Delicious cheesy fritters made with chicken and broccoli. Super tasty and kid-friendly, great for lunch or dinner too!
If you’re looking for something a bit different to feed the kids for lunch or dinner then try these tasty Chicken & Broccoli Fritters.
On their own, my kids are not massive fans of either chicken or broccoli. But put them together in a tasty cheesy fritter and it’s a different story!
How To Make Chicken & Broccoli Fritters
The first step is to steam some fresh broccoli on the hob. If you don’t have a steamer then boiling it is fine.
Then in a large bowl we’re going to add chopped chicken, grated cheese, an egg, milk and fresh chives.
Once cooked, chop the broccoli into small pieces and mix that into the rest of the ingredients.
We’re also going to add some flour to help bind the mixture together. You can season the batter with a little salt and pepper at this point, although you may want to skip this if making for younger children.
Add a couple of spoonfuls of the mixture to a frying pan to make one fritter. You should be able to cook four fritters at a time.
Fry for 5 minutes, flip and then cook for another 4 minutes until golden brown.
Your delicious Chicken & Broccoli Fritters are now ready to serve up straight away.
For lunch I serve them with some raw veg like cucumber, tomatoes and carrots. If you want to make a more substantial meal you could serve them with vegetable rice or roasted cubed potatoes.
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Chicken & Broccoli Fritters
Prep Time: 6 mins- Cook Time: 24 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Lunch
Cuisine: British
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Delicious cheesy fritters made with chicken and broccoli. Super tasty and kid-friendly, great for lunch or dinner too!
Ingredients
- 200g broccoli
- 300g chicken breasts
- 100g grated cheddar cheese
- 1 medium egg
- 100ml milk
- 1 tbsp chopped chives
- 50g plain flour
- optional: salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Chop the broccoli into small florets and steam on the hob until soft.
- If you don’t have a steamer then boiling is fine.
- Whilst the broccoli is cooking, chop the chicken into small bite sized pieces and add to a large bowl.
- Add the cheese, egg, milk and chives and mix well.
- When the broccoli is cooked, remove from the pan and chop into very small pieces.
- Add the chopped broccoli to the bowl and mix well.
- Finally, add the flour and mix again. You can season with salt and pepper at this point if you wish.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a low heat.
- Add two spoonfuls of the fritter mixture to the pan to make one fritter. You should be able to cook four fritters at a time.
- Fry on low for 5 minutes, turn and fry on the other side for another 4 minutes.
- Remove the fritters and leave to rest on some kitchen paper to drain off any excess oil.
- Fry the remaining fritters and then serve immediately.
Notes
Leftovers can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheated in a frying pan again or in the microwave.
These fritters can also be frozen. Place a sheet of baking paper between each fritter to stop them from sticking. Defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat as above.
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Andrea says
Thoughts on subbing out egg with ricotta cheese or another binder?
Monika says
Soo yummy! My kid and husband loved it!
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Zineb Boualaoui says
My son who is a supper picky eater ate broccoli for the first time with this recipe!! I am beyond happy!
Thank you for this amazing idea!
Xxxx
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Bianca Carey Spencer says
That’s brilliant Zineb! So glad he enjoyed them! x
Rebecc says
Great idea definitely will give a go with n without the broccoli with my son he is soo picky thankyou for the recipe xx
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