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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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😘
Wahoo! Perfect Dawn – N x
This looks good Nagi but I’m on a low carb diet, would this work ok with almond flour instead of regular flour?
Hi Fiona, I haven’t tried, but I imagine it would work! – N x
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.
Perfect Agill!!
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.
Yum! Sounds great Frances!
I love them will be making them more often I didn’t fry them I used my air fryer
Perfect Janet, I’m so glad thy worked in the air fryer – that’s great to know!
So looking forward to trying Broccoli Chicken Fritters.
I’d love to know what you think one you try them!
Hi can I use chicken mince
I made these and unfortunately they didn’t bind together well at all. Ended up more like a hash, and took way longer to cook than recommended.
Hi Heidi, sorry to hear you had problems here – did you change any of the ingredients by any chance? – N x
Made them for lunch today. Perfectly delicious.
Awesome Michelle, I’m so glad you loved them!
Another winner Nagi!
Wahoo thanks Beth!
Made Broccoli Chicken Fritters
Used frozen broccoli and leftover chicken.It came out great will make again
This is the first thing I’ve made with my new air fryer (from scratch) that did not come frozen, in a bag, with cooking instructions. I used both cooking methods just to compare. The fried method was juicier, but the air fried method was equally good. I wish I could share a picture on this site to show you how identical they looked!
Air fryer notes: I cooked at 350° for 10 mins, flipping halfway through. Added about 1 tsp olive oil to the batter mixture, but there was still some “sticking” on the tray. Next time will use cooking spray directly on the tray.
That’s so great to hear!!!
Hi Nagi, these look delicious. Do you have any thoughts on substitutions for the egg? And could you bake these and get a good crisp on them?
Thanks!
Hi Monica, sorry I don’t have any subs for the egg, but I think if you sprayed these with oil & baked at 190C/375F for 20 mins you’d get a great result – N x
Hi Nagi
Can these be frozen once cooked?
Sure can Kylie, they make a great freezer meal – N x
Looks so good and tasty.
Thanks Cherry!
Made these tonight and everyone liked them. I need to chop it up finer next time but otherwise they were very tasty.
Thanks again.
That’s great to hear Brendan!
Lovely recipe! A hit with the kids. I used chicken mince to make it a bit easier for my youngest to eat and it worked really well.
Made these & they were a big hit as I am not a big Broccoli fan I tried recipe again but used Asparagus instead, lightly cooked Asparagus till not quite cooked then blanched & drained, dried & chopped into small pieces added a pinch of Chilli 🌶 flakes & they were perfect for me, thanks for original recipe. Used Kewpie mayo & sweet chilli sauce mixed tog for dipping.
Great idea Jennifer!
These were the bomb and my DH T’Rex meat eater LOVED them! I missed the note that these would make a great burger – definitely going into the rotation!
I’m so glad they were a hit Leslie!
Absolutely delicious. Thank you
You’re so welcome Jo!