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 Cakes And Remoulade Sauce
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, drained well 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 over medium-high heat until beginning to brown. Add the minced garlic cooking for one minute, then remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
- To the mixing bowl add chicken, lemon juice, Dijon, mayonnaise, garlic, tarragon, chopped parsley, creole/old bay seasoning and 1 cup of panko breadcrumbs.
- Mix in the sauteed vegetables. Mix making sure chicken is thoroughly blended with the other ingredients. Taste and adjust the seasonings, if needed. Add beaten egg, mix well.
- Pour the remaining panko breadcrumbs onto a plate. Using a 4 oz ice cream scoop, divide the chicken. Coat with bread crumbs, using additional crumbs as needed. Flatten to your desired thickness gently turning to coat the chicken cake on all sides.
- Place in a single layer on a pan or platter and chill for 30 minutes.
- To cook: Remove from the refrigerator. Heat a few drizzles of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry chicken cakes for 3-4 minutes on each side depending on the thickness. Fry in batches adding more oil, as needed. 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
These 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
Wonderful, thank you!
Denise Long says
Prepared 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
Great gluten free tips, I’m delighted you all loved these!
D Long says
Family 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
I’m so happy you all enjoyed this one, thanks!
Kat Rowell says
I’m looking for easy weeknight dinners, do you think they would hold up if made the night before and refrigerated?
Melissa says
Yes, you can.
NanaSharon says
Do you think it would work with ground chicken?
Melissa says
The chicken used in these is already cooked. I’ve never tested it with ground chicken.
Carolyn says
My family loved this. I used a rotisserie chicken, very good meal. I think these would be good as a slider.
Melissa says
Thanks so much and yes, they would make a delicious slider.
Hillary says
We are Marylanders that moves south. The one thing we miss most is a good crab cake. Hubby says these are better than any “crab cake” he’s ever had down here and said he thinks you could pass these off as a crab cake to non Marylanders. Very impressed. Have you ever made batches and froze them after baking? Trying to find a way to have easier accessible in a pinch.
Melissa says
Hi Hillary, I’m delighted you loved these as much as we do. You can prepare them in advance and freeze, sure. From frozen, place onto a baking sheet, brush with butter and bake at 325°F for 20-25 minutes. You may need to increase to broil to crisp. If thawed in the fridge overnight, cook in a skillet with oil or butter until golden per the recipe.
The Bearded Hiker says
We totally loved these! Very delicious, didn’t have to add or change anything and I had everything in my pantry/fridge already. This will be on the regular rotation.
Melissa says
I’m so happy you loved these, thanks so much!
Andrea Westbrook says
I made this and my family loved it!!!! Thank you so much for the alternative to fish!!!! Picky eaters over here
Melissa says
Awesome, I’m so happy your family enjoyed this!
Lucas says
Absolutely amazing. How do you come up with something that good. Made it for my GF and she loved it. Thanks a lot! Are there any other recipes that you have that are like crab cakes? Maybe pork cakes? Thanks.
Melissa says
Hi Lucas, what a nice thing you did for your girlfriend! Thanks for the request, I’ll add more crab cake-like recipes to my “to do” list. Thanks so much for visiting!
Shelli says
Hi! Making these tonight. What exactly is the chili sauce you mention for the roumelade? 🙂 At first I thought it was Louisiana type hot sauce, but then you also mention a few drops of hot sauce. Thanks so much!
Melissa says
Hi Shelli, the chili sauce is like Heinz, or your favorite brand any will work.
Cindi Poole says
Are these good if you bake them instead of frying them. I would love to try these next week. They look so good
Melissa says
I typically make these just as the recipe directs but, I suppose you could, if you prefer. I can’t say they’d be exactly the same but, the flavor should still be good.
Tracy says
Wonder what the airfryer conversion would be?
Melissa says
While I’m sure these could be made in an air fryer, I haven’t tested them and couldn’t direct you specifically. If you give it a whirl, let us know how it goes.
Margie Laramore says
You might try spraying them with cooking spray (Pam) before baking. I bake my breaded jalapeno poppers instead of frying them and it works great for my poppers, if fact we prefer poppers baked instead of fried.
David from Richmond says
Wonderful recipe with easy to follow instructions. I didn’t have any fresh veggies so I substituted a frozen pepper and onion mix, and added a few carrots. I gave them a few pulses in the food processor and then sauteed them as per the directions. They were great! I will add a bit more creole seasoning or pepper next time, but that’s because I like spicy things. Thank you.
Melissa says
Sounds great,thanks so much!
Jacquelyn Peck says
My family loved the chicken cakes. Can you please tell me how many calories per cake? Thanks so much
Jacquelyn
Melissa says
Please use one of the 1000’s of free online nutrition calculators like this one on My Fitness Pal.