Bread and chicken dumplings

I don’t know how far the tradition of these reaches bread dumplingsbut I have not seen them wherever I have gone, nor do I know that they are a tradition in many houses, but they are in mine and in that of some of my relatives.

We just call them “meatballs,” but it’s not about the homemade meat balls that everyone knows.

To begin with, its main ingredient is breadnot meat, although they also carry it, and it is generally about chickenalthough sometimes they are also put Serrano ham. They are eaten simply fried, as a second course, or after being fried they are cooked in chicken soupand are then served as a first course.

The result is a delicious snack, very tender and tasty, as well as simple and cheap, and that children will love. Do you dare with these? bread and chicken dumplings?

Bread dumplings recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf of day-old bread, chopped
2 chicken fillets, chopped
4 eggs, beaten
2 garlic cloves, minced very fine
1 handful of parsley, chopped
Salt
Pepper
food coloring (optional)

How to make bread and chicken dumplings

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients until you get a paste that can be kneaded with your hands. It should not be hard, just enough so that it can be handled until it forms balls. If it is too soft, we will add more bread. If it is too hard, we will add more egg.
We moisten our hands and make balls that we leave on a plate.
Fry in very hot oil until golden brown.

Note: This mass supports freezing very well.

easy recipe

homemade meatball dough easy recipe

In PequeRecipes

How to make juicy and tender homemade dumplings dough

Other homemade meatball recipes

In Pequerecetas we have many meatball recipes so that you can try and vary it, taking into account that this dish is usually one of the children’s favorites. If it is for the little ones, try for example the meatballs with tomatowaves chicken meatballs for kids. And if the whole family already eats, we recommend the traditional meatballs in saucethe Gardener Meatballsthe chicken meatballs in sauceor, if you prefer to try other ingredients, go ahead with some cod meatballs with tomatonails turkey meatballs in apple sauceor even with some textured soy meatballs in vegan version.