Here’s a broccoli recipe that’s a little different to the usual – Broccoli Chicken Fritters! The combination of juicy chicken pieces and tender broccoli inside crispy golden fritters is seriously delicious.
Flavoured with garlic and parmesan, these fritters are a tasty meal or snack, or mini burgers. There’s a whole giant head of broccoli hidden in these!!
Broccoli Chicken Fritters
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again (and will probably keep saying it until the end of time) – you can fritter anything! (Just look at my Pakora recipe for further proof!) And today, we’re frittering broccoli and chicken.
Have you ever made fritters with chopped chicken before? I think most people think of using ground/mince meat for things in patty and fritter form, like these Chicken Patties.
Using chopped chicken works a treat – I love how it makes the fritters nice and meaty. Thicker than usual fritters, like my favourite zucchini fritters.
BONUS: Clean hands. ??
EXTRA BONUS: Hidden greens to the max. There’s an entire head of broccoli in this recipe!
I love how these Broccoli Chicken Fritters are made with just enough batter to hold them together so they’re quite meaty, rather than pancake-like. Not that I don’t love pancakes, but these are intended to be a savoury meal, high in protein and veg!
What you need
Not very much! If you don’t have parmesan, feel free to use a shredded cheese. You don’t get quite the same crispy crust all over, but you’ll get nice crispy edges and more juicy cheesiness inside.
How to make chicken fritters
Less mess and faster to make than Chicken Broccoli Patties made with ground chicken (mince), just steam or boil broccoli, chop it, then mix up the fritter batter in a bowl.
The nice thing with this recipe is that we don’t need to form patties with our hands – just scoop, dollop and pat.
If you’ve got an ice cream scoop, you’ll feel extra smug – it’s so handy to handle the batter for all things fritter / pancakes / pikelets / muffins!
If you serve these hot off the stove, you don’t really even need a sauce because they are quite juicy inside, which sounds like a weird way to describe fritters I know.
But I’m not one to pass up an opportunity for something to dunk/dip/dollop so in this case, I’ve opted for what I simply call a Pink Sauce which is nothing more than sour cream or yogurt + ketchup (the pink and the flavour).
If you feel like something a little fancier, try it with Avocado Dipping Sauce, or the Honey Mustard or Ranch Sauce in these Crunchy Baked Chicken Tenders (they’re in Note 2).
Make these Broccoli Chicken Fritters as a meal, pass them around as a snack. Or stuff them in little rolls and make sliders with some lettuce and tomato with a nice smear of ketchup or mayonnaise to make mini Broccoli Chicken Burgers. – Nagi x
PS In case you too are overloaded with broccoli, have a peek at all my Broccoli recipes!
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Broccoli Chicken Fritters
Ingredients
Fritters:
- 1 large head broccoli , cut into florets
- 500g / 1lb chicken breast or thigh , cut into 0.8cm / 1/3" pieces
- 1/2 cup (75g) flour (any type)
- 1/2 cup (50g) parmesan cheese , grated or shredded
- 2 eggs
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Pepper
Cooking:
- 3 - 4 tbsp olive oil
Pink Sauce - mix:
- 2/3 cup (165g) sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- Squeeze of lemon , plus more for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 100C/210F.
- Steam broccoli until tender, then roughly chop. (Note 1)
- Add broccoli and remaining Fritter ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Add enough oil in skillet to cover base. Heat to medium high.
- Dollop 1/4 cup mixture into skillet, then pat down. (Note 2)
- Cook 2.5 minutes until deep golden, then flip and cook for 2 minutes.
- Transfer to rack, keep warm in oven.
- Serve with Pink Sauce!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
More fritters and fritter-like things
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Crispy Zucchini Fritters and Greek Zucchini Tots (Mini Fritters)
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Cheesy Chicken Patties with Broccoli – baked!
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Good ole’ Aussie Rissoles (with hidden veg)
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Salmon Patties – fresh or canned salmon
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McDonald’s copycat Sausage Patties
And more chicken broccoli recipes
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Michelle says
Could you use leftover (already cooked) cut up or shredded chicken? I’m new to your site, but LOVE it. Thank you very much.
Nagi says
Hi Michelle, it would make the chicken overcook and become dry here sorry! N x
Suzie says
Mind blown these were amazing i used buckwheat flower cause im gluten free and added more garlic yummo
Nagi says
Sounds great Suzie! N x
Jasmine says
Omg these are amazing!
I just made a low carb – gluten free keto version.
I used a gluten free flour (from Aldi)
And used mayo instead of greek yoghurt.
Popped them into the airfryer cause I was abit lazy. But they turned out perfect!!
Thank you so much for the recipe 😘
Nagi says
That’s great to hear Jasmine! N x
Violette says
It looks very good. I am going to try this today for my family. 💐thank you
Nagi says
You’re so welcome Violette, I hope they are a hit! N x
Kathy says
Loved them, crispy, cheesy and full of broccoli!!!
Nagi says
Wahooo! That’s great to hear Kathy! N x
An Vorabouth says
Delicious! This is literally the only way my kids will eat broccoli. My husband is also not very fond of veggies but he loved this too. Thanks, Nagi!
sally says
I made these last night and my children went crazy for them. You know your on a winner when they want the left overs for school lunch the next day.
I added corn, spinach and fresh basil to up the veggie content. I love it when I make something new and it is so well received. Thank you, they will be a regular on our menu form now.
Nagi says
Woah that’s awesome!!!
Eva says
Looks delicious.
I am skeptical that the chicken in those sizes would actually cook through in that short time of cooking.
Have to try it just looks so scrumptous
Aisyah says
Could I use cheddar cheese instead of parmasen? Thankyou
Nagi says
Hi Aisyah, you can – you might find you need a little more salt though – N x
Keren says
This are so tasty and amazing, I made then with chicken and then made them again but used Damon fillet instead, they were fantastic!
Nagi says
Wahoo, that’s great to know that it worked with Salmon!
Keren says
Sorry, salmon fillet
Linda says
I’m glad this makes so many because I cannot stop eating them. So simple and delicious. Might try chicken mince next time.
Nagi says
I’m so glad you loved them Linda!
Kyra T says
Wow! Crazy easy to make and such a great way to use up broccoli! Only thing I wasn’t the biggest fan of the pink sauce and the fritters lacked a little flavour but maybe it was the way I made them- because all your recipes are full of flavour… Definitely will make again though! 😊😊
Nagi says
Sorry they lacked a little flavour for you! You could definitely sub with any kind of sauce you like, sour cream, sweet chilli or even hot sauce!
Jennifer Moss says
Tried and loved did add sauté onion too
Nagi says
Sounds great Jennifer ❤️
Kathey says
Can you use ground chicken instead?
Nagi says
Try this one Kathey – https://www.recipetineats.com/baked-cheesy-broccoli-chicken-patties/
Diana says
These were the absolute bomb!!
I only had corn flour which worked perfectly and added some panko bread crumbs.
Nagi says
Perfect Diana, I’m so glad it worked out for you!
Dawn says
These were so, so good! Mom, dad, and kid approved. I’m going to make a huge batch for the freezer for quick dinners on busy nights. Thanks, Nagi😘
Nagi says
Wahoo! Perfect Dawn – N x
Fiona says
This looks good Nagi but I’m on a low carb diet, would this work ok with almond flour instead of regular flour?
Nagi says
Hi Fiona, I haven’t tried, but I imagine it would work! – N x
Agill says
I was stumped with what to do with my broccoli which was starting to go bad. You saved the day again. These were so easy to make and stayed together! I had it with a side of ketchup. I love this carb-protein-fat combo. I just love how make veggies come to life. Got these in Tupperware to eat throughout the week.
Nagi says
Perfect Agill!!
Frances says
Hi Nagi, these were really delicious and found the video helped with how small to chop the brocolli. Enjoyed with an avocado and sour cream smash and lime or lemon juice.
Nagi says
Yum! Sounds great Frances!
Janet says
I love them will be making them more often I didn’t fry them I used my air fryer
Nagi says
Perfect Janet, I’m so glad thy worked in the air fryer – that’s great to know!