Chicken Parmesan Burger

1 lb. whole chicken breasts
1/2 onion, grated
2 garlic cloves, grated
1/4 cup basil, fresh and finely chopped
1/4 cup grated parmesan, fresh
1/2 jar marinara
2 tsp. Italian Sausage seasoning
12 slices sour sour bread
6 slices provolone

Take chicken, cut into large chunks and place in food processor. Pulverize. For some reason the meat sticks together better this way for burgers than store bought pre-ground chicken. Mix chicken with onion, garlic, basil, parmesan, and seasoning. Shape into 6 burgers. Fry burgers up in a pan over medium heat or grill until cooked through/no longer pink.

Turn broiler on high and toast buns & and heat marinara while chicken is cooking. Once chicken is done, place burgers on cookie sheet. Top with a small ladle of sauce, cover with slice of provolone and place under broiler until cheese is melted (not browned). Serve immediately.

First, I would like to say that these were yuuuuummmmmy! Second, I would like to apologize for the mess in the background...but that's what my kitchen alwyas looks like when I cook, so at least I'm keepin' it real. We didn't have fresh basil just sitting around, nor did we have fresh parmesan. So, instead, we used dried basil and Kraft parmesan, which was still scrumptious. I can only imagine how great these would be with fresh stuff! Also, we didn't use marinara sauce, but used Vann's wonderful succa. However, for those who do not have access to such an amazing creation, marinara would be wonderful (and hey, you could even use the marinara sauce recipe given below....now THAT would be some tastey goodness!).


These burgers didn't take long at all to whip up. To be honest, I was a little nervous since this is a chicken burger (you know, just like one would get nervous about a turkey burger...or at least I do...we have yet to venture down that road. But maybe we shall one day...), but they had such a great flavor to them, it would be hard not to like them. Heck, Vann even liked them! Needless to say, these have been added to our permanent recipe collection.