Bonnies Chicken Cakes Recipes

CHICKEN CAKES

Steps:

• Mix bread crumbs, crushed potato chips, pepper, dill, salt, and garlic together in a large bowl. Mix in chicken, ranch dressing, tartar sauce, 1/4 cup hot sauce, and green onions. Form mixture into 2-inch or 3-inch balls; press down into patties.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place patties in a single layer in the hot oil; cook until dark golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining patties.
• Whisk honey and 2 tablespoons hot sauce together to make dipping sauce. Serve dipping sauce with patties.

BONNIE'S CHICKEN CAKES

Steps:

• 1. MAKE THE CHIPOTLE SAUCE Mix all the ingredients for the chipotle sauce in a small bowl.
• 2. MAKE THE CHICKEN CAKES Mix the chicken, chipotle sauce, onion, egg, jalapeno rings, cilantro, panko bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Combine thoroughly, using a little more panko if needed, and gently shape into 4 to 6 patties.
• 3. DREDGE THE CHICKEN CAKES Lightly coat each cake on both sides with flour, then egg, then panko bread crumbs. Cover and refrigerate until ready to cook.
• 4. FRY THE CHICKEN CAKES: Heat oil in a nonstick frying pan unil very hot but not smoking. Fry the chicken cakes without crowding until golden brown. Serve each cake with a tablespoon of the chipotle sauce.
• 5. COOK'S TIP It is a good way to use leftover chicken, pork chops, or turkey and you can change it up with your own ingredients. Once you learn the technique, you will memorize it, as it is very easy to prepare. I serve whole cranberry sauce with turkey cakes. I serve hot apple pie filling with pork chop cakes. I am sure you can come up with your own variations!!

BONNIE'S ROASTED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. I use a large stainless steel pan with a shallow rim, big enough to hold all the ingredients in a single layer. Grease the pan with kitchen spray.
• 2. Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice. Place the lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the zest, garlic, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined. Pat thighs dry and add to the mixture in the bowl. Coat the chicken thighs with the mixture and place them skin UP in the center of the baking pan.
• 3. Add the vegetables to the bowl with your hands and toss the vegetables until they are coated. Place the vegetables around the chicken in the pan in a single layer.
• 4. Roast in the oven at 425 degrees for about 45 minutes. Stir the vegetables halfway through the cooking process. Test the vegetables to see if they are done, if not, continue cooking. At this time, using tongs, flip the chicken thighs over to "baste" the top of the meat in the juices, and then flip it back over. (Sneaky way to baste.)
• 5. The meat and vegetables will be golden brown. It may take a few minutes less or a few minutes more, depending on how big the pieces of meat are, and how big you slice the vegetables. If you like them more brown, turn on the broiler for a few minutes, but watch them carefully.
• 6. Next time, after you have tried this dish, feel free to add anything else to it that you can't live without. Enjoy!

BONNIE'S LEMONY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk the zest in the buttermilk, add the chicken tenders to soak a few minutes.
• Pre-heat pan and cover bottom with 1/4 inch of vegetable oil.
• Combine the flour and the cornstarch in a shallow bowl.
• Remove the chicken tenders from the buttermilk and dredge in the flour/cornstarch mixture and place in hot oil skillet. (not smoking)
• Fry tenders until golden brown. About 4 to 5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
• Make the sauce. In a small saucepan, combine the lemon curd, chicken broth, ginger and soy sauce. Whisk and heat until hot but not boiling.
• Serve sauce over the chicken tenders on a platter or on each individual plate. Here is what it looks like. Enjoy!

BONNIE'S AMAZING RICE CAKES

Steps:

• This is a very versatile recipe. It is both, a side dish or a complete entrée. You can make the cakes as written with just broccoli, or get creative and add a huge variety of different vegetables, shrimp, bacon, ham, and chicken. Change it up!
• Heat grapeseed oil and sesame oil in medium skillet over medium heat. (You can use olive oil, or peanut oil, too) You can also cook these cakes in an electric skillet.
• Chop broccoli and green onion
• Beat an egg with a fork in a small mixing bowl.
• Add the rice, broccoli, green onions and cheese to the beaten egg in the bowl and mix well. The mixture should be stiff enough to pat with your hands into a couple of cakes about 3 or 4 inches in diameter. If not, add a little more rice to it.
• Fry the two rice cakes in the hot oil. Gently turn when brown and fry the other side. When it is a nice golden brown, remove to a platter and keep warm.
• Here is how it looks! Enjoy!

BONNIE BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, or 2 round pans, 9 x 1 1/2 inches; lightly flour.
• Beat sugar, butter/margarine, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt alternatively with milk on low speed. Pour into pan(s).
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes if using the rectangular pan, 30 to 35 minutes if using the round pans, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rectangular pan on wire rack. Cool round pans 10 minutes; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
• TO MAKE THE FROSTING: Mix all ingredients except vanilla in 2 1/2 quart saucepan. Heat to rapid boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place saucepan in bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla.

CHICKEN BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE (CHICKEN WITH DRAMBUIE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Flour and season the chicken breasts and saute in hot butter in both sides.
• When they are well browned, sprinkle with Drambuie, add the chicken stock, cover and simmer for ten minutes: remove to platter and keep warm.
• While the chicken is cooking, peel and core the apples.
• Cut them into thick slices and cook gently until tender in butter- avoid mashing.
• Make the sauce by adding a little more Drambuie to the stock left in the pan and gently stir in the cream.
• Heat just until hot (not boiling).
• Add the roasted flaked almonds.
• Cover the chicken with sauce and garnish with the sliced apple.