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Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Patties (Skillet Zrazy)

Soft, juicy, with a gooey cheese center! Made from simple ingredients! These cheese-stuffed chicken patties are surprisingly easy to make — all you need are everyday ingredients and a skillet. Be sure to serve them hot, when the melted cheese filling is at its most luscious. They're right at home on a holiday table or at a weeknight family dinner!

Julia

Recipe author

Chicken dishes with cheese in a frying pan

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Ground chicken

650

Onion (half a large onion, or 1 medium)

0.5

Egg

White bread (2 slices)

Milk

Salt

Ground black pepper

Breadcrumbs

Vegetable oil

Hard cheese

160

Parsley

Sour cream

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 43 % 15 g

Fats 43 % 15 g

Carbohydrates 14 % 5 g

210 kcal

GI: 25 / 25 / 50

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make cheese-stuffed chicken patties? Start by gathering your ingredients. You can use store-bought ground chicken or grind it yourself — I used ground chicken breast. Use a neutral, odorless vegetable oil. You can also make your own breadcrumbs from white bread dried in the oven.
Step 2:

Peel and rinse the onion, then grate it on the fine side of a box grater.
Step 3:

Pour the milk over the white bread and let it soak thoroughly.
Step 4:

In a good-sized bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, grated onion, and the milk-soaked bread. Season with salt and ground black pepper.
Step 5:

Mix everything thoroughly until the meat mixture is smooth and even.
Step 6:

Any hard cheese works for the filling, and you can even combine a few kinds. You can also swap the parsley for dill.
Step 7:

Wash the herbs, pat them dry, and chop them finely.
Step 8:

Grate the cheese on the coarse side of a box grater and combine it with the chopped herbs and sour cream.
Step 9:

Mix it all together well. The filling for the patties is ready.
Step 10:

Ground chicken is easier to work with if you keep your hands damp. Shape a portion of the meat into a rough, not-too-thin patty in your palm.
Step 11:

Place the cheese filling in the center of the patty — about 1 to 1½ tablespoons, depending on the size.
Step 12:

Gently lift the edges of the meat up and over to seal in the filling. Make sure the cheese is fully enclosed on all sides so it doesn't leak out while frying. Shape the patty into an oblong, rounded cutlet.
Step 13:

Coat the patty on all sides in breadcrumbs. Shape and bread the rest of the patties the same way.
Step 14:

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the patties and fry over medium heat until golden brown.
Step 15:

Flip the patties and continue frying until cooked through. Toward the end, cover the skillet with a lid and let them simmer over low heat for 3–5 minutes.
Step 16:

Serve the cheese-stuffed chicken patties hot, alongside any side dish or with fresh vegetables. Enjoy!

The right skillet matters — a poorly chosen pan can spoil even the best recipe.
Every oil is only good up to a certain temperature — its smoke point — beyond which it starts to burn and form harmful compounds, including carcinogens. It's worth learning which oils are best for frying and which are better left out of the pan entirely.
If you're using a pre-made spice blend, read the label first. These blends often already contain salt, so keep that in mind or you risk over-salting the dish.