Thrifty Thursday: Chicken Patties

This is, by far, the most utilized and versatile recipe in my arsenal. It has also saved us the most money. This is a chicken seitan recipe I adapted from an Italian sausage recipe I found at Everyday Dish. It's super easy to make, no kneading required. The possibilities for this chicken is endless, but some of our favorite ways to use it are;

• Chicken patties for a quick burger and fries meal on days I spend the evening at soccer practice. 
• Breaded and fried for chicken parmesan or chicken fingers.
• Cut them into bite sized pieces and put them in casseroles. 
• Toss them in a food processor and get a ground hamburger consistency which works really well in chick'n salad or a filling for things like samosas. 
• Or add different spices to make a more savory flavor and use to replace all your ground hamburger in things like tacos, pizza, meat balls, and meatloaf.

Chicken Patties

15 sheets of foil, about 8in long

2 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten

1/2 cup nutritional yeast

1/4 cup chickpea flour (also called garbanzo bean flour)

2 TB chicken seasoning

2 1/4 cups cold water

2 TB oil

2 TB soy sauce

1/2 TB minced garlic

1 1/2 TB italian seasoning

• Mix all the dry ingredients together
• Mix all the wet ingredients together
• Mix the wet into the dry ingredients just until combined
• You can add another tablespoon of water if the mixture is too dry
• Scoop about 1/2 a cup of dough onto the middle of the foil and pat down to form a patty. Fold the sides of the foil in to form a little package.
• Steam for 30 minutes

You may not get 15 patties the first time you try this recipe, I think I only got 9 on my first try, but the more you do it the better formed your patties will be and you might see that you prefer less "meat" in your patties. We make a batch then reuse the foil for a second batch that we unwrap and throw in tupperware and freeze.

You can also follow the recipe but omit the garlic and italian seasoning for up to 5 tablespoons of your own spices to create a ton of different flavors.

Chicken patties, bacon, vegan mayo