Dinner for 4
Chicken Buckwheat Patties
$9.70for 450 minServes 4
Chicken, buckwheat, spinach, and broccoli form crisp pan-cooked patties bound with egg and breadcrumbs.
Photo: natashaskitchen.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 12 oz | $2.40Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $3.49Typical price |
 | Spinach$0.35/oz typical | 5 oz | $1.75Typical price |
| Broccoli$1.99/lb typical | 0.25 lb | $0.50Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.39Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.07Typical price |
 | Bread crumbs$0.14/oz typical | 5 oz | $0.70Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.70 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Bread crumbs for Stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
Eastern EuropeanBudgetFamilyDinners
Typical price
$2.43 per serving$9.70 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked buckwheat
- 2 chicken breasts
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- 1/2 head broccoli
- 1 small onion
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp sour cream or mayo
- 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- 1 cup italian bread crumbs to coat finished patties
- oil to saute
Steps
- Dice the chicken breasts and cook them in an oiled large skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until they reach 165 F.
- Cook the chopped onion and broccoli in the same skillet for 5 minutes, then add the spinach and cook until wilted.
- Mix the cooked chicken and vegetables with buckwheat, egg, sour cream, one-quarter cup breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper.
- Shape the mixture into eight patties and coat each one with the remaining breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the patties for 4 to 5 minutes per side, until browned and hot throughout.
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