Amish Chicken Croquettes
Serves: 4
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There is nothing more comforting than a classic home-cooked favorite enjoyed around the kitchen table! Chicken croquettes have a simplicity that is both elegant and humble. Enjoy making this recipe with our boneless, skinless chicken breast, or use leftover roast chicken for an easy shortcut.
Ingredients
- 1 Pkg (1.5 pounds) Bell & Evans Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
- 3 TB Butter
- 1/4 Cup All-purpose flour
- 1 Cup Milk
- 2 tsp Salt, divided
- Freshly Ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 Cup celery, finely chopped with leaves
- 1/2 tsp Celery salt
- 1 TB Fresh Parsley, chopped
- 1 1/4 Cups Dry, unseasoned breadcrumbs
- 3 Large eggs, beaten
- Vegetable oil for frying
For Serving
- 2 to 3 Cups Chicken gravy, preferably homemade
- Fresh Parsley, for garnish
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place chicken in an oven-proof dish. Season with 1 teaspoon salt plus pepper and bake, uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature has reached 165°. Set aside to cool, then chop into large dice.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter. Gradually whisk in flour over medium heat. Add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until a thick sauce is formed. Set aside to cool.
- Place chicken, celery, celery leaves, celery salt, parsley, and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, but not pureed.
- Transfer chicken mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add white sauce and stir until combined. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Form into croquettes, using about 1/2 cup of the chilled chicken mixture for each.
- Roll the croquettes in the crumbs, dip them in beaten eggs, and then roll them in the crumbs again. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat 3” of vegetable oil in a large, heavy skillet or fryer. Fry croquettes at 375° until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Serve hot, topped with Chicken gravy and chopped parsley, if desired.
Excellent
These were SO good! And quite easy to make with our leftover chicken from the holiday.
These were very good, But, when I make them again I will not add the Lemon Juice, because in my opinion it just took over the taste of everything I added.
I don’t see lemon juice as an ingredient
Hi James! Based on Lee’s feedback, we eliminated lemon juice from the recipe. We are grateful for our Belletarians!
Where does it say lemon juice?
Hi Joseph, based on Lee’s feedback, we eliminated lemon juice from the recipe. We are grateful for our Belletarians!
Excellent
Very easy to make, we used chicken breast and made extra sauce to go with it.
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They were very good but I was surprised at the omission of onion. I’ve been to Amish restaurants in Penn Dutch country and there always seem to be finely chopped onion.
I will include next time around.
Thank you for an easy and tasty recipe.
Delicious
Chilly day and thinking of my Grandma I wanted to try and make her chicken croquettes. Searching online and didn’t like the other recipes. I decided to check out the website and found this one. It was easy to make and tasted just like hers.
Thank You.
I used to buy these premade at the family owned Darrenkamps before they closed and my youngest has requested I make them for him but I didn’t have any recipe to go by but based on the reviews and positive feedback I will give this one a try! I was not raised around here but I love the Dutch cooking and all the specialty ingredients like celery leaves! Thanks so much for the inspiration.
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Just made these and they were delicious.
Very reminiscent of the ones our local Amish market made years ago.
Thank you.
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My mom was a single mother in the early ’70s. She would bring home “Swanson’s chicken croquettes “. It was so good. I made your recipe, and it was even better than I remembered. It was a hoot and a holler at our house. Thank you!
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In the process of making but my question is can you bake them instead of deep fry. Can’t wait to try them!!
You can! You can also air fry them.