puréed chicken in place of ground chicken?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if I can purée chicken (in the food processor) and use it in place of ground chicken, in something like meatballs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if I can purée chicken (in the food processor) and use it in place of ground chicken, in something like meatballs?

Why?

[Anonymous]

You can. But you may need more filler to bind it. Are you purring raw chicken or cooked?

[Anonymous]

If you mean, can you take whole chicken breasts and put them in the food processor and use them in a recipe that calls for ground chicken, yes, you can. But do not puree your chicken! Cut the chicken into chunks, then put in the food processor. Pulse for just a couple of seconds at a time. It will take only a few pulses to get "ground" chicken. Do not over do!

[Anonymous]

OP. It’s cooked chicken, from a roasted chicken. I like to roast a chicken then use the meat for a few diff meals and the bones for broth, but for some reason shredded chicken is kind of grossing me out recently (pregnancy). So just wondering if I could purée it and use it in a meatball, chicken nugget, chicken meatloaf, something like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you mean, can you take whole chicken breasts and put them in the food processor and use them in a recipe that calls for ground chicken, yes, you can. But do not puree your chicken! Cut the chicken into chunks, then put in the food processor. Pulse for just a couple of seconds at a time. It will take only a few pulses to get "ground" chicken. Do not over do!

Okay, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Why?
You could puree the whole meal if it's digestive problem. Pureed raw chicken would be disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP. It’s cooked chicken, from a roasted chicken. I like to roast a chicken then use the meat for a few diff meals and the bones for broth, but for some reason shredded chicken is kind of grossing me out recently (pregnancy). So just wondering if I could purée it and use it in a meatball, chicken nugget, chicken meatloaf, something like that.

What do you mean by "purée"? That term is typically applied only to fruits, vegetables, or legumes that are crushed and blended into a smooth paste. As noted above, you can definitely use your cuisinart to get cooked or raw chicken to the consistence of ground chicken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP. It’s cooked chicken, from a roasted chicken. I like to roast a chicken then use the meat for a few diff meals and the bones for broth, but for some reason shredded chicken is kind of grossing me out recently (pregnancy). So just wondering if I could purée it and use it in a meatball, chicken nugget, chicken meatloaf, something like that.

Ah, got it. Sorry about the food aversion - when I was pregnant meat made me gag, so I get it.

I think you could roast a chicken and then make nuggets or meatballs, sure. If you can stomach it I would probably not use the food processor, though. Shred the cooked chicken, then dice it finely with a knife - just chop it up on a chopping board, cutting it finer and finer. Then mix with breadcrumbs, an egg, and maybe some shredded parmesean cheese? Form into balls/nuggets and either pan fry or bake. The chicken should meld with the binder pretty well and not have a meaty texture.

[Anonymous]

It would work, but th texture of the meatballs will be very different. More light and spongy. I’d probably use for soup.


There are fish balls that do this, and a quick google search brought up these:


https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-meatballs

If the aversion is just handling ground chicken, then PP had a great idea, which is just chopping (not pureeing), either by hand, or in the food processor. If you’re that grossed out, it may also be an idea to buy a grinder or grinder attachment for your stand mixer if you have one.

[Anonymous]

I had the same problem with chicken when I was pregnant! I would probably find a recipe like a casserole or something that I could chop the chicken up really small and use in. Maybe a baked ziti type thing with chopped up chicken?

[Anonymous]

I had a horrible aversion to chicken while pregnant with #2. He’s 11yo and I’m still weird about chicken. Just don’t eat it, that’s fine.