tasty tuesday ~ chicken parmesan burger...

We're grillin and chillin this week my friends. The heat wave has made it's way east and there is no way I was going to turn on my oven. Well, I lie. I did turn on the oven for the dessert that I will share this weekend on Sweet Sunday's. You'll have to stop in and say hello. It will be well worth the click!

Anyway...back to this weeks selection for Tasty Tuesday...the mighty, the awesome, the amazingly (if you forget the cheese) healthy, big, beautiful bursting with flavor Chicken Parmesan Burger tweaked slightly from the original recipe shared in the July/Aug '12 issue of Cuisine at Home. 

As a long time subscriber of this magazine, I am always delighted at how simple, yet flavorful the majority of their recipes are. This one is no exception. This burger is moist and tastes just like Chicken Parmesan. The crispy grilled ciabatta bread just sends it over the edge into awesomeland.

So yummy!

Celebrate the Feast!

Mary

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This weeks recipe is being shared with  Nap Time Creations, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam , Totally Tasty Tuesday @ Mandy's Recipe Box, Fat Tuesday @ Real Food Forager, Domestically Divine Homemaking Link Up, What's Cooking Wednesday @ Tales from the Fairy Blogmother, Raising Homemakers, Delicious Dishes, Tempt Your Tummy Tuesday, The Kids in the Kitchen Link-up @ Young Living Oil Lady,  The King's Court IV, This Chic Cooks, Cast Party Wednesday @ Lady behind the Curtain, Tuesdays at the Table, 33 Shades of Green, Full Plate @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage, Friday Flair @ Whipperberry Food on Friday's @ Anne Kroeker, Simply Delish Saturday @ KB and Whitsnakes Home, Cooking Thursday @ A Diary of a Stay at Home Mom, GCC Recipe swap @ The Grocery Cart Challenge, as well as the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop@21st Century Housewife. Head on over to their blogs and check out other fabulous recipes.

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Chicken Parmesan Burger

adapted from Cuisine at Home Magazine, July-August 2012

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb ground chicken

1/2 cup shredded onion

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

4 slices fresh mozzarella- 1/4 inch thick

1/4 cup grated Parmesan

add salt and pepper to taste

jar or homemade marinara sauce

4 slices Provolone

4 ciabatta pieces, halved, grilled 4-inch

fresh basil leaves

Directions:

Preheat grill to medium-high.  Brush grill grate with oil.  Coat a sheet of parchment paper  with non-stick spray.

Pulse chicken, garlic, dried basil and oregano in a food processor just until combined.  Divide meat into 8 portions and shape into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick patties in 2 rows on prepared parchment using a fork.

Top half the patties with a slice of mozzarella and 1 T parmesan, season with salt and pepper and cover with remaining patties.  Seal the edges of the burger with a fork, season with salt and pepper, and coat with nonstick spray.

Grill burgers, covered, 4 minutes.  Flip burgers and top with marinara and provolone slices; grill, covered to well done, 4-5 minutes more.  Remove burgers from grill, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.

Place each burger on a bottom ciabatta half, top with basil leaves and top ciabatta half.