Description
These chicken Kiev balls are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, stuffed with seasoned butter, and sure to be a hit on game day or any day of the year. Bonus is that this recipe uses ground chicken, so no pounding is required!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 (19.1 ounce) package ground chicken breast
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Mix butter
- parsley
- and garlic together in a bowl until evenly combined. Divide mixture into 12 equal parts on a baking sheet. Freeze until solid
- about 20 minutes.
- Shape ground chicken into 12 balls. Make a deep thumbprint in the center of each ball. Place a piece of frozen herbed butter in the indention and wrap meat around the butter until it is fully encased. Repeat with remaining balls.
- Place beaten eggs in a bowl. Combine panko
- paprika
- salt
- and pepper in a separate bowl.
- Dip 1 ground chicken ball first in the beaten eggs
- then in the seasoned bread crumbs. Dip the ball back into the egg and in the seasoned bread crumbs once more. Repeat with remaining balls. Place on a baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place 1/2 of the balls in the air fryer basked and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook for 5 minutes. Flip balls over with tongs and spray again with nonstick cooking spray. Cook for 5 minutes more. Repeat with remaining chicken balls.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 12