Chicken Parmesan Burger

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more to fry
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 4 rolls

Recipe

• 1 mix chicken, olive oil, tomato sauce, basil, onion, kosher salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes together.
• 2 form the chicken mixture into balls; the texture is gloppy.
• 3 flatten into burger patties.
• 4 dip patties into a mixture of panko breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese.
• 5 place burgers on waxed paper and allow them to set in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• 6 pour a liberal amount of olive oil in a nonstick fry pan.
• 7 pan fry burgers until done and crispy; drain on a paper towel.
• 8 top burgers with some additional tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese.
• 9 broil until cheese melts.
• 10 serve on a crispy round roll.