With a gorgeous golden brown crust and almost an entire head of broccoli in them, it’s hard to believe these Chicken Patties are BAKED, not fried! Once you start eating these, it’s hard to stop – they are just so, so good.
These are like the chicken and broccoli version of good ole’ Rissoles! Serve this for dinner with crusty bread slathered with butter and a side salad. Or put out a platter with a dipping sauce as a starter to share!
Cheesy Chicken Patties
Fritters? Or patties? I couldn’t decide. And I kept flopping back and forth so you’ll probably see them used interchangeably throughout this post – and even the video (which I just realised I made with FRITTERS plastered all over it. 😂)
These are a variation of the ever popular Baked Broccoli Cheese Balls. When it comes to patties, I know it’s easy to automatically reach for the fry pan and oil. And to get a truly beautiful golden crust on patties – and fritters for that matter – you need a decent amount of oil. And it needs to be topped up.
And you need to stand there, frying batch after batch – I’d probably cook this in 3 batches. And you need to keep the cooked batches warm.
Scratch all that.
Bake ’em! They come out so golden and crispy!
Hidden broccoli – an entire head!
The chicken patties recipe calls for 2 cups of chopped broccoli. I know that doesn’t sound like very much but you’ll be surprised – it’s almost an entire head of broccoli. Once it’s soft cooked, chopped up, one whole head is about 2 cups. Jam packed, mind you!
Though having said that, these chicken patties can definitely take more broccoli – or other shredded veggies for that matter.
Think – carrots, grated onion, corn, grated zucchini (squeeze the excess liquid out in a dishtowel or paper towels), peas, finely sliced cabbage, even finely chopped green beans and asparagus. I’ve added notes in the recipe for how to do this.
And as for the CHEESE…
Well, you can’t call these cheesy patties without a good amount of CHEESE in them! It’s up to you how much you want to use.
How to serve Chicken Patties
As a meal – with crusty bread and a side salad
As a starter to share – pile onto a platter with a dipping sauce
Burgers – Make bigger ones and use for BURGERS!
Chicken Meatballs – Form meatballs instead of patties, and cook per recipe
As for a dipping sauce, ketchup / Aussie tomato sauce, plain yoghurt or sour cream are all great. But if you want to make a bit more of an effort, try the healthier Yogurt Ranch Dipping Sauce provided in the recipe! – Nagi x
More patties and fritters (I love them!)
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
Cheesy Chicken Fritters with Broccoli recipe video! Not my hands. 😂
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Cheesy Chicken Mince Fritters with Broccoli
Ingredients
Fritters:
- 500 g / 1 lb chicken mince (ground chicken) , or turkey or pork (Note 1)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 packed cups broccoli , soft cooked & finely chopped (1 head)(Note 2)
- ¾ cup finely chopped shallots
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups shredded mozzarella (or other cheese of choice)
- 3/4 tsp salt (reduce to 1/2 tsp if using a flavoured cheese)(Note 3)
- Black pepper
Cooking:
- Oil spray
Yoghurt Ranch Sauce (optional):
- 2/3 cup plain yoghurt
- 1/8 tsp EACH dried dill, parsley and chives
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ½ garlic clove, minced
- 1 – 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- Squeeze of lemon juice, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/390F. Line a baking tray with baking paper (or spray with oil).
- Place Fritter ingredients in a bowl, mix to combine.
- Measure out about ¼ cup of mixture and pat into fritter shapes about 6 cm / 2.25″ wide, 1cm / 2/5″ thick (they shrink a bit and become thicker).
- Place on tray. Spray the top (generously) with oil.
- Bake for 15 minutes, flip, spray with oil again then bake for a further 8 – 10 minutes until golden on top. Serve immediately with Sauce.
- Sauce: Mix ingredients together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside for 20+ minutes.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Hi Nagi, love your recipes! Have you tried freezing these?
Hi Ed! I haven’t but I’m sure they will be fine 🙂 N x
What is chicken mince?
Hi Nagi,
Your recipe calls for shallots but did not use it on the video. Scallions are on the video instead. I want to make this today, I bought shallots as listed on the recipe ingredients. Can I use 3/4 cup of shallots? It sounds like a LOT. How much should I use? Hope to hear from you.
Hi Dianne! Scallions are called shallots here 🙂 Hmm, I would probably use 1/2 cup of shallots (ie the shallots you bought!)
Typo – shb patties
Can I substitute frozen chopped broccoli? Do I cook the parties before freezing? Is the meat cooked before adding to the broccoli?
Hi Trudy! Yes you can use frozen, you can freeze patties cooked or raw, and no the meat is not cooked before adding the broccoli 🙂 Did you see the video? N x
Hi Nagi, this and all your recipes are amazingly delicious!!. This is sooooo quick and easy to make. I made two batches and gave one batch to my mum, who loved them as well.
Keep the recipes coming. Oh and dozer….. what can I say 🤩. Sooo cute
That’s terrific to hear Jodi! Thanks for taking the time to let me know – N x
These were very good and easy! Thank you!
I’m so happy you enjoyed this Tracey! Thank you for letting me know – N x ❤️
Hi, Nagi!
I want to try this recipe tonight, it looks so delicious and easy 😀 I’m defrosting the minced chicken now. I’m just wondering if it’s wet, can I strain it with a sieve that has small holes, or do you recommend another method to get the liquid out? Also, I don’t have broccoli at the moment, just corn, canned beans, and kale lol. Would fresh kale do if I chop it up finely?
Looking forward to your reply, thanks!
Hi Sally! I would pat handfuls with paper towels 🙂 If you need to, just add a bit more breadcrumbs, or refrigerate the mixture to firm it up. Kale would be TERRIFIC in this!
This was delicious Nagi ! I made it last night and everyone loved it. So easy and you can put any type of veggie in it. This will be a regular in our house. Thanks again. Liz xx
That’s terrific to hear Liz, thanks for leaving a review! N x
MMMMMM so delicious Nagi.
Ok Ok not enough days in the week to keep your recipes on high rotation. We made this for dinner had 4 patties with salad and froze the rest (meals to look forward to). We added some extra shredded onion and it made 17 good sized patties.
Shared on my page and the normal rave endorsement.
That’s terrific to hear Edilia, thanks for leaving a review! N x
Tried this and it’s bloody amazing! Thank you so quick and easy and that what we need! I’m sick of frying fritters!
Quick question… do you think you could freeze them? I would love to let make them and freeze them up but not sure on the cheese…?
That’s terrific to hear Kat, thanks for leaving a review! Yup these will freeze just fine, I’d blast them in a hot oven for 5 – 10 min to reheat. 🙂 N x
These are amazing! I made them a couple weeks ago with ground chicken. Tonight I am trying them with ground turkey, my husband was skeptical but was quite I,pressed and even my four year old ate several of them. He loves broccoli!
I’m so pleased you enjoyed this Debbie! Thank you for sharing your feedback. 🙂 N x
This looks good but my son has an egg allergy, do you have any recommendations?
you can try chia or flax seeds mixed with a few tablespoons of water, set aside to thicken naturally. Makes a good binding agent. We can’t do eggs either.
I’m sorry I don’t 🙁 N x
These look amazing! I will definitely be trying these. I find I like many veggies IN things rather than on the side. Not making this tonight though. Tonight I’m baking some chicken cordon bleu (previously fried). I bake my potato cakes, fried chicken, my zucchini fries, regular steak fries, etc. All are crispy and delicious, a fraction of the fat when baked, not fried, and no splatter or grease to clean up! Yea!
Hope you do try it! It’s so delish! N x
Will be cooking tomorrow. Looks healthy. Will substitute veggie cheese for dairy. Add a few more veggie ingredients
Thanks for sharing
Hope you love it Gail!
THese are delish. I used cheddar cheese and dipped them in sour cream.
Thanks for taking the time to come back and let me know you enjoyed this Sue! Really great to hear 🙂 N xx
Hi Nagi,
Looks great, gonna give these a go tonight!
Just quickly, the written recipe calls for shallots but you use scallions in the video? Are these interchangeable or is it intended for green/spring onions/scallions?
Also what is the intended 231g serving size? Is that 3 patties?
Cheers,
Josh
Hi Josh! Scallions are also known as shallots and green onions 🙂 The nutrition assumes 4 servings for the whole recipe so around 3.5 (because the recipe makes 13 – 15 fritters!). N x
This recipe looks delish!!! I am in the USA what would serving size be for 231g (is it just for 1 fritter?)
Hi Danyalle! That’s 3 fritters per person, that’s about 8 oz 🙂 N xx
Hi Nagi!!!Dozer looks even prettier in lemon yellow robe!!! Cheesy baked Chicken Broccoli is so good and yummy with great combination of ingredients!!!Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe.
Ooh – you tried this ALREADY??! 🙂 N xx
Hi Nagi! Dozer is so handsome in his bright yellow robe! He is such a gorgeous dude! Please send me the information on where I might get 3 of these robes for my Grand-Dogs. Their Mama’s will love them. Thanks Arleen!
Hi Arleen! There’s a link in the post above the photo 🙂 Tell me if you get them!! N xx
Hi Nagi, first of all, I couldn’t find the post for the doggie beach robes. Secondly, I was hoping I would be getting your weekly e-mail with recipes for the week and haven’t heard from you yet. Please include me in your mailing list. Hugs to you and Dozer!
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