
I’m continuing on with my public service announcements regarding using up those fresh herbs growing all around us before they disappear in the first frost (it’s coming! you know it is!), and so please consider this the basil edition. I actually have a ton of recipes in my arsenal for dealing with all this basil outside my back door.

These include Tomato Mozzarella Basil Salad, Pasta Caprese, and maybe my all-time favorite, Pasta with Brie and Tomatoes. But there is always so, so, so much basil that I am always on the look-out for the next great basil-using recipe, and when I ran into this recipe for chicken parmesan burgers in Bon Appetit I knew it had my name on it. First of all, it involves basil both in the sauce and as a topping for the burger. Second, the teenager is always thrilled to hear that anything with the word “parmesan” is on the dinner menu. And I always love experimenting with anything that takes a familiar dish and shaking it up a little, which is what this one does. So…game on.
You start with some ground chicken, which I had actually never used before. Now, I hear from good sources that plain ground chicken can be a little bland, so this recipe jazzes it up with some parmesan cheese and onion and bread crumbs. A little chopped basil, a little marinara sauce, and you have some pretty good looking stuff going on here. You fry up the chicken burgers in a little olive oil until until they are cooked through and nice and crispy on the outside.
Meantime, you are toasting some nice slices of your favorite Italian bread, heating up some of your favorite marinara sauce (if I am using the jar variety, I like Patsy’s) and picking some nice, big basil leaves.
You’re almost there….finish the burgers by melting some fresh mozzarella on top. Nestle them onto a slice of bread, ladle on a little sauce, lay some basil leaves on top, cover with another piece of bread.
Take THAT, basil!!
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This looks amazing! I've never used ground chicken before but this recipe is a perfect excuse to give it a try…
This is so perfect for us !
We don't eat red meat so chicken burgers are always good.
I like this mix of sauce and cheese.
Thanks !
I have to concede, I'm basically a sucker for anything with the word parmesan in the name. Even though I never order it (oh the calories!) and am well older than a teenager. But this looks fantastic! Perfect way to use up the basil!
OMG YUM. I cannot wait to try this– my hubs will love it! Thank you!
I simply adore fresh basil!
Mmm, your picure made my mouth water! I haven't had much luck with my basil here in London this year.
Nothing better than basil! Have you tried it with fruit and/or in sweet applications? Works well.
Yum. I love the idea of chicken marinara sandwiches. Those are beautiful.
Yours was the first blog to which I ever subscribed, and it's still my fave. I LOVE your style, your photos, your great humor AND, of course, your recipes! Thanks.
Lynn
Absoultely amazing blog, as a food-o-holic you got me hooked at first glance
And this burger looks amazing!
Your blog looks great! I happened upon it,and although I wasn't interested in the macaroni and cheese cupcakes, I think this recipe seems intriguing.
Thank you!
Basil is my favorite after garlic
This recipe will be great the middle of winter watching the snow fall
This looks amazing! I've got tons of basil to use up in my garden, so this is perfect.
This sandwich looks delicious! What a great way to dress up chicken!
PS I forgot to mention. Someone on another blog shared how they made pesto out of their fresh basil & froze it in ice cube trays to use throughout the rest of the year. I thought it was a brilliant idea & wanted to pass it on. Enjoy!