Daily Times

It’s always healthy to keep yourself busy regardless of weather. Instead of cursing the heat and the endless load-shedding, why not don your apron and cooking gloves and prepare these delicious croquettes for yourself and your family?

Chicken Croquettes

Ingredients

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 1/2 cups finely chopped, cooked chicken meat

1/4 cup Italian-style dry bread crumbs

2 tablespoons minced celery

1 tablespoon minced onion

1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning

1 tablespoon shortening

1/2 cup milk

1/8 tablespoon poultry seasoning

1/2 cup Italian-style dry bread crumbs, for rolling

Directions

Combine 1/3 cup of the soup, chicken, bread crumbs, celery, onion and 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning. Mix well and shape into six croquettes. Chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour. Remove croquettes from refrigerator and roll in additional bread crumbs. In a large skillet, melt 1 to 2 tablespoons shortening. Brown the croquettes in the shortening. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining soup, milk and 1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning. Heat over low, stirring occasionally. Serve sauce over croquettes.

Cottage Cheese Croquettes

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 onion minced

1 1/2 cups dry bread crumbs

1 (8 ounce) container cottage cheese

1 slice soft bread, torn into small pieces

1/4 cup chopped pecans

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes

3 tablespoons wheat germ

1 tablespoon poultry seasoning

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon dried sage

1/2 teaspoon ground thyme

1/2 cup mushroom gravy, or to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; sauté onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix sautéed onion, bread crumbs, cottage cheese, torn bread, pecans, nutritional yeast, wheat germ, poultry seasoning, soy sauce, sage, and thyme together in a bowl; form into croquettes and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Pour gravy over croquettes and continue baking until cooked through, about 30 minutes more.

Potato Croquettes

Ingredients

4 cups mashed potatoes

2 eggs

2 tablespoons dried parsley

1/2 cup grated Romano cheese

salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon dried onion flakes

1 cup Italian-style dried bread crumbs

1 quart vegetable oil for deep frying

Directions

In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes, eggs, parsley, cheese, salt and pepper and onion flakes. Form mixture into patties, and dredge patties in the bread crumbs. Pour oil 1/2 inch deep in a large, heavy skillet. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Fry patties, flipping to fry them on both sides, until they are golden brown. Serve hot.

We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10 percent after cooking. The exact amount may vary depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.