 minutes in a skillet on medium-high heat, but the exact time can change depending on how much chicken you're cooking and how thick it is.
Remove from the heat and allow to rest 5-10 minutes to keep the chicken nice and juicy.
Now the chicken temperature should reach about 165 F.
How to Make Ground Chicken
To make ground chicken at home:
- Choose the Chicken: Select boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs.
- Cut into Chunks: Cut the chicken into smaller pieces suitable for your grinder or food processor.
- Grind the Chicken: Use a meat grinder or food processor to grind the chicken to your desired consistency.
- Avoid Overprocessing: If using a food processor, pulse the chicken until it's ground but not too finely.
How Long is Cooked Ground Chicken Good For
You can keep cooked ground chicken in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
If you want to store it longer, you can freeze it for up to 3-4 months.
Make sure to use an airtight container or a strong freezer bag to keep it fresh.
More Ground Chicken Recipes
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- Chicken Zucchini Casserole (With Ground Chicken)
- Ground Chicken And Cabbage (30 Minutes!)
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Zucchini Recipes
Zucchini and cabbage are some of our favorite foods to cook for dinner.
This type of healthy summer squash is excellent for adding to casseroles, taco zucchini boats, making patties, baking into muffins, or making healthy chips.
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20-Minute Tender Chicken Zucchini Fritters
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These quick Chicken Zucchini Frittersare 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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Russian
Servings 7 fritters
Calories 159 kcal
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 pound zucchini, grated
- 3 tablespoons oat flour, or all purpose or GF blend
- 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.
- Flour - I like to use oat flour or my DIY gluten free flour blend.
- 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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Chicken Zucchini Fritters: FAQs
Is zucchini good for you?
Yes, zucchini is good for you. It’s low in calories and high in vitamins and minerals like vitamin C and potassium.
Canyoufreeze chicken fritters?
Once thefrittersare cooked, let them cool completely, transfer them to a glass container with a lid (add layers of parchment paper in between the fritters) and pop them into thefreezer.
They'll be good for up to 2 months.
Can you eat raw zucchini?
Yes, you can eat raw zucchini. It’s crunchy and can be added to salads or eaten as a snack.
How much protein in a pound of chicken?
A pound of raw chicken breast has about 120 grams of protein. The amount can change a bit depending on the cut of chicken and if it's cooked or raw.
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