Good day, gentlemen! Today we will prepare an interesting dish, which is distinguished not only by its usefulness, but also by the versatility of serving. Chicken balls with chickpeas and soft cheese. They can become an appetizer, lunch and dinner, thanks to the excellent combination of BJU. They prepare pretty quickly, if not to talk about preliminary passive preparations. Let's go!

Ingredients

• Boiled chicken fillet - 450 gr;
• Boiled chickpeas - 200 gr;
• Soft curd cheese (or ricotta) - 60-80 gr;
• Dried greens: dill, parsley, marjoram, mint, basil (to taste);
• Spices to taste;
• Garlic powder (unless it is in the composition of spices) - ½ tsp;
• Salt.

Preparation

1. Soak chickpeas in water in advance, preferably overnight. I stood in the water for almost a day - it swelled 3 times and quickly cooked. Then put to simmer over medium heat for 1 hour.
2. Boil chicken fillet and cool, cut into small pieces. Grind with a blender until smooth. Fillet is difficult to chop, so you can add liquid to the blender (for example, strained broth left after cooking or boiled water).

Important note! The mass should be thick and stick well, so keep track of the amount of liquid added.

1. Boiled chickpeas are also mashed with a blender.
2. Mix the chicken and chickpea puree, add soft cheese, salt and mix thoroughly until smooth.
3. Form into balls and roll in spices mixed with herbs and garlic powder. Serve warm.

Nutritional value and calorie content of chicken-chickpea balls with curd cheese per 100 g:

It is better to accompany the balls with sauce, for example:

• low-fat sour cream,
• tomato sauce
• soy sauce mixed with lemon juice,
• soft cottage cheese / yogurt with herbs, salt and mustard.

This recipe was born spontaneously, so after cooking, I began to have ideas on how to change or improve the recipe. Here are some ideas to keep in mind:

1. Roll the balls not only in herbs with spices, but also in chopped walnuts. You can put a whole nut kernel in the center.
2. In general, such balls will play great with a filling: it can be cheese, a vegetable (for example, a cucumber or bell pepper), sun-dried tomatoes, boiled and grated beets with garlic.
3. They can also be lightly fried in a dry skillet for a crispy crust.
4. Alternatively, make a baked dish. Put the balls in a mold, separately mix 2 eggs, a little milk, a little grated cheese and a little flour (whole grain) or cornstarch (although you can do without flour, it will be more dietary), salt, spices and pour the balls with this dough. I am sure this casserole will turn out to be very tasty.

Bon appetit and cook to your health!

Making chicken fillet balls with cheese yourself at home is very easy. You can either fry them in a pan or bake them in the oven, while their taste will not change at all. But this option is suitable for those who do not like to fry dishes in a large amount of oil.

Ingredients

• Chicken breast 800 g
• Chicken eggs 3 pcs.
• Bulb onion 1 pc.
• Garlic 2-3 cloves
• Edible salt to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste
• Bread crumbs 50 g
• Wheat flour 50 g
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Hard cheese 100 g

Preparation

Minced chicken balls can be prepared in such a way that the cheese is inside, like a filling, or you can also grate it directly into the minced meat itself. This will make the dish more juicy and tasty, as well as add an unrivaled flavor to it.

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  It is advisable to choose fresh, not frozen chicken fillet, since in this case the minced meat will turn out to be more juicy. Rinse the breast and trim off the film and fat, then mince the meat. Peel the onion, cut into large cubes and also pass through a meat grinder. It is worth doing the same with garlic, but if the cloves are very small, it is better to chop them with a garlic press.

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  Place the chopped ingredients in a common deep bowl, then add fresh chicken eggs, black pepper and salt to taste. Try not to oversalt the minced meat, remember that the filling will also be salty because of the cheese.

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  Stir the minced meat thoroughly and then try to form a ball out of it. If it's too runny or out of shape, add very little bread crumbs or breadcrumbs to it. Then you need to prepare three small deep bowls, in which you need to place the flour, beaten chicken egg and bread crumbs, respectively.

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  Start shaping the cheese-filled meatballs. To do this, scoop up a little minced meat with a spoon, knead it in your hand to make a tortilla, and put in a small piece of cheese. Pinch the edges, and then roll the minced meat into a ball.

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  Dip the meatball first in flour, then dip in the egg mixture, and then in a container with bread crumbs. Do this with all the chicken balls, placing them on a wooden board.

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  Take a frying pan or cauldron with high edges, pour in a lot of oil so that when frying it covers the meat balls at least half, and put on fire, waiting for the oil to boil. Gently dip the meat pieces into it and fry until golden brown on all sides. Put the finished chicken balls with cheese on paper napkins so that the butter glass, after which you can transfer the dish to a plate, decorate with herbs and serve with a side dish. Bon Appetit!

Chicken fillet balls are a wonderful dish that is universal, that is, suitable for any occasion. The dish can be served as an addition to dinner (instead of salad).

It can be served as an appetizer for a special occasion. Chicken balls will serve as a wonderful decoration for the New Year's table. The recipes for this dish are discussed in the sections of the article.

Cooking a cheese and egg dish

This version of the dish is distinguished by a harmonious combination of different ingredients. A pleasant, slightly pungent aftertaste is given to it by ground red pepper. Chicken balls with cheese and egg are easy to prepare. In addition, this recipe allows skilled chefs to show their imagination. For example, chicken balls can be topped with dried kernels, chopped carrots, herbs, and beets.

To prepare such a snack, you need the following products:

1. Half a kilo of chicken.
2. 200 g of hard cheese.
3. Raw egg.
4. Two cloves of garlic.
5. Ground red pepper.
6. A small amount of table salt and refined vegetable fat.

Grind chicken meat. Put salt, red ground pepper, pieces of garlic into the minced meat. Mix all ingredients. Then combine the mass with the egg.

Sprinkle with chopped hard cheese. Make small circles. Coat the bottom of a baking dish with refined vegetable fat. Put chicken balls with cheese there. Cook the dish in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Then gently turn the circles over to the other side and leave in the oven for the same time so that they are evenly fried.

Chicken balls with cheese and nuts

To prepare this dish, you need the following products:

1. Walnut kernels (100 grams).
2. Two pieces of chicken meat.
3. 200 grams of cheese.
4. Four olives.
5. A little dill greens.
6. 100 grams of walnut kernels.
7. 2-3 cloves of garlic.
8. A small amount of table salt, mayonnaise sauce and ground pepper.

Boil the chicken and let the meat cool slightly. Then grind it up. Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl. Grind the cheese and mix it with the meat. Add crushed garlic cloves. Rinse greens and dry well. Grind it and mix with all other foods. Put salt, ground pepper in a plate and rub the walnut kernels. Make circles from the resulting mass. Cover them with nuts so that you get an even layer. Divide the olives into halves. Place them on the surface of the balls. Decorate with dill stalks. Chicken fillet balls with cheese should resemble New Year's decorations with a loop in shape.

Dish with dried plums

This dish is also called "Chicken Raffaello". Indeed, in shape and appearance, this treat resembles the famous sweets. To prepare chicken balls with cheese (with the addition of prunes), you will need the following components:

1. 150 grams of walnut kernels.
2. 200 g mayonnaise sauce.
3. About half a kilo of chicken.
4. 200 grams of hard cheese.
5. 300 g of coconut flakes.
6. Fresh mushrooms (150 grams).
7. 100 g dried plums.

Cook and grind the chicken with a meat grinder. Place some ground salt and pepper in the meat. Cook the mushrooms over the fire with the addition of refined vegetable fat. Grind hard cheese. Place it in a chicken dish. Put cooked mushrooms there. Stir all ingredients with mayonnaise sauce. Make circles from the resulting mass, in each of which put a small kernel of a nut and a dried plum. Cover them with coconut flakes.

Chicken balls with cheese will look even more appetizing if this dish is sprinkled with herbs.