Chicken Fritters Recipe
This Chicken Fritters Recipe is an easy dinner idea made with juicy chicken breast, cheese, herbs, and simple pantry ingredients.
These crispy fritters are golden brown on the outside, tender on the inside, and cook in just minutes on the stovetop.
They’re perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, appetizers, or even lunch the next day.
Serve them with ranch, honey mustard, garlic aioli, or your favorite dipping sauce for a meal the whole family will ask for again and again.
If you’re looking for a simple way to turn chicken into something new, this recipe is always a great choice.
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Why You’ll Love This Chicken Fritters Recipe
- Crispy outside with juicy, tender chicken inside
- Ready in about 40 minutes
- Great for dinner, appetizers, or meal prep
- Made with everyday ingredients
- Kid-friendly and freezer-friendly
- Easy to customize with different cheeses, herbs, and seasonings
What Are Chicken Fritters Made Of?
This chicken recipe is made with bite-sized pieces of chicken combined with simple ingredients that help bind everything together and add flavor.
- Chicken breast – Boneless, skinless chicken breast is typically diced into small pieces, though some recipes use ground or shredded chicken.
- Eggs – Help hold the mixture together.
- Flour – Gives the fritters structure and creates a tender texture.
- Shredded cheese – Cheddar, mozzarella, or Parmesan add flavor and help the fritters stay moist.
- Seasonings – Garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, parsley, dill, salt, and black pepper are common choices.
- Oil – Used for pan-frying until the fritters are golden brown and crispy.
How to Make Chicken Fritters
- Combine diced chicken breast, egg, flour, mozzarella, cheddar, seasonings (salt, pepper, dill, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic, parsley), and mix thoroughly in a large bowl.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Scoop a tablespoon of the chicken mixture, shape it into a patty, and fry until each side is golden brown and fully cooked. Adjust cooking time for larger patties. Fry in batches to avoid crowding the pan.
- Transfer cooked fritters to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil and repeat with the remaining mixture.
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Chicken fritters are crispy, savory patties made with diced or shredded chicken, eggs, flour, cheese, and seasonings. The mixture is pan-fried until golden brown on the outside and juicy on the inside. They can be served as a main dish, appetizer, or snack and pair well with dipping sauces like ranch, honey mustard, or garlic aioli.
You can use different cheeses, herbs, vegetables, or spices. Popular additions include Parmesan cheese, green onions, bacon, spinach, jalapeños, Cajun seasoning, and fresh herbs. Ground chicken can also be used instead of diced chicken.
Cooked chicken fritters keep well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days when stored in an airtight container. They can also be frozen for up to 3 months and reheated in the oven or air fryer for the best texture.
What to Serve with Chicken Fritters
- A dipping sauce like garlic aioli, sweet chili, ranch, honey mustard or your favorite dipping sauce.
- Serve them with a side dish recipes like your favorite roasted vegetables, a fresh salad, grilled greens, or comforting carbs like mashed potatoes, rice pilaf or biscuits.
Chicken Fritters Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breast (about 3 large breasts) trimmed and diced small
- 1 large egg beaten
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup mozzarella cheese
- ⅓ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley or 1 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, egg, flour, cheeses, salt, pepper, dill, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and parsley.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan, then spoon a tablespoon of the chicken and flatten into a small patty.
- Fry patties in the hot oil for 3 minutes per side.
- If the patties are thicker, they will need to be fried a little longer.
- Break one open and check for doneness.
- Serve with your favorite sauces
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