Pan Fried Chicken Croquettes

Flavorful chicken croquettes are pan-fried until perfectly crisp on the outside, tender and moist inside. A great way to use up roast chicken or turkey!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 376 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 3 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 cup chicken broth
• 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 cup minced onion
• 0.125 teaspoon celery seed
• 0.25 cup flour
• 1.5 cups seasoned bread crumbs, divided
• 0.25 cup oil, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk flour into melted butter; cook and stir until flour is cooked and a paste forms, about 1 minute. Slowly add milk and chicken broth into butter mixture, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick and smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir chicken, 1 cup bread crumbs, eggs, onion, parsley, garlic powder, celery seed, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; add cooled sauce to chicken mixture and stir until well combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and firm, at least 2 hours.

Step 3

Shape chilled chicken mixture into 6 patties. Pour remaining bread crumbs into a shallow bowl and roll each chicken patty in bread crumbs to coat completely.

Step 4

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties in hot oil, turning once, until patties are cooked through and golden brown on each side, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).