Chicken cutlets with zucchini

Any part of the poultry can be used to cook minced chicken. Both the breast and, for example, the thighs will do. Considering that juicy zucchini will be added, even cutlets from the breast will not be dry. If necessary, free the chicken meat from bones and skin, cut it into pieces and pass it through a meat grinder with a fine grid. Peel the onions, rinse, dry and pass through a meat grinder after the fillet.

We wash and dry the zucchini. If the vegetable is young, the skin is still quite tender, and the seeds have not had time to become coarse, then we use the whole fruit. If the zucchini is already ripe, then the skin is cut off, and the seed contents are removed. The prepared zucchini can be grated on a coarse grater - in this case, its tender pieces will be felt in the cutlets and make them more airy. Alternatively, the vegetable can be chopped almost in mashed potatoes with a blender or a fine grater - then the cutlets will become denser, and the presence of zucchini will be invisible. With any method of grinding, put the zucchini mass in a colander (sieve) and let the excess juice drain. Additionally, we mash and squeeze the zucchini with our hands to separate and remove more liquid.

Wash dill greens, dry and chop finely with a knife. Peel the garlic, wash it and pass it through a press.

Place the minced chicken with onions in a large bowl. Add to it a chicken egg, squeezed zucchini mass, chopped dill and garlic passed through a press. Sprinkle all the ingredients with salt and ground black pepper, knead the minced meat with your hands until smooth.

From the cooked minced meat we form small cutlets. To prevent the mass from sticking to the palms, we periodically moisten them with water.

Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a frying pan, heat it well. We put the formed cutlets and fry, without covering the pan with a lid, at medium temperature for three to four minutes on each side.

Serve hot cutlets. Any vegetable salad, as well as mashed potatoes and rice will be a good side dish. Cold cutlets are no less tasty and can be perfect for a hearty snack.