Crispy chicken patties are a delicious blend of chicken, seasonings, and cheese combined and formed to make mouthwatering and moist chicken burgers. They are crispy on the outside and so tender and juicy inside. Pile them with your favorite toppings for an easy dinner or lunch.
Next time, try this chicken kofta recipe, or this spicy delicious Bang bang chicken. Both are kid-friendly and crowd pleasers.
These homemade breaded patties are super easy to make ahead of time! We love to make a double batch and freeze them for another meal.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- Dinner in less than 30 minutes.
- No boring chicken dinner. Kids love them!
- Versatile recipe - add your favorite seasonings.
- Easy make-ahead meal.
- Fry stove top or in your air fryer for a healthier option. Try both and use your preferred method.
Thawed or fresh chicken breasts in your refrigerator and you're scratching your head wondering what to make for dinner tonight. They are so flavorful and fun. Kids love the crispy edges and the tender inside as they are similar to chicken nuggets but with amazing flavor in every bite.
📝 Ingredients
📋 Ingredient Notes
- Boneless chicken breast: Use fresh chicken breasts, chicken thighs or even ground chicken.
- Breadcrumbs: Great to bind the chicken mixture together.
- Panko: The key to a crispy patties.
- Onion: adds flavor to the chicken mixture, I always use yellow onion.
- Eggs: they will be dipped into the egg mixture first.
- Flour: egg covered patties are dredged into all purpose flour.
- Mozzarella cheese: adds cheesy flavor and helps bind the patties.
- Garlic: garlic powder is added to the flour mixture and minced garlic to the chicken mixture.
- Parsley: adds flavor and color.
- Cardamom: just enough for a unique flavor to the chicken mixture.
- Salt and pepper: added to bring out the flavor of ingredients.
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Cut chicken into cubes and process in your food processor.
- Place ground chicken in a large bowl then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Lightly beat eggs in one small bowl. Mix flour with garlic powder in another bowl. Place panko breadcrumbs in a third bowl.
- Take about ¼ cup of the chicken patty mixture and shape with the palms of your hands into a disc.
- Dip burger patties into the bowl with flour, then eggs.
- Then dip into the dish with breadcrumbs. Place patties on a baking sheet and continue with the rest of the chicken mixture.
- Heat ½ inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat then fry the patties on each side until golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 165F when measured with a meat thermometer.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 375° F, place patties in the air fryer basket, and air fry for 5 minutes on each side.
🥣 Essential tools
- Large mixing bowl
- Air fryer or skillet for frying
💡 My notes
- To cut the time, you can use ground chicken.
- Chicken breasts and chicken thighs work in this recipe so you can use either or a combination.
- I've used two kinds of breadcrumbs. Normal breadcrumbs to bind the patties and panko breadcrumbs for more crisp patties. You can use normal breadcrumbs for the outer coating as well, it just won't be as crisp.
- Use any spices you like in this recipe. You might want to make the recipe as it is and then venture out and add your own.
⌛ Make Ahead
Make the chicken patties ahead of time easily. After shaping and coating the chicken patties, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze until hard. When they are hard enough, place in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag and freeze. They are good for 4-6 months.
👩🍳 Adaptable recipe – make it your own!
- This is a great recipe for busy weeknights so feel free to change the flavors each time you serve it. Add some Italian seasoning to the breadcrumbs or your favorite spices for a different flavor.
- Mix in some Parmesan cheese.
- Make a lettuce wrap with these crispy chicken burgers for a low carb dinner.
🍽️ Serve With
- These chicken patties work very well as chicken burgers. Place in burger buns with lettuce, onions, lettuce, and your favorite sauce. Work as well with any side dish like pasta, rice, or salad. Great with any dipping sauce too.
- Love spicy food? Serve with Szechuan Sauce, Bang bang sauce or sirirach mayo on the side for dipping.
- You can also serve them with honey mustard or BBQ sauce.
🧺 Storage and reheating
Refrigerate - Place leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3-4 days.
Freeze- These delicious patties are great to freeze uncooked. Place in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
Reheat - reheat in a 300F oven or air fryer until thoroughly heated and crisp up.
📣 Related Recipes
- Make these Chicken Kofta Kebabs for an easy yet fancy dinner.
- Turkey meatloaf is a healthy meatloaf recipe made with ground turkey and a secret ingredient.
- Koftas are one of the most popular food all over the Middle East, here is an easy kofta kebab recipe.
- Air fryer chicken tenders are healthier, and quicker, alternative to deep fried ones. Soaked in flavorful mixture and coated with buttery Panko bread crumbs, these tenders are kid and adult approved.
- Potato Croquettes are crispy, golden brown savory bites. Irresistibly delicious and perfect for any occasion! Serve as a crowd-pleasing appetizer or a delightful side dish.
- These Grilled Nuggets are a healthier and tastier alternative to the store bought nuggets. Tender, perfectly marinated chicken pieces top dip in your favorite sauce for a fun and satisfying meal the whole family will enjoy.
This is one of my favorite ways to use lean ground chicken when they are on sale. Would love to hear from you in the comments below what else you like to make with ground chicken.
If you love this recipe, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating!
Crispy Chicken Patties
Equipment
- food processor
- 4 various sized bowls
- frying pan or air fryer
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast about 3 large
- 1 small onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 cup parsley chopped
- 1 ½ cup breadcrumbs regular
- ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cardamom ground
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
For the dipping and frying:
- ½ cup flour with a dash of salt and pepper
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 eggs with a dash of salt and pepper
- oil for frying
Instructions
Prep
- Pat dry chicken breast with a paper towel then cut into cubes and process your food processor.
- Place ground chicken in a bowl then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Lightly beat eggs with salt and pepper in one shallow dish.
- Mix flour with garlic powder and a dash of salt and pepper in another bowl.
- Place panko breadcrumbs in another bowl.
Dipping
- Take about ¼ cup of the mixture and shape with the palms of your hands into a disc.
- Dip into the flour then eggs then cover with breadcrumbs.
- Place chicken patties on a baking sheet and continue with the rest of the mixture.
Fry
- Heat ½ inch of oil in a frying pan on medium heat then fry the patties on each side until golden brown.
Air frying instructions:
- Preheat air fryer to 375° F and air fry patties for 5 minutes each side.
Notes
- To cut the time, you can use ground chicken.
- Chicken breasts and chicken thighs work in this recipe so you can use either or a combination.
- I've used two kinds of breadcrumbs. Normal breadcrumbs to bind the chicken patties and panko for more crisp patties. You can use normal breadcrumbs for the outer coating as well, it just won't be as crisp.
- Use any spices you like in the recipe. You might want to make the recipe as it is and then venture out and add your own.
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Ariel
Do you think I could make the chicken mixture, form the Pattie’s then put them in the fridge until later that night when I am ready to cook?
Amira
Yes of course, generally you can keep marinated chicken in fridge for up to 2 days. Thanks
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
What tasty and spiced chicken meatballs. I am glad that you had a safe trip and ill be spending time with your parents. Have a great time, Amira!
John@Kitchen Riffs
Jet lag always kills me, too, although usually I can sleep a bit on planes. But just a bit. 🙁 Anyway, glad you're there, and love these meatballs! Terrific stuff -- thanks.
virginia vosacek
Love it followed using ground chicken and came out wonderful thank you for sharing this recipe
gloria
Is the first time I see these chicken meatballs I love it!
Last night we ate arabian food my hubby loves because their parents were from Palestine and Libano (I save this recipe)
Coffee and Crumpets
I love cardamom in my meatballs too, lots of it!
Glad to hear that you got in safely to Egypt, alham.
Have fun, you'll be there for Ramadan and it's so different there than being here to fast.
I can't believe it's almost here! Time goes by so fast.
IA, have a blessed Ramadan and keep us in your duas!
Nazneen
Juliana
Chicken meatballs? These look great...I yet have to use chicken to make meatballs...thanks for the inspiration Amira...
Have a fabulous week 🙂
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
Happy to hear you got there safely and I never sleep on planes either, I hear you. Enjoy your time there. Love these koftah, never saw them with chicken before and yum on the cardamom and mint!
Norma Chang
Like that you bake your meatballs instead of frying.
Hope you are over your jet lag and having a wonderful time with your parents.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I hope you have a wonderful time with your parents. Jetlag is tough. I do find that keeping a normal schedule and try to get some sunlight on the backs of my knees. I don't know why but I read that somewhere and it worked for me. It does something to the internal clock.
Your meatballs would be happy at my house, I'm sure of it. I wouldn't leave off the breadcrumbs either!
Bam's Kitchen
Beautiful and delicate meatballs with delicious spices. I am with you it is very difficult sleeping on a plane and the jet lag is harder to recover now from. Who has time to take one day of recovery for each hour of time change. Life is too short. Take a good rest!
Joanne T Ferguson
These look absolutely delicious Amrita! I wish I could try them now!
I am glad you arrived safe and have many wonderful memories of Cairo that will last my entire lifetime!
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen
What a beautiful set of ingredients - I can see why these make such an excellent dinner at your house! I can totally imagine scarfing these up. And, I'm with you, I prefer chicken! Pinned!
Marie
Glad to hear you arrived safely in Egypt Amira. Which part are you from? Hope it's not too hot by now.
Never heard about chciken kiftah before. But as you may know now I love your recipe. I'll try this one for sure. And with the spices and mint I am sure it's even better.
Stay safe and have a good rest.
xoxo
Amira
Thanks Marie, I am from Cairo itself. Actually the weather has been so nice here since I arrived- which is abnormal, but I've heard it is going back to the high temperatures starting tomorrow.