Delicious EASY Chicken Croquettes | Chicken Appetizer

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: shredded turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is often less expensive and convenient.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats are healthier and gluten-free.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal can bind ingredients while reducing cholesterol.

Heat a skillet and add 2 tbsp of oil.

Add 1 medium finely diced onion and sauté until translucent.

Add 4 cloves of finely diced garlic and sauté briefly to avoid burning.

Add 1 green chili and 2 red chilies, sauté for a while.

Add 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour and 1/2 cup of chicken stock, mix quickly to form a roux.

Boil 500 g of chicken breasts, shred them, and add to the roux mixture.

Season with 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and a dash of nutmeg, then mix well.

Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Boil 400 g of potatoes, then mash or rice them until smooth.

Add 2 tbsp of room temperature salted butter and 2 egg yolks to the potatoes, mix well.

Add 1 tbsp of lemon juice, mix again, and set aside.

Grate 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese, then add to the potato mixture.

Chop 2 tbsp of cilantro and mix it into the mixture.

Combine the cooled chicken mixture with the potato mixture, mixing well.

Brush oil on a baking dish, form the mixture into croquettes, and place them in the dish.

Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for about 1 hour to set.

Prepare a workstation with 1 cup of breadcrumbs, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, and the beaten egg whites.

Roll each croquette in all-purpose flour, then dip in egg whites, and coat with breadcrumbs.

Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat and check temperature with a bamboo skewer for bubbles.

Fry croquettes in batches, avoiding overcrowding, until golden brown.

Drain excess oil on a colander and serve hot, optionally garnished with ketchup and a blistered tomato.

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