Meatballs from minced chicken with tomato gravy. Chicken minced meatballs: ways to cook a tasty, juicy and flavorful dish.

For some reason, it happened that when it comes to twisted meat, everyone immediately thinks of beef or pork, without considering other options. Here take at least favorite meatballs from all minced chicken, they are tasty, tender, prepare quickly, and besides, they are ideally suited for baby and dietary food. Well, well, well, you should not be immediately outraged, they say, they are dry. If you make everything right, it will hardly be possible to find something tastier than this dish.

In general, the list of applications of minced chicken is incredibly extensive. Stuffed cabbage rolls and stuffed peppers, cutlets, kebab and zrazy, rolls, meatballs, sausages, dumplings, manti and khinkali, casseroles and fillings in pies, pasties and belyashi. This list goes on and on, because for all the time of its existence the range of meat dishes has been actively replenished with legendary dishes.

How to make chicken mince

In general, chicken products are very, very worthy. And meatballs with minced chicken are not an exception, but rather serve as vivid confirmation of this fact.

However, you need to approach the preparation of meat mass wisely and with knowledge of all the subtleties, and only then our dishes will be really juicy, tender and melting in your mouth. And all this is not counting the great taste and the highest dietary qualities.

For the preparation of minced meat, as a rule, they take chicken breasts, which are very dry due to the lack of fat in them. However, it is easy to fix:

1. To make the twisted mass more expensive, you can also put chicken fat in the flow, which is abundant in the lower part of the carcass. However, in this case, the dietary quality of products is affected.
2. The second variant of the “impregnation” of the chicken mass lies in the pulp soaked in jelly, as we add to the patties.
3. There is also an alternative to a bun - butter, diced and mixed with twisted breast.
4. Shredded fat cheese can also improve the minced chicken meat.
5. And if you pour vegetable oil or mayonnaise into the mass, then we will also improve the juicy qualities of our future meatballs.
6. In addition, ground onion, chopped or minced meat is designed to improve not only the aromatic characteristics of minced meat products, but also to give tenderness and juiciness to the future dish.
7. That, in principle, will also make 1-2 tubers of raw potatoes, which should also be grated on a fine grater, or skipped with meat through a meat grinder.

To make the most delicate chicken mince elastic and sustainable, so that our products do not fall apart, we need to introduce eggs into the mixture.

Seasonings

And to make the dish appetizing aroma and excellent taste, it is necessary to use seasonings. The most standard set of spices for minced meat is salt, garlic and black pepper powder.

The classic is always appreciated, however, there is a worthy place for innovations in cooking, so do not be afraid to take more spices. For example, marjoram and mint, sage and thyme, rosemary and basil are perfect for minced chicken. These fragrant supplements can be used individually or mixed into a spicy cocktail.

Chile pepper is able to subtly emphasize the taste and give a special sharpness, when, as a paprika, it will wrap our meatballs with spicy taste and aroma.

Cumin with white mustard, nutmeg and cilantro seeds are also ready to improve our dinner. In principle, all these spices are included in the company of hot peppers in curry, which, oh, as the Indians like to add to the chicken. In addition, ginger and turmeric have a worthy place in the company of minced chicken.

Ingredients

•   - 0.3 kg + -
•   - 2 pcs. + -
•   - 0,5 glasses + -
•   - 1 onion + -
•   - 1 large + -
•   - 1 glass + -
•   - 35 g + -
•   - 5 peas + -
•   - 1-2 leaves + -
•   - 1 / 4-1 / 2 tsp + -
•   - 1 tsp. + -
• Spices - any favorite + -

Cooking

As a rule, meatballs are prepared in two stages: first they are fried, and then stewed in sauce. But, since we are preparing a dietary dish, we will skip the first ritual, and immediately proceed to the fire. Although a couple of them can also be done.

1. For the meatballs, we will make mince a little differently than usual in such cases, and therefore, first of all, we wash the rice and set it to cook for 15 minutes.
2. At this time, we will make the frying in butter from chopped onion and grated carrots.
3. After that we will knead the mass necessary for our rice meatballs. In ham stuffing we drive in eggs, we lay out boiled and washed rice, and also vegetable zazharku. Salt and pepper to taste, and knead well the basis for our dinner.
4. Now we need to prepare a sauce in which our balls will be stewed. Pour tomato juice into a deep frying pan, add salt, pepper it with peppercorns and laurel, and if you wish, then with your favorite spices, and then put the minced koloboks in this red gravy.
5. After closing the container with a lid, we set the middle fire on the stove and leave the “hedgehogs” to stew for 30-40 minutes.

Children love this dish very much, so when serving, you should choose a side dish precisely for children's preferences, such as mashed potatoes or figural macaroons. However, meatballs can be served as a separate dish with a sauce.

Moving away from standards

This recipe for minced chicken meatballs is very approximate, because in our kitchen we are the legislators of culinary fashion, and it is up to us that we have the opportunity to make adjustments to the well-established prescription description.

The way we cook meat balls, this is a matter for each cook personally. Whether we fry them, boil them, stew them or bake them in the oven, in any case delicious dish, but what is especially important in this whole process is the option of preparing the sauce, because it is the gravy in this dish that plays a key role.

In our recipe, we use tomato dressing, which not everyone may like, but hardly anyone can refuse sour cream, cream and cheese gravy.

1. In the case of sour cream and cheese, the recipe is almost identical. Onions and carrots fry, salt, enrich with spices and add sour cream or melted cheese diluted in boiling water.
2. Relatively cream sauce   There is one nuance, namely the addition of flour as a thickener. After the vegetable zazharki will be ready, we have to put the flour (1-2 tbsp) in the tank a little fry it with onions and carrots, and then in a thin stream we put into the mass of cream or milk.

To make our dressings spicy, you can add Russian mustard and finely chopped dill, and then chicken meatballs cooked in this sauce will have a great taste and captivating aroma that will be appreciated by all members of your family.

Daily cooking - the lot of every housewife. To feed the family tasty and nutritious, while trying to diversify the menu as much as possible - this is already, we can say talent. Therefore, zealous hostess is always in search of options for making inexpensive, tasty and healthy food. One of the options - meatballs from minced chicken with gravy. Hearty, fragrant and tasty meatballs are eaten with great pleasure by all households.
In the oven, bake meatballs conveniently and quickly. They do not burn, as on a plate, turn out juicy and gentle. All types of meat are suitable for cooking, at the discretion of the chef. Many prefer chicken fillet - the most budget and dietary product.

• Chicken fillet - 2 pcs .;
• Rice - 100 g;
• Onions - 2 pcs .;
• 1 chicken egg;
• Tomato paste - 2 - 3 tbsp. L .;
• Sunflower oil - 50 g;
• Flour - 3 tsp;
• Carrots - 1 pc .;
• Sour cream - 1 tbsp. L .;
•   , pepper, sugar, bay leaf, herbs to taste

How to cook meatballs from minced chicken

We wash rice several times (until the water is clear). Next, fill it with 150 ml of cold water, cover it with a lid and send it to high heat. After the rice boils, reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat and leave it closed under the lid to cool it down. The rice will swell, absorb all the water and be ready for further use.

Chicken fillet, onion, scroll through a meat grinder, mix the ingredients well, turn into a uniform stuffing.

Combine the rice with the stuffing, add the egg, salt and pepper, knead well.

We form meatballs of a round or oblong form, we pump them into flour, we spread on a baking sheet greased with sunflower oil in one layer, leaving a small space for sauce between the meatballs.

Cooking tomato sauce   for meatballs in the oven. In a skillet, fry onion and carrots, finely diced, add tomato paste, diluted with 250 ml of water, sour cream. Separately, 3 teaspoons of flour diluted in 0.5 cups of water at room temperature. Gently stirring, pour the liquid flour mixture into a griddle with vegetables and tomato. Boil sauce for 2 minutes. Add salt, pepper, sugar to taste and pour meatballs on the baking sheet. The liquid should half cover the meatballs; if that is not enough, you can add some more water or broth.


We put a baking sheet with a semi-finished product in an oven heated to 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. The sauce should be completely boiled down to a thick state. Chicken croquettes get an appetizing look and amazing smell and taste.

  Try also from minced chicken juicy chopped

With gravy is a favorite dish of our grandmothers. Indeed, in those days when there were only minced meat and poultry on the shelves, such meat products were very frequent “guests” on the tables of Soviet families.

Although such products are popular to this day. Do you know why? Because meatballs made from chicken mince with rice and gravy are 100 grams of such foods contain 150 calories. Note that these products are made simply and easily.

Gravy Balls

To cook meatballs from minced chicken with tomato paste gravy, you will need:

• rice - 250 grams;
• chicken fillet - 500 grams;
• salt;
• egg - 1 piece;
• parsley;
• carrots - 130 grams;
• pepper;
• onions - 100 grams;
• sour cream and tomato paste one tablespoon;
• water - one glass.

If you want your meatballs to be low-calorie, then use a Teflon frying pan. If this is not in the house, then you still need extra frying oil.

Cooking meat dishes

The first stage - prepare meatballs from minced chicken with gravy

1. First, rinse the chicken fillet under running water and cut into small pieces (you can scroll through the meat grinder).
2. Take half the onions and carrots. Cut the first vegetable into small pieces, and grate the second one. Then send the onions and carrots in a deep container. In it we will mix all the products.
3. Then add the parsley (chopped).
4. After chopped fillet with chicken egg, rice, send in a bowl to the vegetables. Salt and pepper the mixture in a bowl, then stir. Here we are ready to mince. For now, set it aside.
5. Take the remaining onions and carrots, chop, fry for five minutes. Now set the mixture aside. After this zazharku add in gravy.
6. Now we come back to the stuffing, with wet hands begin to make meatballs the size of a quail egg.
7. Next, send the meatballs to the pan, fry on both sides for a half minutes.
8. After put the product in the pan (thick-walled).

The second stage - cooking gravy

1. Now start cooking gravy. In the zazharku we made of carrots and onions, add tomato paste, the same amount of sour cream, as well as water (one glass).
2. Then mix the mixture, pour it into the pot with meat balls.
3. Put on the fire, stew over medium heat chicken meatballs with gravy for twenty minutes. That's all, the products are ready. They can be served with mashed potatoes, and buckwheat porridge.

Meatballs with rice from minced chicken. Recipe with sour cream sauce

Such meat products are no worse than in the first version.

For cooking meatballs you will need:

• fillet or minced meat (chicken) - 1 kilogram;
• egg - one piece;
• flour - half a cup (for breading is necessary);
• rice - half a cup;
• ground pepper - half a teaspoon.

To prepare the sauce requires:

• sour cream - one tablespoon and the same amount of tomato paste;
• onions - two heads;
• vegetable oil - half a cup;
• sugar - one and a half teaspoons;
• salt;
• bay leaf;
• greenery.

How to cook a dish of chicken fillet?

The first stage - cooking meatballs

1. If you have a fillet, then skip it through a meat grinder, then add rice, egg, salt and pepper. Mix well the mass, make balls of four centimeters in diameter.
2. Roll each meatball in flour, fry in a heated frying pan on both sides. Then fold the balls into a wide saucepan.

The second stage - we do sour cream sauce   for meat balls

1. Cut a small onion, fry in a pan until softened.
2. Add sour cream (diluted in ½ tbsp. Of water), tomato paste, salt, sugar, and boil this mixture for two minutes. That's it, the sauce is ready.
3. Now pour the meatballs with the sauce. He must fully cover all products. Stew these meatballs need to be on low heat for half an hour. Sprinkle the finished balls with chopped dill.

Small conclusion

Now you know how to cook meatballs with gravy. Step-by-step recipes   we presented you the preparation of these meat products. We hope that you can make such balls at home. Good luck!

If you want to cook dinner for a large family, so that everyone can dare and ask for more supplements, then make these delicious meatballs from minced chicken with gravy. The recipe is simple, even those who have recently begun to master kitchen wisdom will cope. The combination of products for gravy may vary. The main thing is its density and volume. Personally, I think that mushroom and creamy taste is best for chicken meatballs, so I make gravy from champignons with sour cream. Chicken mince meatballs are very tender, airy, juicy. My household snaps them like seeds: you don’t have time to look back - and 25 meatballs have disappeared, only a pristine frying pan is left, because they, too, scrape the gravy clean.

Ingredients:

For meatballs:

• 700 grams of minced chicken,
• ½ cup dry rice (best round),
• 1 egg
• 1 large onion,
• 2/3 teaspoon salt,
• freshly ground pepper,
• flour for breading (3-4 tablespoons),
• cooking oil for frying

For gravy:

• 1 can of sour cream 250 grams,
• 1 glass of water
• 1 small onion,
• 1 garlic clove
• 300 grams of mushrooms,
• 1 teaspoon flour,
• 1 teaspoon salt

How to cook meatballs from minced chicken with gravy

1. First you need to boil rice. The softest meatballs are obtained with round grain rice, for example, with "Kuban". Fill it with a glass of water, add a couple of pinches of salt and cook without a lid until all the water has evaporated. Rice does not have to be completely boiled soft. It will reach a condition in the process of quenching meatballs, absorbing the fragrant gravy.

2. Onions can be turned through a meat grinder or grated. Recently, the second method has somehow become closer to me. After the grater, a certain amount of onion juice is obtained - I drain it.

3. In a large bowl lay out chicken mince, rice, onion, egg, salt and pepper.

4. We mix everything. Pour flour in a bowl. Put a griddle on the stove. We heat up enough - we will need to fry the meatballs to a crust so that all the juice remains inside. And it is better to do at high temperature. Next, with wet hands form small meatballs. We spread in flour, panirovanu and the pan.

This is the most time-consuming point in the cooking process. Sculpt - crumbling - fry until golden brown - turn over, fry from the second side - remove ready-made from the griddle and put it in the dish. I got 25 meatballs.

5. Make a gravy. To make it especially fragrant, let's do a simple procedure: pour oil into a large frying pan and drop a clove of garlic, cut into 3-4 pieces. Put the pan on the fire. Fry the garlic until it turns yellow. At the same time finely cut onions. When the garlic is fried, remove it and discard. You will appreciate what aroma garlic oil has gained. Put onion into it, fry until transparent, stirring for 5-7 minutes.

6. Mushrooms chop smaller. We spread them to the fried onions, mix and fry for another 5 minutes. Finely chopped mushrooms are cooked very quickly. Then add flour, stir. This will allow us to make a sauce without lumps.

7. Spread sour cream on the pan. Water is poured into a jar of sour cream and shaken to pick up all the leftovers. Pour into the sauce. We are waiting for the boil, stir. We try the sauce and, if necessary, add salt to taste.

8. Putting meatballs in the sauce. Top up with the remaining water. Close the lid. We reduce fire to a minimum. Stew for 30 minutes.

Meatballs and minced chicken, as it turned out, this is our grandmothers favorite dish. In those difficult times, when only the mince, meat and poultry were on the counters' shops, meatballs were a frequent “guest” on the table of almost every Soviet family.

Chicken meatballs are quite popular to this day. And they are also popular because they contain a small amount of calories. 100 g of chicken meatballs contain only 150 calories, and in a serving of three meatballs only 70-75 g. Accordingly, for one meal you can safely eat 2 servings of chicken meatballs.
We cooked meatballs from minced chicken with rice and tomato paste gravy, it is easy to cook these meatballs, it is possible to eat to everyone without exception including small children.
How to cook these wonderful meatballs?

How to cook meatballs from minced chicken with rice and gravy

To make the dish light and low-calorie, we advise you to use a Teflon pan. Otherwise, we will need some more sunflower oil for frying.
1. Wash chicken fillet and cut into small slices. You ask why we chop, you can scroll in the meat grinder? It is possible, but we will take the path of greater resistance, so that chicken meat is clearly felt in meatballs. If you also chop the chicken by hand, we advise you not to completely defrost it. Lightly frozen fillets are cut much easier.



2. As for carrots and onions, now we need only the halves of both. Onion cut melenko, and grate carrots. We send vegetables to a deep bowl for mixing products. We also send there chopped parsley.



3. Crushed fillet together with chicken eggs and rice are also sent to the pot to the vegetables. Salt and pepper the contents of the bowl and mix. We have chicken mince with rice and vegetables. Put it aside.



4. The remaining halves of onions and carrots are again chopped and lightly fried in a skillet for 5 minutes. Putting aside. This zazharku we will add a little later in the gravy for meatballs.



5. Returning to our stuffing. We rinse our hands with cold water so that no stuffing sticks to them and begin to sculpt round meatballs the size of a quail egg. Send the meatballs to the pan and cook them for a minute and a half on both sides.



Fry on the other side.



Ready meatballs fold in a thick-walled pot.
6. Start cooking gravy. In a carrot-onion zazharku add a tablespoon of sour cream, about the same amount of tomato paste (or a third of a glass tomato juice) and a glass of water.



Mix and pour the sauce into the saucepan with meatballs.



Put stew meatballs from minced chicken on a not very strong fire and simmer for about 20-25 minutes. If the gravy began to evaporate, you can safely add another half cup of water.



To say that chicken meatballs turned out to be divine is to say nothing! They can be served with a side dish of mashed potatoes, buckwheat or wheat cereal.