A half-empty refrigerator a few days before the salary is a picture familiar to many. In such a situation, the question arises before the hostess - how to feed the family. But if there is at least one breast in the freezer, you can assume that you are saved! Prepare chicken cutlets with cabbage - even if there is very little meat, you can make dinner for the whole family. Today I will share 2 simple and delicious recipes for this dish.

An important point. Just sprinkle boiling water over young cabbage before adding it to the minced meat. The old one will need to boil for 5-7 minutes.

Oven Chicken and Cabbage Cutlets

  • Cooking time: 1 hour.
  • Servings Per Container: 5-6.
Oven Chicken and Cabbage Cutlets
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This dish can be safely reckoned not only budget, but also diet.

Ingredients:

  • chicken breast - 1 pc.;
  • white cabbage - 250-300 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • salt, spices - to taste;
  • vegetable oil - to lubricate the form.

On a note. You can exclude the egg from the composition, and so that the cutlets do not fall apart and keep their shape, add 2 tbsp. l starch.

Operating procedure:

  1. Cut the cabbage into thin and short strips, pour over boiling water or boil, then put in a colander to cool.
  2. Pass the chicken and onions through the meat grinder.
  3. Add the egg, salt, spices, cooled and squeezed cabbage from the liquid, mix the minced meat until smooth.
  4. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil. If it is metal, first cover it with parchment so that the dish does not burn from below.
  5. Form oblong or round cutlets, arrange in containers. You can arrange them denser, they will not increase in size.
  6. Send to bake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for 40 minutes. Shortly before the end of cooking, you can sprinkle sesame cutlets on request.

Those who find the dish fresh, can experiment with the composition and add minced garlic, hot spices and herbs.

How to fry breaded in a pan

  • Cooking time: 45 minutes.
  • Servings Per Container: 7-8.
How to fry breaded in a pan
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For this dish, it is better to take meat from chicken parts such as drumsticks or thighs, so the patties will be juicier. But if you have breast, do not discard the skin, but add it to the stuffing.

Ingredients:

  • chicken meat - 800 g;
  • white cabbage - 350 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 1-2 cloves;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • ground crackers - 1 cup;
  • salt, spices - to taste;
  • vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l

Step by step recipe:

  1. Scale the chopped cabbage with boiling water or boil, then drain the liquid and let cool.
  2. Make minced chicken, onion and garlic.
  3. Add the cabbage, pre-squeezing it with your hands, beat the egg, season and salt to taste, mix thoroughly.
  4. Heat the oil in a frying pan, and then begin to form the patties. You do not need to do them in advance, even if you squeezed the cabbage well, it will still produce juice, and the portions will begin to decay. Therefore, having crumbled them in breadcrumbs, immediately send to fry.
  5. Cook the dish over moderate heat for 5-6 minutes on each side until golden brown. Serve hot.

Now it remains to decide the question of how to supplement the chicken and cabbage cutlets. A light vegetable side dish or mashed potato is suitable, and as a sauce - ketchup, horseradish, mustard or sour cream mixed with garlic and herbs. Focus on your taste and preferences of households. Bon Appetit!

Oven Chicken and Cabbage Cutlets

This dish can be safely reckoned not only budget, but also diet.
Training20 mins
Cooking40 mins
Total time1 hr
Dish on: Lunch, Dinner
Kitchen: Russian
Person: 6
Calories: 497.5kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 PC. Chicken breast
  • 250-300 g. White cabbage
  • 1 PC. Onion
  • 1 PC. Egg
  • taste Salt, spices
  • to lubricate the mold Vegetable oil

Step-by-step instruction

  • Cut the cabbage into thin and short strips, pour over boiling water or boil, then put in a colander to cool.
  • Pass the chicken and onions through the meat grinder.
  • Add the egg, salt, spices, cooled and squeezed cabbage from the liquid, mix the minced meat until smooth.
  • Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil. If it is metal, first cover it with parchment so that the dish does not burn from below.
  • Form oblong or round cutlets, arrange in containers. You can arrange them denser, they will not increase in size.
  • Send to bake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for 40 minutes. Shortly before the end of cooking, you can sprinkle sesame cutlets on request.

Final word

Those who find the dish fresh, can experiment with the composition and add minced garlic, hot spices and herbs.