Chicken cutlets with zucchini and mushrooms

4 servings

60 minutes

Chicken cutlets with zucchini and mushrooms are a tender and juicy dish from Russian cuisine, embodying the best of traditional home recipes. The light vegetable notes of zucchini give the cutlets softness and airiness, while the mushrooms add a refined mushroom aroma. Each cutlet is infused with butter, making the taste rich and flavorful. Fried to a golden crust, they pair perfectly with a side of fresh vegetables or mashed potatoes. This dish is great for both everyday dinners and cozy family gatherings.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 650.1
• Proteins: 29g
• Fats: 48.1g
• Carbohydrates: 26g

Ingredients

• Minced chicken: 500 g
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Zucchini: 1 pc
• Champignons: 200 g
• Wheat flour: 100 g
• Butter: 50 g
• Onion: 1 head
• Salt: 1 tsp
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Sunflower oil: 100 ml

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the minced meat and add half of the finely chopped onion.

   Required ingredients:

   • Minced chicken: 500 g
   • Onion: 1 head

2. Grate the zucchini.

   Required ingredients:

   • Zucchini: 1 piece

3. Add 1 chicken egg to the prepared minced meat.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece

4. Add pepper.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

5. Add 1 teaspoon of salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt: 1 teaspoon

6. Chop the second half of the onion finely as well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head

7. Wash, dry, and slice the mushrooms.

   Required ingredients:

   • Champignons: 200 g

8. Melt the butter in a well-heated pan.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 50 g

9. Add onion and sauté until translucent.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head

10. Add mushrooms to the onion and fry until cooked. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

    Required ingredients:

    • Champignons: 200 g
    • Salt: 1 teaspoon
    • Ground black pepper:  to taste

11. Chop the mushrooms with onions in a blender.

    Required ingredients:

    • Champignons: 200 g
    • Onion: 1 head

12. Add the mushroom mixture to the chicken mince.

    Required ingredients:

    • Minced chicken: 500 g
    • Champignons: 200 g

13. Add 1 tablespoon of flour.

    Required ingredients:

    • Wheat flour: 100 g

14. Form patties from the minced meat and coat them in flour.

    Required ingredients:

    • Wheat flour: 100 g

15. Pour sunflower oil into a well-heated pan and fry the patties on both sides until cooked.

    Required ingredients:

    • Sunflower oil: 100 ml
    • Minced chicken: 500 g

16. To serve.