Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Chicken Parmesan Burgers



As I was saying not too long ago, Hubby and I really miss grilling out. It's just such a classic summertime event. And, you can prepare quick and easy dinners that are healthy and delicious. Oh grilling, how I miss you...


Since we can't grill, we like to recreate grill-like flavors inside. We make a lot of burgers and broil them. We always make them with chicken or turkey and in fact I don't think we've ever bought ground beef since moving to Boston. With so many fun ways to dress up a poultry burger, who needs beef?


This recipe comes from Elly Says Opa and does not dissappoint. I have to admit that I love caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms, so it is quite possible that the toppings helped my opinion of these burgers. The melted cheese and chunky roasted garlic tomato sauce can't hurt either. I cooked these up one night and we had dinner for two nights since the recipe make 4 burgers.

One Year Ago: Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes

Chicken Parmesan Burgers - from Elly Says Opa - serves 4
Printable Recipe
1 lb ground chicken
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, pressed
salt and pepper

Topping Suggestions
pasta sauce
4 slices mozzarella or provolone
sauteed mushrooms
caramelized onions
4 toasted buns

Lightly mix together all the ingredients for the burgers. Form into 4 patties.

Heat sauce in a pot on the stove while cooking burgers.

Preheat & spray the broiler with a little oil (or use the grill). Broil the burgers for about 4 minutes on the first side, then flip and broil for 3 minutes.

Top each chicken burger with and a slice of cheese. Place back under the broiler for 30-60 seconds, until cheese in melted and burger is cooked through. Place the buns in the broiler for about 10 seconds, just until toasted. Place burger on toasted bun and top burger with your favorite toppings.

Bookmark and Share

7 comments:

Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...

This sounds awesome! The pictures are wonderful as well. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get good burger pictures. I love the pizza sauce on this! Thanks!

We Are Not Martha said...

Yum! I love chicken parmesan and I love burgers, so why not, right? They look delicious!

Sues

Melissa said...

I love how there are so many variations of burgers! Yours sound delcious!

Fun and Fearless in Beantown said...

I love chicken parmesan so this sound so great to me! Like you, I love living in the city but wish I could grill during the summer!

ellysaysopa.com said...

So glad you liked them! Love the caramelized onions on top. I just had a burger with bbq caramelized onions this week. :)

an adventure in wool said...

i love this idea! was writing my grocery list and realized there is no parmesan in the recipe?

Jen said...

That's a good point, there isn't actually Parmesan in it... You could use parm instead of provolone cheese.

LinkWithin

Related Posts with Thumbnails