These Chicken Cakes And Remoulade Sauce are the poultry version of a crab cake. They’re much less expensive to make, filled with sweet bell peppers, fresh garlic and green onion with just the right amount of seasonings. The balance of flavors, along with the crispy panko coating makes them a budget friendly entree that’s a real family pleaser.
Chicken Makeover
I first made these chicken cakes out of necessity. It was one of those days that we wanted something different for dinner, but, I only had my pantry to turn to for ideas. I didn’t have crab meat on hand, but, as I looked around in my pantry trying to garner inspiration, the perfect substitution was right in front of me….as always, there’s chicken. My boys love jumbo lump crab cakes and go for these based on the similarities between the two savory cakes.
An Unlikely Kitchen Tool Is Key
To make these chicken cakes, I used a 4 oz ice cream scoop to make these chicken cakes dinner size but, using a 2 oz or medium ice cream scoop, you could really serve these as appetizers, as well. If you or a loved can’t tolerate shell fish or if like me, you’re budget conscience, these chicken cakes will hit the spot. See also Salmon Patties, Spicy Chicken Cakes with Spicy Aioli and Chicken Cakes Parmigiana.
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Chicken Cakes And Remoulade Sauce
Servings: 8 chicken cakes
Ingredients
- Chicken cakes:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil plus add'l for frying
- 1/4 cup red pepper finely diced
- 1/4 cup yellow pepper finely diced
- 1/4 cup green onions finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced [more or less to your taste]
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 [12 oz] cans fully cooked white meat chicken or 3 cups poached chicken chopped
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp Italian parsley chopped
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp creole or old bay seasoning
- 1 tsp dried tarragon
- 2 cup panko breadcrumbs divided
- Remoulade sauce See Cook's note
Instructions
- In a stove top pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the diced peppers and green onions to the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Saute until tender then add the minced garlic. Cook for an additional 1 minute, then remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Drain the chicken well and add it to a medium size mixing bowl. If using poached chicken, chop.
- To the mixing bowl add the lemon juice, Dijon, mayonnaise, garlic, tarragon, chopped parsley, creole/old bay seasoning and 1 cup of panko breadcrumbs. Mix in the sauteed vegetables, making sure the chicken is thoroughly broken up and blended with the other ingredients. Taste and adjust the seasonings before you add the beaten egg.
- Pour the remaining panko breadcrumbs onto a plate. Using a 4 oz ice cream scoop, scoop the chicken onto the bread crumbs. This will keep the chicken cakes roughly the same size. (Add additional crumbs if needed)
- Flatten to your desired thickness gently turning to coat the chicken cake on all sides.
- Put the chicken cakes onto a pan, then place into the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Remove from the refrigerator, then brown over medium high heat in a non stick pan coated with olive oil. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side depending on the thickness. Serve hot with the remoulade sauce.
- Remoulade Sauce:
- Place all of the ingredients for the remoulade sauce into a bowl and mix until smooth. Chill until serving.
Notes
For the remoulade sauce: Makes approximately 2/3 cup
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chili sauce
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp green onion, minced
1 tsp capers, chopped
1 tsp dry tarragon
1/2 tsp creole/old bay seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder
a few drops of hot sauce
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chili sauce
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp green onion, minced
1 tsp capers, chopped
1 tsp dry tarragon
1/2 tsp creole/old bay seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder
a few drops of hot sauce
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Jen says
October 30, 2018 at 8:50 pmThese were wonderful! My 1.5 year old gobbled them up and we really enjoyed them too. The flavours were spot on! Thanks for a great recipe!!
Melissa says
October 31, 2018 at 7:17 amWonderful, thank you!
Denise Long says
March 13, 2019 at 10:10 pmPrepared recipe and as I was a bit off on ingredients needed for remoulade sauce, I improvised. (Sriracha, ketchup & Chinese chili paste- 1/3 of each for total 1/4 cup needed.) leaving out the capers as my husband doesn’t care for them. It was spot on, as the chicken cakes were. I used GF panko crumbs (made from ground pork rinds) and although my son swears he doesn’t like any meat, he never noticed. In fact he went back for seconds. Served with cream spinach, Ramen rice noodles dressed in Tahini and Sesame oil along with a few other “leftovers”. Random combination, but it all worked and they want this added to our growing list of GF, chicken recipes !
Melissa says
March 15, 2019 at 7:35 amGreat gluten free tips, I’m delighted you all loved these!
D Long says
April 9, 2019 at 11:12 amFamily loved these. My husband and sons love spicy food, however one son will not eat crab cakes (which I love) so…compromise and what a great substitute. Flavorful and the remoulade sauce is excellent too ! I’ve use this sauce when serving fish tacos too.
Melissa says
April 9, 2019 at 2:52 pmI’m so happy you all enjoyed this one, thanks!
Kat Rowell says
June 15, 2019 at 9:16 pmI’m looking for easy weeknight dinners, do you think they would hold up if made the night before and refrigerated?
Melissa says
June 16, 2019 at 7:52 amYes, you can.