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
Crispy Zucchini Fritters and Greek Zucchini Tots (Mini Fritters)
Cheesy Chicken Patties with Broccoli – baked!
Good ole’ Aussie Rissoles (with hidden veg)
Salmon Patties – fresh or canned salmon
McDonald’s copycat Sausage Patties
And more chicken broccoli recipes
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Can these be cooked in an air fryer?
Came out great in a Air Fryer 10-13Minutes , Flip half way @ 400°F
Yummy.
I haven’t tried sorry Rose, I’d love to know if it works though! N x
Long time reader, first time commenting. What an awesome recipe, Nagi! I didn’t have broccoli so I used matchsticks of zucchini that I salted and drained for 30 minutes. Worked wonderfully. Really good flavors! Thanks!
Can I use bread flour?
Sure can Bora! N x
Hi Nagi can most of your meals be prepared 1or two days in advance
Hi Wayne, it really depends on each individual recipe! N x
What if I wanted to bake them instead of frying them? If yes, at what temperature and for how long?
Could you use leftover (already cooked) cut up or shredded chicken? I’m new to your site, but LOVE it. Thank you very much.
Hi Michelle, it would make the chicken overcook and become dry here sorry! N x
Mind blown these were amazing i used buckwheat flower cause im gluten free and added more garlic yummo
Sounds great Suzie! N x
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 😘
That’s great to hear Jasmine! N x
It looks very good. I am going to try this today for my family. 💐thank you
You’re so welcome Violette, I hope they are a hit! N x
Loved them, crispy, cheesy and full of broccoli!!!
Wahooo! That’s great to hear Kathy! N x
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!
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.
Woah that’s awesome!!!
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
Could I use cheddar cheese instead of parmasen? Thankyou
Hi Aisyah, you can – you might find you need a little more salt though – N x
This are so tasty and amazing, I made then with chicken and then made them again but used Damon fillet instead, they were fantastic!
Wahoo, that’s great to know that it worked with Salmon!
Sorry, salmon fillet
I’m glad this makes so many because I cannot stop eating them. So simple and delicious. Might try chicken mince next time.
I’m so glad you loved them Linda!
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! 😊😊
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!
Tried and loved did add sauté onion too
Sounds great Jennifer ❤️
Can you use ground chicken instead?
Try this one Kathey – https://discountspot.info/baked-cheesy-broccoli-chicken-patties/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
These were the absolute bomb!!
I only had corn flour which worked perfectly and added some panko bread crumbs.
Perfect Diana, I’m so glad it worked out for you!